Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89

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Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89

Postby dutchman » Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:00 pm

Veteran British actor Ian Carmichael has died at the age of 89, his wife has said.
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The star of film and TV from the 1950s to the 1970s fell ill over Christmas and New Year, she added.

He died peacefully on Friday at his home in the Esk Valley on the North York Moors.

He made his name in films for the Boulting Brothers including Private's Progress (1956), Brothers in Law (1957) and I'm All Right Jack (1959).

During the 1960s and 1970s, he was successful in television, particularly as Bertie Wooster in BBC drama series The World of Wooster.

This was followed by another popular role as Lord Peter Wimsey in several of the BBC drama series based on the mystery novels by Dorothy L Sayers.
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Re: Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89

Postby pollyanna » Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:32 pm

He was a great actor - and more recently appeared in the hospital drama The Royal as T.J. Middleditch. very sad news.
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Re: Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89

Postby rebbonk » Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:56 pm

One of the good guys.

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