Perhaps best known for his role in cult vamp flick 'The Lost Boys' as well as noughties TV show 'Gilmore Girls', veteran star Edward Herrmann has died in hospital aged 71 following a battle with brain cancer.

Edward Herrman in 2005 and 2014
Tributes roll in for veteran actor Edward Herrmann

The star, whose most memorable feature was his towering 6 foot 5 inch frame, was confined to intensive care in a New York hospital for almost a month due to complications with brain cancer, but his family were eventually forced to switch off his respirator when it became clear that his health was rapidly deteriorating on December 31st 2014 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital.

It's a tragic way to have to see a New Year, but his family - wife Star Haynor and children Ryan, Emma and Rory - look back over their time with Herrmann with fond memories. 'He was full of knowledge and kindness and goodness. He always wanted to share the great and beautiful things in life', Rory said in a statement.

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The Emmy winning star was also remembered by his 'Gilmore Girls' co-star Lauren Graham, who paid her respects over Twitter. 'My friend Ed Herrmann was the kindest, classiest, most talented man. It was an honor and a joy to know him, a devastating blow to lose him', she posted. 

Herrmann was still actively involved with film and television up until his death, having appeared in the 2014 horror movie 'The Town That Dreaded Sundown' and the upcoming David Stott film 'Coach of the Year'. He also had a recurring role in 'The Good Wife' as Lionel Deerfield.

Edward Herrmann died aged 71 on 31st December 2014.