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James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author. Born in Sunderland , Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to become a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire , where he practised for almost 50 years.
For his role as veterinary surgeon James Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, the actor required training in vet procedures for accuracy in the show. [8] " Straight off the bat with our on-set vet adviser Andy Barrett, we were up close and personal with horses, sheep, kind of going through the procedures and things that we would be doing.
Timothy was born in Bala in 1940. [1] He is the son of Anglican priest and BBC announcer Andrew Timothy and his first wife, Gwladys Marian nee Hailstone. [2] [3]When aged five Timothy moved with his family to south London, and at thirteen to Shrewsbury, where he attended Kingsland Grange Preparatory School and Priory Grammar School for Boys, [4] and trained at the Central School of Speech and ...
The actor, who was also well known for his roles in British sitcoms "Only Fools and Horses" and "The Vicar of Dibley," died of pancreatic cancer aged 69 in January 2014. Verne Troyer Warner Bros.
Died in his sleep following a short illness 1 Character killed off in his sleep while on his deathbed in Season 1, Episode 4. Anne Kirkbride: Deirdre Barlow: Coronation Street: 1,439 2015-01-19 Breast cancer: Character killed off, possibly with brain aneurysm. Monty Oum: Lie Ren RWBY: 2015-02-01 allergic reaction 3
The 73-year-old actor died after suffering a cardiac arrest, his wife of 25 years announced. ... Carl Weathers died in his sleep at the age of 76 (2019 Invision) ...
Herriot's wife, Helen (based on Joan Wight), was initially played by Carol Drinkwater and in the later series by Lynda Bellingham. The series had two runs: the original (1978 to 1980, based directly on Herriot's books) was for three series; the second (1988 to 1990, filmed with original scripts but generally regarded as a continuation of the ...
Actor and former teen idol James Darren, best known for his role in the "Gidget" franchise, has died, according to reports.He was 88. Darren reportedly died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ...