Anthony James has sadly passed away just two days before his 78th birthday.
The award-winning actor was a well-known face in Hollywood, and was best known for his role in Clint Eastwood's 1992 Western film Unforgiven.
His cause of death is believed to be the cancer he had been battling, although no further details have yet been made public.
Anthony's acting career spanned more than 50 years and his impressive Hollywood resume saw him star in his breakthrough role at the age of 26 in 1967's The Heat of the Night.
The movie won Best Picture at the Academy Awards the following year.
Anthony's decades-long career also saw him star in movie Vanishing Point, High Plains Drifter and Tick, Tick, Tick.
He also landed numerous TV roles, appearing in Hawaii Five-O, Knight Rider and The A-Team.
The late actor retired from film following the success of his last project Unforgiven in 1992.
He took up passion projects such as painting and poetry and even managed to make an income from those talents.
He sold pieces of his artwork to galleries and had books of his poetry published.
His autobiography Acting My Face was also a hit, proving to be very popular after it was published in 2014.
Anthony's obituary states that he was not survived by any siblings or children, but that he'll be remembered by "his many friends, including the ones who sat with him and cared for and comforted him at home in his final months and days".
Instead of sending flowers, those wishing to pay their respects are asked to donate to St Jude Children's Research Hospital and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in his memory.
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