Angel Of Death Actor John Dye Found Dead At Home In San Francisco

Actor John Dye, whose career includes the role of Andrew, the angel of death in long television series Touched by an Angel, was found dead at his home in San Francisco, the medical examiner spokesman said Thursday .

Coroner, said researcher Charles Cecil 47 years old, Dye, a native of Amory, Mississippi, was found dead on Monday.

The cause of death has not been determined, Cecil said, but relatives said dye suffered apparent heart failure.

WREG-TV in Memphis reported that the father of Dye, Jim Dye, said her son was very generous actor, had a lot of supporting good causes, Make a Wish Foundation, AIDS research.

As news of the death Dye began to spread in the afternoon of Thursday, the Touched by an Angel co-star Valerie Bertinelli sent a message to him at his Twitter account: "My dear, sweet tinge John, rest in peace." The University of Memphis theater major, Dye's early work includes the martial arts film Best of the Best and small roles on Murder, She Wrote and other television programs. He won the role of the Angel of Death in Touched by an Angel in 1994 and appeared in all nine seasons of the CBS series.