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Former Hammer leading man Shane Briant has died aged 74.

Briant studied law before turning to the theatre, and was contracted to Elstree Studios. He appeared in four Hammer productions ; Demons of the Mind, Straight on Till Morning, Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter, and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, as well as a TV Movie of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Hawk the Slayer and most recently Sherlock Holmes vs Frankenstein. He appeared in many Australian TV series, including Mission: Impossible, Farscape and Time Trax.