Porridge actor Ken Jones dies, age 83

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Actor Ken Jones, who was best known for his role as "Horrible" Ives in Porridge, has died aged 83 from bowel cancer.



The Liverpool-born star, who spent his later life in Llanrhystud, west Wales, died at a nursing home in Prescott, Merseyside, on Thursday.

Jones played "Horrible" Bernard Ives in the comedy alongside the late Ronnie Barker and the late Richard Beckinsale.

He also appeared in The Liver Birds, Casualty and Peak Practice.

Jones started acting in amateur dramatics groups in Liverpool and had a long acting career before retiring to Wales about 10 years ago, where he lived with wife Sheila, an actress, until her death in August.