Andy Whitfield, the 39-year-old star of the New Zealand-filmed series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died. His manager Sam Maydew says Whitfield passed away on Sunday of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sydney. Whitfield - who was born in Wales and lived in Australia - was a virtual unknown when he was cast as the title hero in Spartacus, an original series for the Starz network that made waves with its graphic violence and sexuality. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague, … [Read more...] about Spartan falls