Founder member of the Old Vic company who lit up the London stage in the 1960s and 70s and starred in the TV series The Main ChanceJohn Stride, who has died aged 81, was a golden boy of the early years of the National Theatre " he was a founder member of Laurence Olivier's company at the Old Vic, appearing as Fortinbras in Hamlet, the inaugural production starring Peter O'Toole in 1963 " and a television star of some…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM on April 30, 2018