Khan Bonfils, an actor who appeared as a Jedi master in the Star Wars franchise as well as James Bond films, has collapsed and died during a theatre rehearsal in London.
Bonfils, who was also known as Kan, was rehearsing for Dante's Inferno, which was set to open at The Rag Factory in east London this week.
Members of the Craft Theatre company and paramedics were unable to resuscitate Bonfils after he collapsed during a rehearsal. Director Rocky Rodriguez Jr performed CPR, according to the company's spokesman Chris Hislop.
"The entire company are in shock, he added. "There is absolutely severe sadness, it is a real tragedy." Read more...
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