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Steven Smith

Musician and Game of Thrones actor Wilko Johnson has died aged 75

Wilko Johnson has died aged 75, a statement on an official Facebook page for the musician said.

The Dr Feelgood star had previously been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but said in an interview with The Northern Echo in 2019: "It seems very unjust but I'm in the clear and feeling pretty healthy other than I'm missing a pancreas but apart from that I'm really fit".

A statement shared on his Facebook said: "This is the announcement we never wanted to make, and we do so, on behalf of Wilko's family and the band, with a very heavy heart: Wilko Johnson has died. He passed away at home on Monday evening, 21st November 2022.

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