Actor whose six-decade career ranged from the National Theatre to Casualty and Downton AbbeyCharacter actors sometimes step out from the shadows to play prominent roles in popular television dramas, providing a bedrock for productions that feature ensemble casts. Bernard Gallagher, who has died of pneumonia aged 87, performed that role in Casualty when it began in 1986, playing Ewart Plimmer, consultant and "father" …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM on December 4, 2016