My kids were in a movie with him. He was such a nice guy. They met him at the hotel having no idea he was an actor (when I first saw him, I thought he was either homeless or a grip... until he laughed). When my kids were on set he ate in the cafeteria (a repurposed barn) with them. He even showed up to set on a day he was not scheduled to wish my son a happy birthday.
Edit: it was suicide, my kids lost their oldest sibling to suicide.