He was 59 years old and was busy filming “Cassino in Ischia”. In his career he had worn the iconic clothes of the Musketeer Porthos, the Punisher Frank Castle and Tito Pullo in “Roma”
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British actor Ray Stevenson, best known for his roles in the TV series Roma, in the film The Three Musketeers by Paul WS Anderson and in the Thor saga, died on Monday 22 May at the Rizzoli hospital in Ischia where he had been hospitalized following a illness on set.
Illness and hospitalization
Stevenson had been on the island for a few days to shoot the film Cassino on Ischia, directed by Frank Ciota and in which Ugo Dighero also stars, when he fell ill on the afternoon of Saturday 20 May and hospitalization in the island hospital became necessary. The actor’s conditions, which immediately appeared very serious, worsened on the morning of Monday 22 May, causing his death.
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THE MAIN ROLES
In Stevenson’s career stand out roles such as those of Dragonet in King Arthur by Antoine Fuqua, Porthos ne The Three Musketeers by Paul W.S. Anderson, Volstagg in the Thor saga, Tito Pullo in the TV series Rome. Stevenson had also played Frank Castle in Punisher – War zone by Lexi Alexander, a film inspired by the Marvel comic series. Her last film was RRRIndian blockbuster that has had great success with audiences and critics, the latest in the Star Wars TV series Ahsokacoming to Disney+.
