Khan
Bonfils, the British actor and performer who featured in the James Bond
movie Skyfall is dead. He also starred in Star Wars: The Phantom
Menace, Attack of the Clones, in the year 1999 as Jedi Master. The
actor collapsed while rehearsing for the upcoming theatre production
Dante’s Inferno which was due to open at The Rag Factory in east London
this week.
Paramedics
and members of the Craft Theatre Company, the production company to
which Khal belonged, fought so hard to resurrect him, but he couldn’t be
saved. Chris Hislop, the company’s spokesman, said: “Kan collapsed
during a rehearsal and the director Rocky Rodriguez Jr, he performed CPR
on location.
A
statement from Craft Theatre said: “With great sadness, we announce the
death of Khan Bonfils. His sudden loss is a tragedy and he will be
sorely missed.” The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained, Chris
said. “The entire company are in shock. There is absolutely severe
sadness, it is a real tragedy. I think they are holding it together by
talking it through and by being there for each other.” He also added
that the production was due to open on Thursday. “If things go to plan
and if the incoming actor is able to do the job we are hoping to open on
Saturday.”