LOS ANGELES : Actor Andrew Jack, best known as the man who played Caluan Ematt in the "Star Wars" series of films, has passed away two days after contracting the novel coronavirus.
He was 76. Jack's agent Jill McCullough confirmed his death, reports bbc.com. He died in a Surrey hospital on Tuesday. McCullough said she has been flooded with tributes to one of the acting world's "brightest and clearest voices".
She said Jack couldn't see his wife in his final days because she was quarantined in Australia. The British actor, who was seen in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015) and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017), had appeared in over 80 films and was also a successful dialect coach.