While he was really good in Ghost, I enjoyed his other movies, and loved his last role on the short lived FX show The Beast.

But in my opinion his Ore Main character in North and South was his best piece of acting by far. The way that he was able to convincingly transform that character from a young kid to a mature man was just proof of the talent that he had as an actor. Not to mention that it may be one of the best mini series ever made, right up there with Roots and Rich Man Poor Man.

Really sad. He seemed like such a sincere and likeable person.