New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Veteran actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - best known for his fan-favourite villain role as Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat franchise - has passed away at the age of 75, People confirmed. His family confirmed that he died early Thursday in Santa Barbara, California, due to complications from a stroke. He was surrounded by his children at the time.

Born in Tokyo on September 27, 1950, Tagawa moved around as a child - his father being in the US Army - before eventually settling in Southern California.

He began his career in Hollywood in the mid-1980s. His breakthrough came with a role in the critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor (1987), giving him a launchpad into international cinema.

Over the decades...