Ioane John King played Rhaskos in Spartacus and discovered he had pancreatic cancer last January.
The world of international TV series has suffered a very serious loss. In fact, on August 15th, the actor passed away Ioane John King. The actor was 49 years old, he was from New Zealand and last January he discovered he had a severe form of pancreatic cancer. To give the sad announcement of his death, his family thought about it, publishing a touching message on the web.
King was known, among others, for the role he played in Spartacus, the famous TV series that was also very successful in Italy and which tells of the times of the ancient Romans and gladiators.
It is not the first bereavement to hit the cast and fans of the Spartacus TV series. In 2011, in fact, Andy Whitfield passed away, the one who was then wearing the role of protagonist of the series.
Whitfield, like King, was also defeated by a malignant tumor that left him no way out and took him away in a few months.
Ioane John King’s disease
As mentioned, the 49-year-old New Zealand actor Ioane John King was taken away forever by a tumor. To be precise, a adenocarcinoma arose in pancreasbut which had also sown important metastases in other vital organs.
The terrible diagnosis had come to January. Since then, the actor and his family have talked about the fight against the disease on social media and had even opened one fundraiser necessary to cover medical expenses.
However, given the severity of the disease, the hopes who fed for a miraculous recovery, they were always been few.
King is died last August 15th, but the family wanted to wait a few days before spreading the tragic news. She did it yesterday, through a touching note on the web.
It goes without saying that there are countless i messages of condolence aimed at the actor and his family.
Manu Bennettfriend and companion of Ioane’s set in Spartacus, on his Instagram profile he published a photo of him and accompanied it with the beautiful memory that he will always carry with him.
I remember John fondly for his huge smile and the sparkle in his eyes as he welcomed me and others to the set each day.
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