British actor Christopher Cazenove, best known for his role as Ben Carrington in the glitzy US soap "Dynasty", died last April 7 of septicemia which he acquired during the end of February. He is the second Dynasty star to die in the past week.

Background search information on septicemia shows it as a life threatening infection that can arise from infections throughout the body. It begins with spiking fevers, chills, rapid breathing and rapid heart rate. The said symptoms quickly progresses to a shock with fever or hypothermia, falling blood pressure, confusion and other changes affecting the mentality of the person. In addition it also develops blood clotting problems that lead to petechiae and ecchymosis, a type of red spots on the skin.

According to Cazenove's family, he died peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a valiant fight and the untiring effort of the team of St. Thomas' Hospital in London. This is events that find people who knew him devastated by the loss.

Cazenove was married for over 20 years to actress Angharad Rees. They had two sons; however, according to background checking conducted, the eldest died in a car accident in 1999 at the age of 25.

His mini-series that brought him to fame was "the Duchess of duke Street". He since then appeared in screen, stage and on radio. It was however his role in Dynasty that he was more known starring with John Forsythe who played his brother in the series, Blake Carrington. Public records show Forsythe died last April 1 of this year, ahead of Cazenove, at the age of 92 after a yearlong battle with cancer.