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“The Mandalorian” actor Rio Hackford has died on the age of 52.
Hackford’s brother Alex broke the information to Variety, revealing that he died on Thursday in Huntington Beach, California.
His demise got here after he battled an undisclosed sickness.
Hackford’s buddy D.V. DeVincentis remembered him on Instagram, calling him a “connector of all sorts of people.” He wrote on Instagram, “Not simply obsessed with movies and how they mirrored and compelled, he was something more: a superfan of innumerable scenes, of particular gestures of unsung actors, weird career turns, roaring comebacks, cinema swan songs.”
D.V. added, “He was a great magnet to creative people, with a Zelig-like path that could make a page-turner of a biography. He loved the alchemy of personalities and talents, and was one of the great facilitators in this respect.”
Hackford was the son of director Taylor Hackford.
Aside from starring as an on-set performer of the droid IG-11 on “The Mandalorian,” Hackford additionally appeared in “Pam & Tommy” (2022), “Strange Days” (1995), “Swingers” (1996), and “Pretty Woman” (1990).
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Hackford is survived by his spouse Libby Grace, their two kids, his brother, his father, and his stepmother Helen Mirren.