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At the moment, at least two of the three Rickard sisters are known to have appeared on The Avengers during Linda Thorson episodes.

Decima Rickard , later Decima Delaney

Model, extra and stand-in.

This was mentioned in the official paper...

Wally Schneiderman, well-known makeup artist, died on 8 April 2021. He worked as a makeup artist for the TNA episode Dirtier by the Dozen.

Sandra Exelby (by 9 April):

What a sad day, news of 2 great Elder statesman passing. Our deepest...

Today it was officially announced that stuntman Roy Scammell, who doubled for Helen Pritchard in ‘Bizarre’, had died.

(Thanks to Mariocki for his announcement on this forum on May 17th - as far as I know Toby Hadoke started distribution on 18th...

Just discovered via Facebook that ex-opera singer, actress and film extra Pamela Wardel died on 20 December 2020.

She played Maisie (credited role on screen) in the Avengers episode Brief for Murder (1963).

Pete Harris (one of Pamela's sons)...

In recent years, I've wondered why there is no news of the well-known stuntman Bill Sawyer who participated in The Avengers.

I contacted his son Nick and received the following response:

Hi Dennis
My dad died in 1996. Thank you for you kind...

Well-known Northern Irish born actor Arthur Cox died on 9th April. He was buried on 21st April.

Among his many screen appearances, he has played in two episodes of The Avengers:

1) From Venus with Love (1967) ... Clarke

2) Whoever Shot Poor...

Actor Graham Rigby, best known for appearances on TV series such as Coronation Street and Crossroads, died peacefully at Queens Hospital Burton on April 5th 2021.

Besides his many television works, including Doctor Who, he played Nat Fletcher in...

Actor, writer and artist Edwin Apps died 16 April 2021. :(

The day before his death Edwin asked for champagne and wanted us to share this photo (by link above) with all of you his friends. Salute to you! He loved you! ❤️

Besides his many...

It is interesting to recall some mistakes with the places of birth of some film and TV performers.

1. Jayne Sofiano

Actress, played Petra in Avengers episode Split! (1968).

It was believed for many years
Born: London, England, UK.

(Ah,...

Other sad news. Maria Andipa, actress and ambassador of the Greek community in London, has died 12th April in Cromwell Hospital.

She played the singer named Conchita in the Avengers episode Death Dispatch (1962).

Ms Andipa was born in...

Australian-born actor Trader Faulkner died 14 April, at 93, in London. He played Jacques Tissot in Avengers episode Propellant 23 (1962).

The Telegraph (By Telegraph Obituaries 15 April 2021 • 1:36pm)

Trader Faulkner, actor and memoirist...

I decided to create this topic, as I think that this year is the one of the most intense in the number of important people who participated in the series and left this world.

The list below is obviously not complete, however, it fully lets you feel...

Actor David de Keyser, who played Dr. Prator in TNA episode Faces (1976), died on February 20, aged 93.

The Stage Obituary: David de Keyser
Mar 30, 2021
by Michael Quinn

Seasoned stage and TV actor who also gave voice to Pathé newsreels and...

:shock: I went to the Facebook page of the daughter of actor Ian Hendry, Corrie, and found that she died last year (no details) and her page is now called Remembering Corrie Hendry .

Corrie with her dad, Ian, appeared in the TNA episode To Catch...

:shock: Dear friends, I just found out that our Mary Burleigh who appeared in Avengers episode Take Me to Your Leader and was one of Elisabeth Robillard 's best girlfriends, used drugs that led to her death.

How did I know this? I started...

Child actress and choreographer Heather Seymour passed away at the age of 63 on May 1, 2020.

Although it's mentioned in Spotlight (1967), that Heather participated in The Avengers, it is still unknown if she appeared on screen or if her role was...

Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs is dead at 85.

Although Johnny is one of those performers that was not identified in our TV series, references to his participation in The Avengers are present in various sources.

His name was mentioned with...

Fresh news:

Stage and screen actress Nicola Pagett best known for playing Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs, has died suddenly of a brain tumour aged 75. :cry:

One of the brilliant British actresses of the second...

Actor Alan Curtis, who played Brand in Avengers episode Mission to Montreal (1962), has passed away on 18th February at the age of 90. The news has been confirmed by his niece.

RIP

Sad news, Keith Buckley, who played Lomax in Avengers episode Take-Over and Brady in TNA episode Sleeper, passed away at 79.

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Wai-po Tang (4 December 2020):

GOODBYE AND FAREWELL MY FRIEND RIP - KEITH BUCKLEY 1941-2020
This is a...

Was writer Leigh Vance (of All Done With Mirrors, and The Saint, fame) a man or a woman? The internet searches are coming up about 50/50.

Some sources say he/she was born and died in America, so maybe there are two writers with the same name?

Today Mariocki informed us on this forum about the following:

The Irving Society have tweeted that Jeremy Burnham, who was responsible for the erection of a plaque dedicated to Sir Henry Irving, died on New Year’s Eve.

An information on...

The topic was raised in the thread of the actor Anthony Dawes...

...and I decided to move it to a separate topic, but based on my own research (topical recently 2022).

So...

NO surviving credited cast members, which appear on the screen:...

Happy 94th Birthday to Laurie Johnson.

I just read a message from On the Buses Official Facebook Page:

It comes some great sadness to bring so very sad news, Harry 'Aitch Fielder On the Buses extra and long life supporter of the On the Buses events has passed last night. This is a...