BBC, the actor’s family confirmed that he died at the Denville Hall care community for people in the entertainment industry. «Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity,» the statement read. «He will be missed hugely by us, his family and friends, and remembered as a kind-hearted, generous and compassionate man, partner and father, whose legacy of extraordinary work has touched the lives of so many over the years.