John Wasser of the Atlas Talent agency first broke the somber news to The Hollywood Reporter that John Cygan, actor and voice actor had passed after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
He had many roles during his long career. He played Lt. Paulie Pentangeli in ABC's The Commish and had other roles on The X-Files, Frasier, NYPD Blue, Modern Family, Judging Amy, and The Shield. That wasn't it either. . . he also voiced roles in Toy Story 3 (Twitch), and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.
He is very well known in the gaming community especially if you are a Star Wars or Metal Gear Solid fan. His most notable roles were in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Solidus Snake), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Canderous Ordo), Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Mandalore the Preserver), Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Dash Rendar), Grandia II (Melfice), and Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (Droguza).