Veteran actor Peter Jason, who played Con Stapleton in the HBO western drama Deadwood, has died. He was 80. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. However, actor Billy Zane confirmed the passing in a heartfelt tribute post late Thursday (February 20), writing, “If there are no words then there certainly is no music.. My dear, dear friend, the brightest light, most generous soul and gregarious of men, the supremely talented and kind Peter Jason has left the set.” “Survived by his lovely wife Eileen and his children, the vacuum felt by his passing gut punched me as I saw it coming,” said Zane, who starred alongside Jason in the 2008 film The Man Who Came Back. “It had me spending the last two hours deciding between pieces of music to underscore this tribute that would either confuse, tickle or bore 1/2 of the viewers. They ranged from Spike Jones to Morricone.