Rio Hackford death: Helen Mirren pays tribute to stepson and Mandalorian actor who has died, aged 51

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Helen Mirren has released a plea for more eye tests after revealing that her stepson, Rio Hackford, had died from a rare form of cancer. The 76-year-old actress and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, shared a joint statement that confirmed that he had died after suffering from uveal melanoma.

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Helen Mirren and her husband, Taylor Hackford, are speaking out about the death of Taylor's son Rio Hackford. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the married couple said Rio, 51, died of "uveal melanoma, a very aggressive and rare form of cancer." The couple, in their statement to People magazine, encourages everyone reading about Rio's death "to get their eyes tested once a year, which might save their loved ones from this cancer." Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren and sons Rio Hackford and Alex Hackford attend a ceremony honoring Mirren on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 3, 2013.  (Alberto E.

Rio Del Valle Hackford, son of director Taylor Hackford and stepson of Helen Mirren, has died at age 52.

Helen Mirren and her husband Taylor Hackford are speaking out following the death of his son and her stepson, Rio Hackford.

Rio Hackford, the son of director Taylor Hackford and stepson of Helen Mirren, has died at age 51 after a battle with an unspecified illness.

told Variety that he died in Huntington Beach, California, on Thursday, after an illness. Hackford’s stepmother, Helen Mirren — who is married to his father, director Taylor Hackford — shared a photo of the actor on Instagram with the simple caption, “El Rio.”  Fellow actor, and Hackford’s friend, DV DeVincentis, paid tribute to the actor on his respective Instagram account.“Life is experience.

Rio Hackford, an actor whose credits include The Mandalorian, Swingers and Treme who also owned a popular club in New Orleans and was Taylor Hackford’s son, has died. He was 51.