The actor - whose stage name was Dango Nu Yen - is believed to have passed away on Saturday

Dango Nguyen, 48, died yesterday after a 'hard-fought battle with cancer.' The firefighter turned actor starred in AMC's hit zombie series, 'The Walking Dead,' as a guard protecting The Governor.

Dango Nguyen, a former firefighter and actor who appeared on "The Walking Dead" died Saturday "after a hard-fought battle with cancer," according to Georgia's Athens-Clarke County Fire department.

A former Georgia firefighter who left public service to become an actor and was featured in "The Walking Dead," among other TV shows, died Saturday at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer.

RT @valionvermilion: @4dango_the2nd Congrats on finishing the thesis! Dango your brain is so massive https://t.co/3d5WIAagWf

"You, in fact, haven’t lost everything. May it be a birthday card left Unwritten on the porch; The crispy pork belly to be Picked up on the way home;" Powerful poem by Tam Nguyen in @HeavyFeatherRev https://t.co/JcglCN3A2i

Very sad hearing about the death of Dango Nguyen after his battle with cancer. He's best known as the "long hair guy" from the Walking Dead https://t.co/CjWGfd9kX5

RT @IndMediaGroup: Former Georgia firefighter, 'Walking Dead' actor dies at 48 after cancer battle #DangoNguyen #WalkingDead #Banshee #LosA…

'Walking Dead' Actor and Former Firefighter Dango Nguyen Dead at Age 48 https://t.co/L9kGMYwl1x

'The Walking Dead' actor Dango Nguyen dies from cancer at 48 https://t.co/R1ee2Ko7nf via @usatoday