London Actor Andrew Jack, best known for playing Major Ematt in ‘Stars Wars’ films, has reportedly died of coronavirus
His death was revealed by his wife Gabrielle Rogers on social media
The 76 year actor was reported to have died two days after been diagnosed for coronavirus
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Jack was said to have passed away at a hospital in Chertsey, England on Tuesday, according to his agent, Jill McCullough
“Andrew lived on one of the oldest working houseboats on the Thames, he was fiercely independent but madly in love with his wife, also a dialect coach,” McCullough added”
Confirming his death on Wednesday, the actor’s wife Gabrielle Rogers wrote:
“We lost a man today. Andrew Jack was diagnosed with Coronavirus 2 days ago. He was in no pain, and he slipped away peacefully knowing that his family were all ‘with’ him”.
Jack starred as Major Ematt in ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi’ and ‘Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens’. He had a voice role in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, the ‘Star Wars’ spin-off prequel.
As a dialect coach in Hollywood, Jack worked on high-profile projects such as ‘Men in Black: International’, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and two of the Avengers movies.
He also worked with Hollywood star Christian Bale on his voice for “Batman Begins” (2008) and was going to work with Robert Pattinson on “The Batman”, the DC film to be directed by Matt Reeves.