CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello January 14, 2016 15:41:00
He had cancer. >> that's right. that's right. his close friends and family did know. this was apparently a short lived battle with cancer. and condolences are pouring in now both from hollywood on the west coast, also from london where he was an acclaimed star on the stage in theater even before making the jump to movies. "die hard" his first in 1988. and what a movie to put him on the map. let's share what emma thompson wrote this morning, speaking the guardian, described him as of the finest actors and directors. alan was my friend and so this is hard to write because i have just kissed him ...