# "Spartacus" star, Andy Whitfield has died.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-has-died/596063>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 12, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-has-died/596063 "2011-09-12T15:51:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-has-died/596063/1 "2011-09-12T15:51:38Z")

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[Dead of lymphoma at 39.](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7aqMZ4JLRDJgTRmkmnsVTrhy1vA?docId=1c4eadecfc66499fa5c36a37695f2fd3http://)

Bummer. Wonder what Starz will do with the series.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-has-died/596063/2 "2011-09-12T15:54:22Z")

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Previous [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623906).

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-has-died/596063/3 "2011-09-12T15:55:35Z")

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Since there’s already a thread, I’ll close this one.