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Whitfield was a virtual unknown when he was cast as the legendary Thracian slave in Spartacus, a role made famous by Kirk Douglas in the 1960 Stanley Kubrick film. McIntyre said at the time: 'Andy’s such a wonderful actor. Whitfield's previous credits included appearances on the Australian TV shows Packed to the Rafters and McLeod's Daughters. Spartacus director Steve DeKnight took to Twitter to express his pain. Spartacus co-star Lucy Lawless said on her website Whitfield was a "gentle man who never had a bad world about anyone". 'Obviously, Andy Whitfield left an indelible mark on all of us in the Spartacus family,' she said. Whitfield is survived by his wife Vashti and his two children.