He died later that year of cancer, a condition possibly caused by the toxic locations used in the filming of Stalker.
hiː dˈaɪd lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ ʌv kˈænsɚ, ɐ kəndˈɪʃən pˈɑːsᵻbli kˈɔːzd baɪ ðə tˈɑːksɪk loʊkˈeɪʃənz jˈuːzd ɪnðə fˈɪlmɪŋ ʌv stˈɔːkɚ.