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Devin Harjes, known from series of success like “Manifest”, “Orange is the New Black” and above all “Boardwalk Empire”, is dead. The actor died on May 27 in the “Mount Sinai West” hospital in Manhattan.
His spokesman confirmed the death of “People”: Harjes died of complications in connection with cancer. The 41-year-old received the diagnosis last winter. Which cancer was the form of cancer, however, is not known.
On the career of Devin Harjes
Devin Harjes grew up in the US state of Texas-as described in his obituary, his life began “in the rhythm of hooves”. Just three days after his birth, his father rode through the prairie with him and his sister.
He studied acting, stood in Dallas on theater stages – and trained every day in the gym. Campaign was his great passion: “safer than being kicked by a horse,” he joked once.
Harjes celebrated his breakthrough in 2011 with the role of boxer Jack Dempsey in the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire”, which was broadcast from 2010 to 2014.
“He was an artist with conviction”
His spokesman describes him as “generous, warm, understanding”-and as an actor, “who gave every role his whole heart”.
Devin Harjes leaves his parents Randy and Rosanne Harjes, his sister Trish with their family, his ex-wife Shiva Shobitha.