MOVIE star Billy Drago has died at the age of 73 following a stroke.
The actor – who mastered the role of the suave baddie – starred in gangster film The Untouchables and horror The Hills Have Eyes.
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He also featured in Clint Eastwood’s Pale Rider and played the demon Barbas on TV show Charmed.
Drago was born William Eugene Burrows in Hugoton, Kansas, into a theatrical family.
His father was an actor and director while his mum was of Romany descent – and he took her maiden name for the stage.
Drago started out working as a stuntman before moving to New York to begin his acting career.
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He first started landing roles in the late 1970s – appearing in films like Cutter’s Way, No Other Love and Windwalker.
Drago also made a living appearing on TV in guest roles for shows like Hill Street Blues, Moonlighting, Walker Texas Ranger, Trapper John, M.D. and The X-Files.
He also appeared in the music video for the 2001 Michael Jackson song You Rock My World.
Drago’s actress wife Silvana Gallardo died in 2012.
He is survived by son Darren E Burrows – himself an actor who starred in the TV series Northern Exposure.
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