Actor
Andrew
Jack,
best
known
for
playing
Major
Ematt
in
Stars
Wars
films,
has
died
of
coronavirus
complications
at
the
age
of
76.
Jack
passed
away
at
a
hospital
in
Chertsey,
England
on
Tuesday,
according
to
his
agent,
Jill
McCullough,
reported
Deadline.
"Andrew
lived
on
one
of
the
oldest
working
houseboats
on
the
Thames,
he
was
fiercely
independent
but
madly
in
love
with
his
wife,
also
a
dialect
coach,"
McCullough
added.
The
actor's
wife
Gabrielle
Rogers
also
shared
a
note
about
Jack
on
social
media.
"Andrew
Jack
was
diagnosed
with
coronavirus
2
days
ago.
He
was
in
no
pain,
and
he
slipped
away
peacefully
knowing
that
his
family
were
all
'with'
him," Rogers
wrote.
Jack
starred
as
Major
Ematt
in
Star
Wars:
Episode
VIII
The
Last
Jedi
and
Star
Wars:
Episode
VII
The
Force
Awakens.
He
had
a
voice
role
in
Solo:
A
Star
Wars
Story,
the
Star
Wars
spin-off
prequel.
As
a
dialect
coach
in
Hollywood,
Jack
worked
on
high-profile
projects
such
as
Men
in
Black:
International,
The
Lord
of
the
Rings
trilogy,
Thor:
Ragnarok
and
two
of
the
Avengers
movies.
He
also
worked
with
Hollywood
star
Christian
Bale
on
his
voice
for
Batman
Begins
(2008)
and
was
going
to
work
with
Robert
Pattinson
on
The
Batman,
the
DC
film
to
be
directed
by
Matt
Reeves.
Actor
Joonas
Suotamo,
who
played
Chewbacca,
paid
tributes
to
Jack
on
social
media.
"Today
we
learned
that
a
member
of
our
Star
Wars
family,
Andrew
Jack,
passed
away
due
to
complications
from
COVID-19.
"In
addition
to
playing
Major
Ematt
in
The
Force
Awakens,
his
work
as
a
dialect
coach
on
TFA,
Solo,
&
other
SW
films
revealed
a
man
who
was
passionate
&
caring
for
both
his
work
and
those
around
him.
My
thoughts
are
with
his
family
and
friends
(sic)," Suotamo
wrote
on
Twitter.