Memorable ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Ian Gelder dies at 74

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The actor died months after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 10: Ian Gelder attends The Olivier Awards 2022 with MasterCard at the Royal Albert Hall on April 10, 2022 in London, England. “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,” Daniels wrote. “I’d stopped all work to be his carer, but neither of us had any idea that it would all be so fast.

Gelder approached his “dreadful illness” with bravery and a complete absence of self-pity, Daniels added. Born in 1949, the British actor was also known as Mr. Dekker in 2009’s “Torchwood: Children of Earth,” the sci-fi spinoff of the “Dr. Who” revival of 2005. In “Game of Thrones” he played Lord Tywin’s younger brother Lannister, appearing in 12 episodes before his character’s demise., with roles in season two of “Interview With the Vampire,” which premieres this Sunday on AMC, and in Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” coming out this summer, according to TV Insider.

 

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