WILKO JOHNSON DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The TV series thankfully did not decide to kill off Ser Ilyn to explain Johnson's absence after Season 2. The operation was apparently a success, but it was weeks before Johnson could even think of leaving the hospital. The operation lasted for 11 hours, and the removed tumor weighed 3 kg (over 6.5 lb). Due to the removal of his pancreas the operation rendered him a diabetic for the rest of his life. The operation (which was so rare that the procedure doesn't have a formal name) removed the large tumor, as well as Johnson's pancreas, spleen, a section of his stomach and intestines (both large and small), and also removed and reconstructed some of the blood vessels connecting to his liver. Johnson underwent the dangerous operation despite the chance that it might threaten his life, because if he did not take the chance he would certainly die within a matter of months anyway.
By early 2014, Johnson's tumor had grown from being walnut-sized to being nearly the size of a soccer ball, giving him the impression that he'd suddenly gained a beer gut, as well as making it difficult to play his guitar because it rested painfully over the tumor. Eventually, his doctors discerned that his tumor was a rare, less aggressive form of pancreatic cancer, which could potentially be removed through radical surgery. Despite the estimate that he had only about ten months to live (to October 2013 at the most), he was surprised as the year passed that he was not becoming particularly sick, and the deadline came and went.
In April 2014, however, Johnson revealed startling news to the press. Given an estimated ten months to live, Johnson announced plans for a series of farewell gigs in the UK. With the tumor assessed to be inoperable, Johnson chose not to pursue further treatment, as chemotherapy had no significant chance of working against this kind of cancer. On JanuJohnson announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the pancreas. The producers of Game of Thrones hired him because of this famous "cold-eyed, thousand yard stare", and didn't even audition anyone else for his role (Ser Ilyn is famous in the books for having a piercing, unsettling stare).
The cold death-glare which Johnson is famous for effecting is really just part of his on-stage performance, and in real-life he is known for being a warm, funny person prone to laughter. He initially appeared as a guest star in the first season and returned in this role for the second season. He plays Ser Ilyn Payne and was confirmed in the role on 2 September 2010. Johnson made his acting debut in Game of Thrones.
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