British Character Actors

[Leon Brittan 293]

That's absolute bully. The spelling is disgusting 

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,027]

It better not be true, him and Maureen Lipman are the only two on Corrie at the moment that make it worth watching.

[TheKeysOfMarinus 390]

It has got to be fake. A lot of British TV attracts people who like to make their own custom “official” material based around it (YouTube is full of niche fake BBC One trailers and the like) and I can imagine this being someone’s extension of that. 

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8 hours ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said:

It has got to be fake. A lot of British TV attracts people who like to make their own custom “official” material based around it (YouTube is full of niche fake BBC One trailers and the like) and I can imagine this being someone’s extension of that. 

Considering it's been 12 hours and literally no major media outlet has concurred, it's absolutely a terribly written hoax.

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

16 hours ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said:

A lot of British TV attracts people who like to make their own custom “official” material based around it  

 

It's OK, you can say "autists". 

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Janet Dale, actress who's appeared in loads of stuff -  stage, screen & TV, dead at 79 from a brain tumour.

[YoungWillz 21,024]

Wilfred Grove, one of those character actors who appeared in lots but generally smaller roles, reported dead aged 92 here: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2023/06/15/thursday-hili-dialogue-440/#comment-2050013

 

Of course, the role that caught my eye was Male Nun in The Avengers story Dead On Course.

 

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29 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Wilfred Grove, one of those character actors who appeared in lots but generally smaller roles, reported dead aged 92 here: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2023/06/15/thursday-hili-dialogue-440/#comment-2050013

 

Of course, the role that caught my eye was Male Nun in The Avengers story Dead On Course.

 

I see he was also in The Flaxton Boys, a programme that seemingly no-one but me remembers.

[YoungWillz 21,024]

John Nettleton dead. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/23057105/john-nettleton-dead-yes-minister-midsomer-murders/

 

Straight to DDP QO.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

16 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

John Nettleton dead. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/23057105/john-nettleton-dead-yes-minister-midsomer-murders/

 

Straight to DDP QO.

I reckon Peter Cellier will go this year too. Been quiet for too long, and just got a gut feeling.

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

			Yes Minister
Actor	Born	Died		Cause of death
Paul Eddington CBE	1927	1995 (68)		lymphoma
Sir Nigel Hawthorne CBE	1929	2001 (72)		heart failure
Derek Fowlds	1937	2020 (82)		heart failure and sepsis
Diana Hoddinott	1945
John Nettleton	1929	2023 (94)
Neil Fitzwiliam	1942
Arthur Cox	1934	2021 (87)
John Savident	1938
John Pennington	1939	2020 (c. 81)
Antony Carrick	1932
Robert Dougall MBE	1913	1999 (86)

 

			Yes, Prime Minister
Actor	Born	Died		Cause of death
Paul Eddington CBE	1927	1995 (68)		lymphoma
Sir Nigel Hawthorne CBE	1929	2001 (72)		heart failure
Derek Fowlds	1937	2020 (82)		heart failure and sepsis
Diana Hoddinott	1945
Deborah Norton	1943
John Nettleton	1929	2023 (94)
Peter Cellier	1928
Miranda Forbes	1946	2001 (54)		leukaemia
Frederick Treves BEM	1925	2012 (86)
Antony Carrick	1932
Barry Stanton	1940
Donald Pickering	1933	2009 (76)
Peter Cartwright	1935	2013 (78)		cancer

Update (sorry, I know it displays weird if you're viewing on your phone).

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2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

John Nettleton dead. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/23057105/john-nettleton-dead-yes-minister-midsomer-murders/

 

Straight to DDP QO.

 

The creepy gendarme in "And soon the darkness"

[YoungWillz 21,024]

Ian Clegg, actor with a few roles on IMDB, death notice: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/clegg-notices_52728

 

Age, profession and place of residence/death tie up completely with this entry from Companies House, so definitely him: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/L5gRZSyIgh7TS4uG9y5cJ4SqEc8/appointments

[YoungWillz 21,024]

Bob Flag, musician and actor whose roles include Dennis Nielsen in Cold Light Of Day and Alan Rathbone in Calendar Girls. reportedly dead in Japan: 

Same guy in this video:

 

 

However, we are all going to remember him as the face of Big Brother from the film 1984 and the accompanying Eurythmics track.

 

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On 22/06/2023 at 18:15, MarkF said:

Happy 97th birthday today to Doreen Mantle.

 

Sad news. Doreen Mantle has died.  Obviously One Foot in the Grave is her stand out but was still acting recently in Doctors and Fr Brown.

 

Sky obit

 

 

[The Old Crem 3,581]

 

Mirror have just announced Doreen Mantle has died aged 97. 

[YoungWillz 21,024]

Apropos nothing at all...I don't believe it! 

[Paul Bearer 6,100]

Both feet in the grave now. 

[prussianblue 1,025]

Sad about this one. Mrs Warboys was a brilliant character. First of the main cast to go too.

[YoungWillz 21,024]

Report of the death of actor, director and producer Darren Kent: 

He was 24 in 2008 so that makes his age at death around 39, with this article detailing his osteoporosis, arthritis and rare skin disorder: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/3748404.darrens-starring-role-with-kiefer-sutherland/

 

Credits include Mirrors with Keifer Sutherland, Game of Thrones and Eastenders. 

 

RIP young fellow.

[Gisooo 3,302]

On 30/12/2020 at 00:51, Ulitzer95 said:

Wasn't quite sure where to put this, but thought we were overdue a masterlist for British television actors so went through a list of UK TV shows of the 60s–90s earlier and singled out all the actors turning 90+ in 2021. Vast majority of these names will obit for sure:

 

On 30/12/2020 at 00:51, Ulitzer95 said:

Cyril Appleton (wiki, b. 1930) Coronation Street

 

On 30/12/2020 at 00:51, Ulitzer95 said:

As always, additions very welcome.

 

I don't know if it is true, but he seem to be dead in 2005?

But someone who claimed to be his family friend said he was alive in 2016? 

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3 hours ago, Gisooo said:

 

 

 

I don't know if it is true, but he seem to be dead in 2005?

But someone who claimed to be his family friend said he was alive in 2016? 

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[Ulitzer95 12,576]

@Gisooo, upon closer inspection, the Cyril Appleton who died in Wigan in 2005 may not be the actor. I found the death record on Ancestry and the date of birth listed is completely different. 

The comment on Wikipedia says that Cyril Appleton was alive and living in London as of 2016. I see from the residency records that there is a Cyril A Appleton living in that area. 

Cyril Appleton is a pretty uncommon name but there were two born in 1930 (and both in Lancashire coincidentally!):

Births Jun 1930   (>99%)

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Appleton Cyril A Leche Prescot 8b1358  

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Births Sep 1930   (>99%)

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Appleton Cyril Trundle Wigan 8c49  

Is it possible that the first one is the actor? Likely so. If his DOB of 31 May 1930 is believed to be correct, then a June 1930 registration would make more sense. 

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On 09/08/2023 at 20:16, prussianblue said:

Sad about this one. Mrs Warboys was a brilliant character. First of the main cast to go too.

Remarkable how much better the cast of One Foot in the Grave has fared for longevity compared to say The Vicar of Dibley which started later and had a similar aged main cast. 

[The Old Crem 3,581]

Mirror

Jane Whittenshaw who made many guest appearances in many British TV programmes has died.