(WJW) – British actor Ian Gelder, recognized for portraying Kevan Lannister within the hit HBO sequence “Sport of Thrones,” has handed away.

Gelder’s husband, Ben Daniels, confirmed the information on Instagram Tuesday, saying Gelder died Monday whereas battling bile duct most cancers.

In response to the Cleveland Clinic, bile duct most cancers, or Cholangiocarcinoma, “is a uncommon, aggressive type of most cancers. It usually impacts adults of their 70s and has unfold past the bile ducts by the point healthcare suppliers diagnose it.”

He handed away simply 5 months after being identified with most cancers in December, his husband mentioned, sharing a smiling photograph of the couple collectively.

“He was my absolute rock and we’d been companions for greater than 30 years,” the put up mentioned, partly. “If we weren’t collectively we spoke to one another on a regular basis.”

Gelder was 74 years previous.

Daniels went on to say that Gelder was “the kindest, most beneficiant spirited and loving human being.”

“He was an exquisite great actor and everybody who labored with him was touched by his coronary heart and lightweight,” the put up mentioned. “I actually don’t know what I’ll do with out him by my aspect.”

The photograph was taken round Christmas time, after Gelder had been launched from the hospital, Daniels mentioned.

“He coped together with his dreadful sickness with such bravery, with no self pity. Ever. He was outstanding and will probably be so missed.”

Gelder is finest recognized for roles in “Sport of Thrones” and “Torchwood,” based on his IMDB web page.