KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 20 -- Actor Eric Dane has died at the age of 53, less than a year after revealing he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to the BBC.

Dane was best known for playing family patriarch Cal Jacobs on the hit HBO teen drama Euphoria. He also gained fame as Dr Mark Sloan, nicknamed 'Dr McSteamy', on the long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy.

According to the BBC, the California-born actor was diagnosed with ALS last year and had spent recent months raising awareness about the disease, the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND).

"With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed yesterdayafternoon following a courageous battle with ALS," his family said in a statement.

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