Overview
- His death, first reported by The Telegraph on Sunday, was confirmed to the BBC by his representatives on Monday.
- No cause of death has been released by his family or representatives.
- He was best known on screen as Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod in 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
- He became a leading Shakespearean, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and co-founding the English Shakespeare Company in 1986.
- Tributes from colleagues and fans followed, with Miriam Margolyes calling him “a very fine actor.”