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He was in a couple of M*A*S*H episodes. He played a similar type of character in both, but was good at what he did.

@Death Impends Well?

Yes, me too.

If memory serves, he was in my David Lynch theme team a few years ago so is one for list of the missed.

That's a shame. I liked him.

And The Earl of Huntingdon on Robin of Sherwood.

I have not missed anyone's point. I do credit TQR with enough nouce to Google someone he hasn't heard of. I know very well what he was implying. I also didn't need to go to Wiki to find descriptions as to me Craig and Jeavons are legit famous.

Colin Jeavons is a Welsh character actor, was in pretty much everything from the 60s to the 90s. He will defo obit. Michael Craig is another actor, very famous in his day, he was also Natalie Wood's brother in law.

Veronica Hamel is 79 today.

Me neither.

I don't see the issue, but the OP has disqualified people born in an odd year. I do have another name, Chico Mendes 1944-1988, killed a week after his 44th birthday.

I don't normally comment on people's musical taste, but what on earth are do you all see/hear in Annie's Song?

Carol Wayne, born 6th September 1942, died 13th January 1985 aged 42 Edit - didn't see your second point so does not count.

Also 79 today is British actress Valerie Leon.

I was still only a lurker myself then. I joined a couple of months later. It was still in the days when guests could post and a lot did.

His death caused a lot of ranter fire on the forum at the time.

Yvonne Furneaux as sub please. May I also correct a couple of typos please? Doreen Mantel should be Mantle and Bulls Ogier should be Bulle.

Not by me. I can't stand Mary Berry either.

Tina Charles maybe for 1954? She was 21 when I Love to Love got to number 1.

I'd have said either Rita Haworth or Liberace. I was going to say Dennis Potter for 1994 but it seems he didn't reveal his illness until February that year. He died in June that year, just 9 days after his wife.

Norman Lovett, perhaps best known as Holly from Red Dwarf is 76 today.

I dreamt that Amanda Barrie died, not that weird, however her death was announced by a back from the dead Wendy Richard on Loose Women.

Burt Metcalfe.

And Barbara Leigh-Hunt is a blonde who was in Frenzy.

Simon Nicol, founding member of Fairport Convention is 72 today.