Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Queen’s most famous lookalike, who enjoyed a long career in film and television thanks to their uncanny resemblance
In 1972, Jeannette Charles was in her mid-40s and settling down to l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PMTuesday, January 16, 2024
Musical actor renowned for devising and performing Side By Side By Sondheim who was a regular on That Was the Week That WasEagle-eyed aficionados of the 1964 war film epic Zulu will recall t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMSunday, November 19, 2023
Magician and illusionist who was one of the first conjurors to establish himself on British television in the 1950sDavid Berglas, who has died aged 97, became a variety star of the 1950s in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PMSaturday, November 18, 2023
Actor known for screen roles in The Long Good Friday and Harry’s Game, and as a stalwart of the Joint Stock Theatre GroupThe character actor Tony Rohr, who has died of prostate cancer aged…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMWednesday, September 13, 2023
Actor who played Nellie Boswell in the popular BBC television sitcom BreadThe actor Jean Boht, who has died aged 91, became a household name when she starred as Nellie Boswell, the indomitab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:07PMMonday, August 7, 2023
Actor known for her roles in television comedies, the epic drama The Spoils of War and Coronation StreetAt one time in the mid-1970s, the actor Anita Carey, who has died of breast cancer age…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:25AMTuesday, August 23, 2022
Actor who played the suave Leonard in the TV sitcom Butterflies opposite Wendy Craig as the downtrodden housewife RiaThe actor Bruce Montague, who has died of cancer aged 83, will be best re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMThursday, February 3, 2022
Actor in the high-spirited Footlights revue Cambridge Circus in the 1960s who was a founding cast member of Emmerdale FarmThe actor Jo Kendall, who has died aged 81, was catapulted to fame a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMTuesday, August 31, 2021
Vivacious stage and screen actor who was a stalwart of West End shows and TV entertainment programmesDilys Watling, who has died aged 79, was an all-round entertainer on stage and screen. Fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32PMFriday, October 5, 2018
Actor and singer with a record of West End successes and a variety of screen rolesThe actor Sheila White, who has died of heart failure aged 69, was given her big break at the age of 17, whe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMThursday, November 16, 2017
Versatile stage and screen actor who starred in Stand Up, Nigel Barton and found fame in the 1980s sitcom Duty FreeKeith Barron, who has died aged 83, was once described as “that utility h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMWednesday, October 18, 2017
Stage and screen actor who took leading roles in Hair and The Rocky Horror ShowTrevor Byfield, who has died of pneumonia aged 73, was a star of stage musicals under the name Ziggy Byfield be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMMonday, August 28, 2017
Long-serving and prolific scriptwriter on ITV’s Coronation StreetPeter Whalley, who has died aged 71 of cancer, was Coronation Streiet’s longest-serving and most prolific scriptwriter, p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMMonday, August 7, 2017
Storyline writer and scriptwriter on Coronation Street who was responsible for one of the soap’s most dramatic episodes – the 1986 fire at the Rovers ReturnTom Elliott, who has died aged…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMThursday, June 1, 2017
Actor best known for playing Alec Gilroy, the pompous landlord of the Rovers Return in Coronation StreetThe actor Roy Barraclough, who has died aged 81, forged a memorable television partner…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMThursday, May 11, 2017
Television producer whose work included landmark dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff and Edge of DarknessMichael Wearing, who has died aged 78, was a television producer and executive be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMMonday, March 13, 2017
Veteran character actor who appeared in The Italian Job, Prime Suspect and Footballers WivesJohn Forgeham, who has died aged 75, was a hard-living actor who brought some of his off-screen qu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AMFriday, March 3, 2017
Versatile entertainer and Mrs Alfred MarksThe actor and singer Paddie O'Neil, who has died aged 83, was best known for many stage and screen appearances with her husband, Alfred Marks, but s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMTuesday, February 28, 2017
Stage and screen actor who brought laughs to the ITV sitcom BenidormThe actor Kenny Ireland, who has died of cancer aged 68, crowned a long career on stage and screen by playing the outrageo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PMMonday, January 2, 2017
Actor who appeared in several popular TV dramas and sitcoms and memorably played Mrs Perks in the 1970 film The Railway ChildrenDeddie Davies, who has died of ovarian cancer aged 78, will be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMSunday, December 4, 2016
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMSunday, October 9, 2016
Actor best known for playing Grandma in Billy Elliot: The MusicalA member of a theatrical family, Ann Emery, who has died of cancer aged 86, spent much of her working life on stage, culminat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46PMTuesday, July 19, 2016
Veteran stage and screen actor who played Auntie Flo in the popular 1970s sitcom And Mother Makes ThreeThe actor Valerie Lush, who has died aged 97, was a familiar face in the 1970s as the c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:26AMSunday, July 17, 2016
Actor who played Dr Gordon in the 1970s screen phenomenon of The Adventures of Black BeautyWilliam Lucas, who has died aged 91, was already a veteran television actor before he played Dr Gor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMMonday, June 13, 2016
Actor best known for appearances in the Lindsay Anderson films If …. and O Lucky Man!Mary MacLeod, who has died aged 78, was a prolific character actor whose face was more familiar than he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AMFriday, April 29, 2016
Actor best known for his deadpan role in the holiday camp comedy Hi-de-Hi!The actor Barry Howard, who has died of cancer aged 78, was best known to TV viewers for his role in the BBC sitcom …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:09PMThursday, April 21, 2016
Actor who performed in the stage musicals Mamma Mia! and Les Misérables and was admired for her roles in TV series such as Emmerdale and Coronation StreetMorag Siller, who has died of breas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PMWednesday, January 13, 2016
Stage and screen actor best known for his role in the ITV series William TellOne of ITV’s first action heroes, notable for his expertise with a crossbow, was William Tell, played by Conrad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:19PMSunday, December 27, 2015
Actor best known for playing the butch biker Franky Doyle in the Australian television soap Prisoner: Cell Block HThe Australian actor Carol Burns, who has died of cancer aged 68, gained a c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMTuesday, December 8, 2015
Actor who played the bumbling manager Mr Rumbold in the popular TV comedy Are You Being Served?The actor Nicholas Smith, who has died aged 81, was best known for playing Mr Rumbold, the inef…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AMWednesday, October 28, 2015
Most often seen on ITV’s early evening and weekend news programmes, Gordon Honeycombe topped several polls as the viewers’ favourite newscaster, the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AM 
