Neil Fingleton, a seven-foot-seven-inch actor who played the giant Mag the Mighty in Game of Thrones, has died at 36. The Tall Persons Club says Fingleton, who was Britain's tallest man, died Saturday. Neil Fingleton, who played college basketball in the United States, is seen in 2000 playing in the McDonalds High School All-American game in Boston, Mass. His height made him a basketball natural, and Fingleton played college basketball in the United States for the University of North Carolina and the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. He appeared in films including 417 Ronin and X-Men: First Class and in TV shows including Doctor Who and the hit fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2017 18:22 UTC