Ian Gelder, ‘Game of Thrones’ actor, passes away at 74

Ian Gelder, known for his role as Kevan Lannister in the fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones’, passed away at 74. Gelder died on May 6 after a five-month battle with bile duct cancer, as announced by his husband and fellow actor Ben Daniels on Instagram.

Daniels praised Gelder as a ‘wonderful actor’ and his ‘absolute rock,’ noting Gelder's bravery in facing his illness. Daniels had stopped working to care for Gelder during this time.

‘It is with huge huge sadness and a heavy heart broken into a million pieces that I’m leaving this post to announce the passing of my darling husband and life partner Ian Gelder. Ian was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December and yesterday he passed at 13.07. I’d stopped all work to be his carer but neither of us had any idea that it would all be so fast. He was my absolute rock and we’d been partners for more than 30 years. If we weren’t together we spoke to each other everyday,’ he wrote.

Daniels added, ‘He was the kindest, most generous spirited and loving human being. He was a wonderful wonderful actor and everyone who worked with him was touched by his heart and light. I honestly don’t know what I’ll do without him by my side. He coped with his dreadful illness with such bravery, with no self pity. Ever. He was remarkable and will be so missed. This pic was taken at Christmas time after I’d got him out of hospital and even though he’d gone through the worst three weeks there you can still see his joy and love shining through. Rest well my sweet Chianni. Xxxx’

About Ian Gelder’s work

The British actor had a long career. Gelder portrayed the younger brother of Lord Tywin Lannister (played by Charles Dance) in 12 episodes of the HBO series ‘Game of Thrones.’ He had roles in various television series, including ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Snatch,’ ‘Fifteen-Love,’ ‘Casualty,’ ‘Father Brown,’ ‘The Bill,’ ‘Edward the King,’ ‘I Thought You’d Gone,’ and ‘His Dark Materials.’ Additionally, he was a regular in the ‘Dark Ditties’ horror film series

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