The Watcher 308 Posted November 20, 2023 2 hours ago, drol said: Surely to feature on the 2024 DL. Widely appreciated actor, turning 100 and dementia sufferer William Russell certainly didn't look 39 when Dr Who first aired around the time of the JFK assassination. Back then anyone over 40 looked like today's 60! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,073 Posted June 4 This feels like a DL miss. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,231 Posted June 4 Even expecting the remorseful day, still awful news. RIP. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 1,838 Posted June 4 As a massive fan of both Doctor Who, specifically the Hartnell years, and Coronation Street, this hurts like a bitch 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,307 Posted June 4 I saw him play Old Hamlet/The Player King in Hamlet at the RSC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,436 Posted June 4 And Bang, my current first sub on my poker team is gone! Think I have him elsewhere. While this is awful news for us fans devoted or passing of Who, we must remember he had a pretty good film resume as well. RIP Chesterfield. (Little Hartnell reference ). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 180 Posted June 4 I thought he died next week !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,210 Posted June 4 Always a shame when they get so close to 100 but don't make it. Mind you if he hadn't been fucking about in that time machine... Second Shadow List hit in a week for me. From the very young, to the very old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,436 Posted June 4 Sir, now that William Russell has gone, what do you think about alien life? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 1,954 Posted June 4 17 minutes ago, Windsor said: Always a shame when they get so close to 100 but don't make it. Well, you know what they say, not everyone makes it to 100 or is beyond 100. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,652 Posted June 4 A sad loss. Glad he got his little scene in Whittaker's farewell at the meeting of former companions. A reminder of the long history of Doctor Who, but another link to the past gone. Still got Carole and Waris Hussein, I think? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 898 Posted June 4 A sad loss. Have been working my way through classic Who on iPlayer since November and he was a real asset in those early years. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,231 Posted June 4 1 hour ago, RoverAndOut said: A sad loss. Glad he got his little scene in Whittaker's farewell at the meeting of former companions. A reminder of the long history of Doctor Who, but another link to the past gone. Still got Carole and Waris Hussein, I think? Carole Ann Ford is alive. As is Waris Hussein, though he's been a bit frail of late. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trome 116 Posted June 4 I thought he would reach 100 RIP 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,422 Posted June 4 1 hour ago, msc said: Carole Ann Ford is alive. As is Waris Hussein, though he's been a bit frail of late. Doctor who directors seem to have a good lifespan - multiple ones from the early years still alive. While she was not an original cast member Maureen O’Brien is still around of course as well 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 372 Posted June 4 2 hours ago, prussianblue said: A sad loss. Have been working my way through classic Who on iPlayer since November and he was a real asset in those early years. Just a pity the very first episodes aren't on there thanks to Antony Coburn's deranged wackjob of a son. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,880 Posted June 4 I am quite sad about this too despite not being a Doctor Who fan. He was in an episode of Robin of Sherwood, of which I am a big fan. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,413 Posted June 6 Only since his death have I realised that the part he played in Coronation Street was that of Ted Sullivan. I used to watch the programme in those days, and remember the character (confectionery salesman, married Rita, died watching a bowls match iirc) but never made the connection. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites