▁L eland ▁film ▁The ▁Big ▁Man ▁with ▁Li am ▁Ne es on . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁Heart be at ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁prom o ▁video ▁for ▁Trace y ▁U ll man ' s ▁" S ung lass es ". ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Ben id orm ▁as ▁sw inger ▁Donald ▁Stewart ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁series ▁ 6 , ▁that ▁a ired ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁brain ▁cancer . ▁His ▁character ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁series ▁of ▁Ben id orm ▁in ▁person ▁but ▁the ▁character ' s ▁voice ▁was ▁heard ▁on ▁a ▁tele phone ▁call , ▁al beit ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁sound - a - like . ▁ ▁Death ▁Ireland ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁aged ▁ 6 8 . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Scottish ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁theatre ▁direct ors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁P ais ley , ▁Ren f rew shire ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁brain ▁tum or ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Scottish ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁male ▁television ▁actors ▁Category : B rit ish ▁theatre ▁direct