Hugh Hudson, the director of Chariots of Fire, passed away at age 86 after a brief illness.
The “loving husband and father” passed away on Friday at London’s Charing Cross Hospital, according to a statement from his family.
His first wife Sue, wife Maryam, son Thomas, and all of them survive him.
Nigel Havers, an actor who played the lead in the 1981 movie about two British runners in the 1920s, expressed his “beyond devastatedness” over his passing.
Hugh Hudson cause of death: How did Hugh Hudson die?
The actual cause of Hugh Hudson’s death is yet to be revealed to the general public.
in the meantime let’s get to know more about him.
Hudson, who was born in London in 1936, attended boarding school before enrolling in Eton College, however he was rumored to dislike his connection to the prestigious institution.
After graduating from Eton, he joined the Dragoon Guards for his national service and stayed there as an officer reserve until his discharge in 1960.
