53 stories by "Anthony Hayward"
Scottish actor who played Golly Mackenzie in TV’s Monarch of the Glen and Andy Semple in Take the High RoadAlexander Morton, who has died of heart failure aged 81, was a stalwart of Scotti…
Actor who earned an Oscar nomination for portraying Shirley Valentine, a dissatisfied housewife who sets off on a romantic quest in Greece
The actor Pauline Collins, who has died aged 85 aft…
Theatre school founder who trained an array of British talent including Amy Winehouse, Billie Piper and Keeley Hawes
Sylvia Young, who has died aged 85, nurtured the childhood talents of som…
Stage and screen actor who appeared in eight of the saucy Carry On films of the 1960s and 70s
Julian Holloway, who has died aged 80, was a prolific television actor and voice artist, and had…
The Queen's most famous lookalike, who enjoyed a long career in film and television thanks to their uncanny resemblance
In 1972, Jeannette Charles was in her mid-40s and settling down to lif…
Musical actor renowned for devising and performing Side By Side By Sondheim who was a regular on That Was the Week That WasEagle-eyed aficionados of the 1964 war film epic Zulu will recall t…
Magician and illusionist who was one of the first conjurors to establish himself on British television in the 1950sDavid Berglas, who has died aged 97, became a variety star of the 1950s in …
Actor known for screen roles in The Long Good Friday and Harry's Game, and as a stalwart of the Joint Stock Theatre GroupThe character actor Tony Rohr, who has died of prostate cancer aged 8…
Actor who played Nellie Boswell in the popular BBC television sitcom BreadThe actor Jean Boht, who has died aged 91, became a household name when she starred as Nellie Boswell, the indomitab…
Actor known for her roles in television comedies, the epic drama The Spoils of War and Coronation StreetAt one time in the mid-1970s, the actor Anita Carey, who has died of breast cancer age…
Actor who played the suave Leonard in the TV sitcom Butterflies opposite Wendy Craig as the downtrodden housewife RiaThe actor Bruce Montague, who has died of cancer aged 83, will be best re…
Actor in the high-spirited Footlights revue Cambridge Circus in the 1960s who was a founding cast member of Emmerdale FarmThe actor Jo Kendall, who has died aged 81, was catapulted to fame a…
Vivacious stage and screen actor who was a stalwart of West End shows and TV entertainment programmesDilys Watling, who has died aged 79, was an all-round entertainer on stage and screen. Fr…
Actor and singer with a record of West End successes and a variety of screen rolesThe actor Sheila White, who has died of heart failure aged 69, was given her big break at the age of 17, whe…
Versatile stage and screen actor who starred in Stand Up, Nigel Barton and found fame in the 1980s sitcom Duty FreeKeith Barron, who has died aged 83, was once described as "that utility hal…
Stage and screen actor who took leading roles in Hair and The Rocky Horror ShowTrevor Byfield, who has died of pneumonia aged 73, was a star of stage musicals under the name Ziggy Byfield be…
Long-serving and prolific scriptwriter on ITV's Coronation StreetPeter Whalley, who has died aged 71 of cancer, was Coronation Streiet's longest-serving and most prolific scriptwriter, penni…
Storyline writer and scriptwriter on Coronation Street who was responsible for one of the soap's most dramatic episodes " the 1986 fire at the Rovers ReturnTom Elliott, who has died aged 79,…
Actor best known for playing Alec Gilroy, the pompous landlord of the Rovers Return in Coronation StreetThe actor Roy Barraclough, who has died aged 81, forged a memorable television partner…
Television producer whose work included landmark dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff and Edge of DarknessMichael Wearing, who has died aged 78, was a television producer and executive be…
Veteran character actor who appeared in The Italian Job, Prime Suspect and Footballers WivesJohn Forgeham, who has died aged 75, was a hard-living actor who brought some of his off-screen qu…
Versatile entertainer and Mrs Alfred MarksThe actor and singer Paddie O'Neil, who has died aged 83, was best known for many stage and screen appearances with her husband, Alfred Marks, but s…
Stage and screen actor who brought laughs to the ITV sitcom BenidormThe actor Kenny Ireland, who has died of cancer aged 68, crowned a long career on stage and screen by playing the outrageo…
Actor who appeared in several popular TV dramas and sitcoms and memorably played Mrs Perks in the 1970 film The Railway ChildrenDeddie Davies, who has died of ovarian cancer aged 78, will be…
Actor whose six-decade career ranged from the National Theatre to Casualty and Downton AbbeyCharacter actors sometimes step out from the shadows to play prominent roles in popular television…
