Wilko Johnson, English rock icon and 'Game of Thrones' actor, dead at 75

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Wilko Johnson, an influential English rock guitarist and actor on HBO's 'Game of Thrones,' died this week after a battle with cancer. He was 75.

But in 2014, Johnson declared that he was cancer-free at the Q Awards show in London. While accepting an Icon Award, he said he underwent an 11-hour surgery where physicians removed a tumor that weighed nearly 7 pounds. “That’s the size of a baby,” he told the audience during his acceptance speech.The late rapper wasn’t just an entry point for a generation of hip-hop fans.

He also built the bridge over the gap and crossed it with them.Johnson continued performing and also made his acting debut in the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” playing the role of Ser Ilyn Payne, a mute knight and king’s executioner. On the show, he was known by his menacing stare and for laying the sword to one of the show’s most beloved characters, Ned Stark.

 

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