Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones: 

† Sep 12 1927-July 9 2019

The prince of wild-eyed bluster and choleric charm, Mr Jones has a CV as long as Gazza's psychiatric notes and has appeared in many classic and not-so-classic films, including 'Accident' (1967), 'Otley' (1969), 'Zulu Dawn' (1979), 'Dune' (1984), 'Marat/Sade' (1967), David Lynch's 'Wild At Heart' (1990), 'The Elephant Man' (1980) and 'The Satanic Rites Of Dracula' (1973). His TV work is even more extensive, from 'The Avengers', 'Randall & Hopkirk Deceased' (both series), 'The Ghosts of Motley Hall' and 'Jason King', to 'Vanity Fair', 'Lovejoy', and 'The League Of Gentlemen'. A gold-standard character actor. Trivia point: He is the father of the highly-regarded actor Toby Jones, who has received far too much recent publicity and too many critical accolades to qualify for inclusion here himself. 

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Petra Markham

Petra Markham: 

Strangely goggly and doll-like actress who played Mikki in 'Ace Of Wands' on ITV in the early '70s, after an early appearance in 'Dr Who'. Her best-known big screen role is as Doreen in 'Get Carter' (1971), but she has continued to show up on TV in the likes of 'Follyfoot', 'Bergerac', 'The Bill' of course, 'Angels', and 'EastEnders'. Interesting footnotes include 'Curry & Chips' and 'Ripping Yarns'. From a theatrical family, her brothers-in-law are/were Roger Lloyd-Pack and the late Corin Redgrave.

With Michael Caine in 'Get Carter' (1971)

As Eric's girlfriend Enid Bag, in the Ripping Yarns
episode 'The Testing of Eric Olthwaite'  

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Aubrey Morris

Aubrey Morris: 

† June 1 1926 - July 15 2015

Another really familiar face you probably couldn't put a name to. He's been in films like 'Clockwork Orange' (1971), 'Up The Junction' (1968), 'Lisztomania' (1975) and 'The Wicker Man' (1973), and an A-Z of cult TV from 'The Prisoner', 'The Avengers' and 'Catweazle', to 'Babylon 5', 'Deadwood', 'Metal Mickey' and 'Man About The House'. Well done, sir.

* Sorry to hear that Aubrey Morris has passed on. He was one of the first actors to receive a salute on this blog, back in 2012. Guardian obituary here.   

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Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke: 

Unmistakable wonky-eyed actor who often plays intelligence men, civil servants, shifty doctors and dodgy accountants. Most famous, apparently, for an uncharacteristic bare-chested bit-part in 'Return Of The Jedi', but you probably know him from 'Minder', 'Blott On The Landscape', 'Blackadder', or something in the 'Marple'/'Bergerac'/'Midsomer Murders' cosy crime strand. A class act.

As Malakili the Rancor keeper in 'Return Of The Jedi (1983),
 in a poignant moment after Luke has killed his beloved monster   

In the James Bond movie 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981)

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John Clive

John Clive:

†6 January 1933 – 14 October 2012

A very distinctively impish actor who has been a staple of British comedy for many years, resulting in a fantastic CV containing credits for 'Smashing Time', 'Clockwork Orange', 'Carry On Dick', 'The Italian Job' and the voice of John Lennon in 'Yellow Submarine'. On the box, he has two memorable appearances in 'Rising Damp' on top of the obligatory gigs on 'The Sweeney', 'The Saint', 'Man In A Suitcase' and lots of kids' shows. He is also a successful writer of historical fiction.

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Madeline Smith

Madeline Smith: 

Biba salesgirl turned actress who played endless dollybird, saucepot, and vamp roles from the late '60s to the early '80s. Cartoonishly busty and cute, she features briefly in 'Live & Let Die' (1973) - it's her zip and Roger Moore's magnetic watch - and more prominently (ahem) in 'Up Pompeii' (1971), 'Theatre Of Blood' (1973), 'The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins' (1971), 'Taste The Blood Of Dracula' (1970), 'Carry On Matron' (1972) etc. Her television CV covers 'Jason King', 'The Two Ronnies', 'Steptoe & Son', and so on, until she retired from acting in the '80s.

In the mildly saucy Hammer horror 'The Vampire Lovers' (1970)

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Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc:

† July 5 1934 – March 5 2012

A sort of wild-eyed Welsh Herbert Lom, whose intense glare and dark looks made him something of a shoo-in for a range of sinister roles in British TV of the '60s and '70s. Apart from his comedy star turn as the U-boat captain in 'Dad's Army', he was also in demand for 'The Avengers', 'Man In A Suitcase', lots of 'Doctor Who', 'UFO', 'Jason King', 'Porridge' and 'Randall & Hopkirk, Deceased'. Never really made it big in cinema, but he's in 'The Quiller Memorandum' (1966) and odd British Joan Crawford vehicle 'Berserk' (1967).

Another one gone. The entry above was one I originally posted on Oct 24 2011

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