Game Of Thrones actor J.J. Murphy passes away
Veteran actor J.J. Murphy has died just days after shooting first Game Of Thrones scenes...
More sad news this morning. Veteran Northern Irish actor J.J. Murphy, who was set to portray Ser Denys Mallister in Game Of Thrones season 5, has sadly passed away at the age of 86.
The exact cause of death hasn’t been disclosed, but it’s understood that the actor collapsed and died on Friday. He was set to play the oldest member of the Night’s Watch, and had in fact already filmed his first scenes.
Game Of Thrones creators and executive producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff made this touching statement: “We will not be recasting J.J. Murphy. He was a lovely man, and the best Denys Mallister we could have hoped for. And now his watch is ended.”
Murphy, who spent many years at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre, can also be seen as a...
More sad news this morning. Veteran Northern Irish actor J.J. Murphy, who was set to portray Ser Denys Mallister in Game Of Thrones season 5, has sadly passed away at the age of 86.
The exact cause of death hasn’t been disclosed, but it’s understood that the actor collapsed and died on Friday. He was set to play the oldest member of the Night’s Watch, and had in fact already filmed his first scenes.
Game Of Thrones creators and executive producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff made this touching statement: “We will not be recasting J.J. Murphy. He was a lovely man, and the best Denys Mallister we could have hoped for. And now his watch is ended.”
Murphy, who spent many years at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre, can also be seen as a...
- 8/12/2014
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
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