Veteran stage, radio and TV actor whose many notable Shakespearean roles included Falstaff and Bottom With a portly but athletic physicality, a rich baritone voice, a bloodhound, drooping visage and a sarcastic sense of humour, Christopher Benjamin, who has died aged 90, was a backbone actor on television, but mostly stage, for many years. With the Royal Shakespeare Company " for whom he featured from 1978 to 2002 " …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PM on January 26, 2025