Marcus Gilbert

Marcus Gilbert 29 July 1958 11 January 2026 was a British actor known for his roles in Jilly Coopers Riders and Sam Raimis Army of Darkness He appeared in films including A Hazard of Hearts 1987 A Ghost in Monte Carlo 1990 Biggles 1986 Rambo III 1988 and Legacy 1990 and on television and in commercials He also worked in the theatre including playing the young Viscount Goring in Oscar Wildes An Ideal Husband with the Middle Ground Theatre Company on their national tour in 2000 In 2006 Gilbert starred as Jordan Power in the world premiere of Starry Starry Night at The Mill at Sonning After training at the Mountview Theatre School graduated 1981 alumni Gilbert became a founder member of the original Odyssey Theatre Company touring London schools with productions of contemporary classics This was followed by seasons at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and the Library Theatre Manchester He made over 50 commercials including one for Lee Jeans called Mean Jeans directed by Willi Patterson  which won the best cinema commercial award in 1986 Gilbert also ran his own film production company Touch The Sky Productions and while making a documentary about his climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2004 he visited the Arusha Childrens Trust in Tanzania and filmed an appeal for the trust Gilbert was married to Homaa Khan from 1992 until her death in 2020 Together they had two children In 2023 it was announced that Gilbert was in a relationship with Lysette Anthony his costar from A Ghost in Monte Carlo over thirty years earlier Gilbert passed away on 11 January 2026 following a long battle with cancer