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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Obituary: Gordon Honeycombe by Anthony Hayward

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
Sunday, October 25, 2015

Peter Baldwin obituary by Anthony Hayward

Actor best known as Derek Wilton in Coronation StreetFor 21 years the actor Peter Baldwin, who has died of cancer aged 82, played the dopey fusspot Derek Wilton in Coronation Street. With Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:21PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Richard Davies obituary by Anthony Hayward

Welsh actor who starred in film, TV and stage productions ranging from Please Sir! to Under Milk WoodAs the philosophical science teacher Mr Price, notable for his sarcastic wit, in the tele…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Jill Hyem obituary by Anthony Hayward

Actor and writer who scripted the hit TV series Tenko, a drama about the lives of women imprisoned in a Japanese internment campThe actor-turned-writer Jill Hyem, who has died of cancer aged…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AM
Sunday, December 14, 2014

Tom Adams obituary by Anthony Hayward

Actor best known for his role in The Great Escape who became a stalwart of TV drama Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50PM
Thursday, July 31, 2014

Kenny Ireland by Anthony Hayward

Stage and screen actor who brought laughs to the ITV sitcom Benidorm Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:07PM
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Ken Jones obituary by Anthony Hayward

Character actor who appeared in several sitcoms and was best known for his role as 'Horrible' Ives in PorridgeThough the actor Ken Jones, who has died aged 83 of cancer, was a television sit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:26PM
Friday, February 14, 2014

Ralph Waite by Anthony Hayward

Actor best known for playing John Walton Sr in the US television family drama The WaltonsRalph Waite, who has died aged 85, worked as a social worker, Presbyterian minister, publicist and bo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:14PM
Monday, March 5, 2012

Richard Carpenter obituary by Anthony Hayward

Actor and children's television writer known for Catweazle, Robin of Sherwood and The BorrowersRichard Carpenter, who has died of a blood clot aged 82, brought intelligent, imaginative enter…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Sue Lloyd by Anthony Hayward

Actor known for her roles in The Ipcress File and CrossroadsThe actor Sue Lloyd, who has died aged 72, exuded glamour and sophistication on screen in the 1960s, before finding renewed fame t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Noel Collins obituary by Anthony Hayward

Stalwart of the TV police series Juliet BravoNoel Collins, who has died of cancer aged 74, was a linchpin of the police series Juliet Bravo throughout its entire six-series run. As Sergeant …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44PM
Friday, July 29, 2011

Obituary: Sheila Burrell: Character actress who played Ada Doom in 'Cold Comfort Farm' by Anthony Hayward

As the eccentric anthropologist Honor Klein, sleeping with her half-brother in Iris Murdoch and JB Priestley's musical-beds comedy A Severed Head (1963-64), she was reputed to be the first a…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:58AM
Monday, June 13, 2011

Terence Longdon obituary by Anthony Hayward

Distinctive, durable British character actor on stage and screenTerence Longdon, who has died of cancer aged 88, was a character actor whose parted hair and thick-set face – though not his…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:41PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Donald Hewlett obituary by Anthony Hayward

Actor best known as Colonel Reynolds in It Ain't Half Hot MumDonald Hewlett, who has died of pneumonia aged 90, was already in his mid-50s and had a long career as a screen character actor …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:29PM
Sunday, April 17, 2011

Trevor Bannister obituary by Anthony Hayward

Actor known for his role as Mr Lucas in Are You Being Served?The actor Trevor Bannister, who has died of a heart attack aged 76, was best known to television viewers from his role in Are Yo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM
Friday, April 15, 2011

Obituary: Betty Paul: Stage and screen actress and writer of ITV's first rural soap opera by Anthony Hayward

She even had a brief Broadway run as the title character in the musical Maggie (1953), based on J.M. Barrie's play What Every Woman Knows. Although there were only five performances, she was…

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:22AM
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Charles Stapley obituary by Anthony Hayward

Actor known for his role as Ted Hope in CrossroadsAn actor with a military bearing, Charles Stapley, who has died aged 85, was best known to television viewers as Ted Hope in the soap opera …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:16PM
Monday, March 7, 2011

Jane Royle obituary by Anthony Hayward

TV and film make-up artist with a gift for applying prostheticsThe television and film make-up artist Jane Royle, who has died aged 78, was admired by fellow professionals for her all-round …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:16PM

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