The actor, 48, who was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer last year, famously played Dawson Leery on the beloved teen drama, that aired from 1998 to 2003. Post navigation Disgraced ex-lawmaker, 61, dies shortly before he was due to enter prison for taking $250,000 bribe MAGA firebrand DEFENDS Chuck Schumer and claims Democrat revolt is part of a plot to ‘remove all Jewish voices from politics’