His management confirmed this on Tuesday evening at the request of the German Press Agency in London. Accordingly, Gelder died on Monday at the age of 74. Gelder was best known for his role as Kevan Lannister in the fantasy series “Game of Thrones.”
“He was an admirable person, a great actor and will be sorely missed by his colleagues and all who loved him,” his management said in a statement. Gelder’s partner, actor Ben Daniels, wrote on Instagram: “It is with great, great sadness and a heavy heart that is broken into a million pieces that I leave this news of the death of my beloved husband and life partner.”
Gelder died as a result of cancer. He only received the diagnosis last December, Daniels wrote, adding: “None of us had any idea how quickly it would happen.”
