A lifeguard and professional surfer who grew up on the beaches of Oahu, Hawaii, cementing himself as a local celebrity both in the water and in film and television appearances, died on Sunday after he was attacked by a shark while surfing, the authorities said.
The surfer, Tamayo Perry, 49, was a lifeguard for Honolulu Ocean Safety who made acting appearances in the fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie and in the television series “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0.”
He was pronounced dead after rescuers brought him ashore, Shayne Enright, a spokeswoman for the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, said in a statement.
Mr. Perry had been surfing near Goat Island off the northeast shore of Oahu when a 911 call came just before 1 p.m. for what appeared to be a fatal shark attack, the statement said.
The 911 caller said the man’s body appeared to have suffered multiple shark bites. Lifeguards brought the body to land on Malaekahana Beach, where Mr. Perry was pronounced dead, Ms. Enright said.
Mr. Perry won the Pipeline Masters trials in 1999, securing him a spot in the main event where he upset the No. 1 world title contender in the world’s most famous waves.