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Game of Thrones actor dies after cancer battle as The Crown star husband pays tribute


The Crown star Ben Daniels has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his husband, after the Game of Thrones actor tragically lost his 6 month battle with bile duct cancer

Game of Thrones actor Ian Gelder has sadly passed away after losing his fight with bile duct cancer at the age of just 74. Among his most notable works to date however, was his role as Kevin Lannister in the Game of Thrones series, and for the part of Mr Dekker in Torchwood: Children of Earth. Throughout his career, Ian found Ben to be his strongest supporter, with the couple having first having begun dating back in 1993 after crossing paths during a production of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr Sloane.

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