Luke Perry, the actor who became famous on “Beverly Hills, 90210” and later returned to television on “Riverdale,” died on Monday. He was 52.

His family issued a statement saying he died after a “massive stroke,” which he suffered last Wednesday.

Born in Ohio, Perry became a star in the 1990s on “90210,” where he spent several years playing the bad-boy heartthrob Dylan McKay. More recently, he played Fred Andrews, Archie’s father, on the CW series “Riverdale.”

The writer and director Joss Whedon, who worked with him on the movie “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” said on Twitter that he was “Funny, committed, and always gracious. He shouldn’t be gone.”