Entertainment 05-12-2003 who: Gladiator star David Hemmings what: Dies from a heart attack aged 62 where: Romania when: Yesterday snippet: Hemmings, described by The Guardian as a "60s icon" on the strength of his role in Blow Up, "Michelangelo Antonioni`s take on swinging London which precisely caught the mood of its release year, 1966." The actor, who reappeared after years away from the screen in 2000`s Gladiator, was on the set of a new film, Samantha`s Child, when he died. [... more]

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