Vale: Tom Long
Actor Tom Long, best known for The Dish and Seachange, has died.
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Actor Tom Long, best known for The Dish and Seachange, has died aged 50.
The Sydney Morning Herald attributed his passing to a message from film website The Curb.
The great Tom Long has left us. One of the finest actors Australia has ever been lucky to see. My heart goes out to his family. pic.twitter.com/MLkmnN7lCk
— Andrew F – Valerie Taylor Doco In Cinemas Now (@TheCurbAU) January 4, 2020
Long was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2012, and in March last year flew to the United States with his family to take part in a medical trial.
Last March he told The Project “My chances elsewhere are not that good, so I don’t really have a choice.
“I’m very aware that I could be taken any time. But it’s the hope, I think. I go for hope.”
By July he was in remission, saying, “I was a man with no hope really, not much, very limited and now I can reframe and repurpose my life and it doesn’t have to be about cancer, I can go and focus on what I want to do.”
His other credits included East of Everything, Woodley, Murder in the Outback, Two Twisted, The Young Lions, GP, Heroes’ Mountain, Two Hands, Strange Planet and Risk.
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14 Responses
That is just so sad and tragic. He was a beautiful man and a terrific actor to boot. And he fought hard. He was much revered. My sincere condolences to his loved ones.
Just so sad. I loved him in seachange. Condolences to his family & friends.
Very sad. He was one of the most sweetest, gentle, kind human beings out there. Condolences to his family and friends. RIP Tom ❤
Very sad to hear of the death of Tom Long. I loved the movie The Dish. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time. RIP Tom.
My respect also….I really liked this young man and enjoyed his body of work…?
I met Tom in Seattle last July while I was there for my wife’s cancer treatment. We met in the lift at SCCA HOUSE, the day he was checking out. We probably chatted for 2-3 minutes and he was so supportive encouraging. He said to me, tell your wife that she will be fine, don’t worry about anything.
He was a nice gentleman, RIP Tom.
My wife and I would like send our deepest condolences to his family. Our thoughts, hearts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Really sad to hear about Tom. A wonderful actor – especially loved him in the original Sea Change. Seemed like a lovely person as well.
So sad to hear about this. May he RIP.
Oh, no. That is just too sad. I’m glad he had some months of hope and relative health. He was one of the good ones and a truly great actor.
Vale Tom.
Absolutely devastating. RIP Tom.
He fought so hard. Rest in Peace now Tom ?️
Very sad news. I knew him most from Two Hands, a great underrated film. RIP Tom.
Very sad, agreed a great actor RIP