Spartacus
2010
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Sep 12, 2011 · Andy Whitfield, the British star of US TV drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died at the age of 39. Whitfield died on Sunday in Sydney, Australia, 18 months after being diagnosed with non ...
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Andy Whitfield (1971-2011) was a Welsh actor who played Spartacus in the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. He died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Sydney, Australia, after battling the disease for 18 months.
- A Documentary Funded by Fans
- A Family Man
- “Not A Sad Movie”
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This intimate story is now being made into a film called Be Here Now from Academy Award-nominated director-producer Lilibet Foster, funded in part by an online Kickstarter campaign. Pledges are being accepted through July 23 toward the $200,000 target minimum to get the movie edited and into film festivals. The footage provides an unflinching look ...
At the time, Whitfield – a former engineer who was literally discovered on the street to become a model and later actor – had been married for nine years. He was living in Australia and New Zealand with their son Jessie Red, then 5, and daughter Indigo, then 3. He had to drop out of the hit Starz show. One of the early scenes shows Whitfield, his e...
The footage ends about two weeks before Whitfield’s death on Sept. 11, 2011, and his passing is told through Vashti recounting how he said goodbye. “It’s not going to be a sad movie,” says director Foster. “It’s going to be a very beautiful, inspiring and uplifting film, not the least of which is an amazing love story between him and his wife.” Add...
The Spartacus star died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2011 at age 39. He and his wife documented his second cancer battle in a film called Be Here Now, funded by fans.
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Sep 12, 2011 · Andy Whitfield, who starred in the television series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” died on Sunday in Sydney, Australia. He was 39. The cause was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his wife, Vashti, said in a...
Sep 12, 2011 · The Welsh-born actor passed away in Sydney in 2011 after battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma for 18 months. He played the lead role in the Starz series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" before being replaced by Liam McIntyre.
Sep 12, 2011 · The Welsh-born Australian actor passed away in 2011 after a long battle with cancer. He was replaced by Liam McIntyre in the second season of the Starz series.
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Sep 12, 2011 · The Welsh-born Australian actor was 39 when he passed away in Sydney in 2011. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma shortly before the second season of the Starz series, which he starred in for one season.
