Post by RitaLittlewood on Mar 20, 2008 15:16:27 GMT
From BBC Online:
Last Updated: Thursday, 20 March 2008, 14:39 GMT
Summer Wine star Brian Wilde dies
Last of the Summer Wine and Porridge actor Brian Wilde has died.
Wilde played Foggy in the long-running comedy series Last of The Summer Wine and Barraclough in prison sitcom Porridge, alongside Ronnie Barker.
He also appeared in the 1980s TV comedy Kit Curran. He died in his sleep at his Hertfordshire home on Thursday.
His agent Nick Young said: "He will be sadly missed by colleagues and family alike. He brought a great deal of laughter into many people's lives."
Carry On role
Mr Young said Wilde's death was "sudden".
He said: "He was shaky the last few days but nobody expected this. He went to bed and didn't wake up."
Wilde, who was born in Lancashire, had minor roles in films such as The Jokers (1967) and Carry On Doctor (1968) before taking on the role of Barraclough in Porridge in 1973.
He also appeared in the 1970s children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall.
Wilde joined Last of the Summer Wine as the pompous ex-army corporal Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst in its third series in 1976.
He left in 1985, but rejoined in 1990 and remained until 1997.
Last of the Summer Wine creator Roy Clarke praised Wilde as "a wonderful actor". He told BBC Radio York: "I never knew him put a foot wrong."
'Old school star'
The show's producer Alan JW Bell told the BBC: "He was perhaps the best of the Summer Wine 'third men' - he was the most loved of all the characters.
"He was a fine actor to work with, very professional. He was an old school actor - you turned up, knew your lines and played them the very best you could.
"He had an enormous warmth to the public when he was off the set.
"He didn't like to hob-nob with the actors - when there was a break, he preferred to go a pub around the corner to meet the real people."
Last Updated: Thursday, 20 March 2008, 14:39 GMT
Summer Wine star Brian Wilde dies
Last of the Summer Wine and Porridge actor Brian Wilde has died.
Wilde played Foggy in the long-running comedy series Last of The Summer Wine and Barraclough in prison sitcom Porridge, alongside Ronnie Barker.
He also appeared in the 1980s TV comedy Kit Curran. He died in his sleep at his Hertfordshire home on Thursday.
His agent Nick Young said: "He will be sadly missed by colleagues and family alike. He brought a great deal of laughter into many people's lives."
Carry On role
Mr Young said Wilde's death was "sudden".
He said: "He was shaky the last few days but nobody expected this. He went to bed and didn't wake up."
Wilde, who was born in Lancashire, had minor roles in films such as The Jokers (1967) and Carry On Doctor (1968) before taking on the role of Barraclough in Porridge in 1973.
He also appeared in the 1970s children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall.
Wilde joined Last of the Summer Wine as the pompous ex-army corporal Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst in its third series in 1976.
He left in 1985, but rejoined in 1990 and remained until 1997.
Last of the Summer Wine creator Roy Clarke praised Wilde as "a wonderful actor". He told BBC Radio York: "I never knew him put a foot wrong."
'Old school star'
The show's producer Alan JW Bell told the BBC: "He was perhaps the best of the Summer Wine 'third men' - he was the most loved of all the characters.
"He was a fine actor to work with, very professional. He was an old school actor - you turned up, knew your lines and played them the very best you could.
"He had an enormous warmth to the public when he was off the set.
"He didn't like to hob-nob with the actors - when there was a break, he preferred to go a pub around the corner to meet the real people."
