Excalibur Star Nigel Terry Dead at 69

Actor is said to have passed away from emphysema

By Lily Harrison May 04, 2015 8:31 PMTags
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Nigel Terry, who starred as King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, has passed away at age 69.

According to The Guardian, the famous British star died of emphysema.

Terry began his decades-long career in The Lion in Winter—where he starred as a young Prince John alongside Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn.

Hepburn ended up winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1968 Anthony Harvey-directed film.

Terry didn't appear in a credit role, however, on the silver screen until his big break with Boorman's Excalibur.

In between shooting films, he focused on theater work in and around London.

Terry made his onstage debut at the Shaw Theatre in London in a production of The Long and the Short and the Tall.

He later performed in several plays for the Royal Court, including Caryl Churchill's Light Shining in Buckinghamshire as well as Edward Bond's Fool.

But Terry's career wasn't limited to stage and big-screen products, he also made a splash with numerous roles on television.

Terry made appearances on multiple popular series' like Britain's Covington Cross, Agatha Christie's Marple and, most recently, Doctor Who.

Our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.