Gunter Nezhoda of 'Storage Wars' dies at 67

Gunter Nezhoda, famous for appearing on A&E's hit show 'Storage Wars,' has died after losing his battle with cancer.

"Storage Wars" star Rene Nezhoda tells TMZ that his father died Tuesday night in his sleep in Salt Lake City from complications from lung cancer.

René says his father was diagnosed in September and the chemotherapy left holes in his lungs. We're told Gunter recently flew to Utah for emergency surgery, but doctors determined there was nothing else they could do. His youngest son, Ricky, was at his side when he died.

Gunter appeared in seven episodes of 'Storage Wars' from 2015-2019... we're told he filmed an episode with Rene for the upcoming 14th season.

In addition to his reality TV work, Gunter has also starred in a handful of movies...and he's played bass with musicians like Kevin Dubrow, George Lynch, Michael Schenker, Pat Travers and Leslie West , to name a few.

Gunter, who was born in Austria and raised in Germany before moving to Las Vegas, was also a professional photographer...