Riders star Marcus Gilbert's very tragic backstory: From losing his father at 12 years old to the death of his first wife after pancreatic cancer battle and his own Parkinson's diagnosis - as actor dies aged 67

The Bristol-born actor, was most famous for playing the swoonsome Rupert Campbell-Black in a 1993 TV adaptation of Riders, yet away from the spotlight his personal life was steeped in tragedy.

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