Popular actor, Andrew Jack, who garnered huge popularity after starring in ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi’ as General Ematt, has died at the age of 76 after contracting Coronavirus.
The British actor and dialect coach’s agent, Jill McCullough said he died in a hospital in Surrey on Tuesday March 31 following complications from Coronavirus.
“Andrew lived on one of the oldest working houseboats on the Thames, he was fiercely independent but madly in love with his wife, also a dialect coach,” he said.
McCullough said the actor was unable to see his wife in his final days because she was quarantined in Australia.
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Wife of the Star Wars actor, Gabrielle Rogers revealed that her husband died two days after he was diagnosed with the novel disease.
“We lost a man today. Andrew Jack was diagnosed with Coronavirus 2 days ago. He was in no pain, and he slipped away peacefully knowing that his family were all ‘with’ him. Take care out there, lovers,” Gabrielle tweeted.
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