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In the 2006 film Venus, during a scene inside the actors' church, St Paul's, Peter O'Toole's character, an aging actor, points out Richard's plaque, as an example of an actor who died in his prime. [57] In 2007, Alan Davies nominated Richard as his chosen subject for the BBC Radio 4 series Great Lives. Judy Loe and Stephen Frears participated ...
William Fulton Beith Mackay OBE (12 August 1922 – 6 June 1987) was a Scottish actor and playwright, best known for his role as prison officer Mr. Mackay in the 1970s television sitcom Porridge. Early life
Actress Patricia Brake, who starred as Ronnie Barker’s on-screen daughter in sitcom Porridge, has died aged 79 after a “very long battle with cancer”, her agent said.
Peter Ewart Ohm (4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016), known professionally as Peter Vaughan, was an English actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. [1] He also acted extensively on stage. Vaughan played Grouty in the sitcom Porridge and its 1979 film adaptation.
Porridge is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series and two Christmas specials, and was followed by a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the film was released under the title Doing Time).
Mark Withers, best known for roles in Dynasty and Stranger Things, has died. He was 77. The actor’s daughter, Jessie Withers, confirmed her father had passed away following a battle with ...
The Spanish actor died at 37-years-old last week. Carlos R. Alvarez via Getty Images De la Torre’s seemed to be in good spirits in his last Instagram post, which he shared on June 3.
Patricia Ann Kennedy (25 June 1942 – 28 May 2022), better known by her stage name Patricia Brake, was an English actress.She was best known for her role as Ingrid Fletcher, eldest daughter of Norman Stanley Fletcher, in the BBC sitcom Porridge and its sequel Going Straight.