Former Marlboro Man, 72, becomes FIFTH actor from iconic cigarette ads to die of lung disease
- Eric Lawson portrayed iconic cigarette-puffing cowboy from 1978 to 1981
- He appears to be the fifth actor or model who has died from a smoking-related disease
- David Millar, who played the rugged mountain man in the 1950s, died of emphysema in 1987, David McLean, died of lung cancer in 1995, Wayne McLaren died in 1992 and Dick Hammer died in 1999
- Lawson also featured in hit US TV show Beretta, Charlie's Angels and Baywatch
- Later appeared in anti-smoking commercial that parodied Marlboro man
- Died aged 72 on January 10 from smoking-related respiratory failure
