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Whitfield's grieving widow Vashti said in a statement - On a beautiful sunny Sydney spring morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18 month battle with lymphoma cancer.

She also added: He passed peacefully surrounded by love. Thank you to all his fans whose love and support have help carry him to this point. He will be remembered as the inspiring, courageous and gentle man, father and husband he was.

The actor, who moved to Australia from Wales in 1999, was cast in Spartacus after being a relatively unknown. It proved a hit for the Starz network after it aired in 2011 with Whitfield starring in all of the 13 episodes of its first season.

It was expected that Whitfield would recover from the cancer and so the network produced a six-part prequel called Spartacus - Gods of the Arena, while waiting for the actor's recovery and treatment.

Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht said in a statement - Andy was an inspiration to all of us as he faced this very personal battle with courage, strength and grace. Thank you to all his fans whose love and support helped carry him to this point. He will be remembered as the inspiring, courageous and gentle man, father and husband he was.