He was married to actress Sue Lloyd, who played his onscreen wife, Barbara Hunter, before lung cancer claimed his life in 1991. I wasnt keen, but as it was only for a few weeks, I thought, Why not? I dressed in a set of overalls and my brothers green woolly hat that he wore when he went fishing. She died in London in 2002, at the age of 65. [1] Career Crossroads and Ipcress File actress Sue Lloyd dies aged 72 The actor was previously married to Margery Field and he died on July 2, 1985 in London. [1] Early life The British actress is now 79 years old and she is married with two children. He was an actor, known for Crossroads (1964), Crossroads: A Celebration (1971) and Nearest and Dearest (1968). What's the connection between an American named Alfred Heineman and the late soap queen Noele Gordon? Actress, Joan Collins took to her. Crossroads matriarch Meg later Meg Mortimer was memorably played by Brummie actress Noele Gordon. I took the flack as that was part of my job to protect my staff. Birmingham-born Paul, 69, and his wife Sheila live in Shropshire and have a son, Anthony. A daughter, Justine, died in 1989. She retired to her home in Birmingham, where she died in 1985 of stomach cancer. Before she died in 2003, she recalled: Miss Tatum didnt suffer fools gladly and was a bit sharp at times, but she was a wonderful character. In a tragic scene, his character is shot by German guards as he makes a run for the prison camps fence. Seventies chart-toppers Mud, Where are they now? He did however, reveal that his nasty Crossroads character came back to haunt him as a viewer tried to kill him. The former Coronation Street actor Amanda Barrie, who had a 10-year relationship with Chasen after appearing on stage with her in 1980, recalled her loose grasp on reality. (April 2016) Paul Henry (born 1947) is an English actor, best known for his role as Benny Hawkins in the soap opera Crossroads, on which he appeared on 354 episodes over 11 years. Prior to Crossroads Allen had been an English character actor. [citation needed]. Alfred and Arthur Heineman proposed a chain of motor hotels, with the first on the side of the highway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. He was aged just 35. Then, in February, 1981, four months before Noele was sacked, actor Roger Tonge - who had played Meg's son, Sandy, since the beginning - also died. Maurice Colbourne (24 September 1939 - 4 August 1989) was an English stage and television actor who starred as Tom Howard in the BBC television series Howards' Way. The plan was for Amy to be arrested for being a Soviet double agent, Amelia Turtleovski, but sadly it never appeared on screen. Angus first joined the show in a small role in 1972 and returned as Shughie in 1974. Arthur Leslie who played Jack Walker in Coronation Street passed away very suddenly in 1970, and Beryl Johnstone (Kitty Jarvis) in Crossroads in 1969, and Jo Richardson (Mrs Whitton) in. The actor who played Sandy from the very first episode of Crossroads, died on 26th February 1981. In August 2012, it was announced that Hanson had joined the cast of long-running soap opera Coronation Street as a character called Penny Thornley. Margaret Matheson had stated that it was not Denton or herself who sacked Gordon. Playing Megs daughter, Jane Rossingtons claim to fame is that she was the only the only Crossroads original cast member to be in the first and last episode of the series. [9], Returning to the stage in 2009, he appeared in a touring version of Run for Your Wife and in the following year portrayed Tony Hancock in the play Hancock's Finest Hour. In April 1949, she took the role of Meg Brockie in the original London production of Brigadoon for 685 performances at Her Majesty's Theatre. The British actress is now 79 years old. It then moved to the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End, where it ran for only 88 performances. ATV Today: 26.02.1981: Death of Roger Tonge | MACE Archive He also appeared as a bagpipe-playing innkeeper during several appearances in Dr Who and also featured in Keeping Up Appearances and Monarch of the Glen. The actress made a brief return to the soap in 1983 and went on to star in the musical Gypsy. Stan Stennett obituary | Comedy | The Guardian I found that once I knew who Benny was, the lines came easily and six weeks turned into 13 years. This article was amended on 29 May 2020. [1] He is also known for roles in other television series such as Gangsters, The Onedin Line, The Day of the Triffids and Doctor Who. He was only 35. Gordon never married. [7], In the summer of 1964, Lunchbox came to an end after more than 2,000 episodes. Doctors, The Sandbaggers, Crossroads Diane Keen (born 29 July 1946) is an English actress, who starred in the British TV drama Doctors in which she played Julia Parsons from 2003 to 2012. Comedian Ronnie Barker later in his life revealed that he had suggested Henry should be cast as the character Lennie Godber opposite him in the sitcom Porridge, but the actor Richard Beckinsale was chosen instead by the television producer. It came after playing more than 20 characters most of the female parts throughout the 18-year run of the BBC radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959-77), set on board the Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. Gavin and Stacey actress Margaret John dies at 84 - BBC News The programme's new look was designed to bring back Gordon on an 'as and when' basis, starting with a three-month stint from April 1985. Crossroads cast now: What happened to Noele Gordon and her co-stars in the soap as Nolly airs on ITVX It follows the life of Noele Gordon, one of the nations most famous and beloved soap. Six years earlier, Sean OConnor, the producer of the Channel 5 soap Family Affairs who directed her in various stage plays created the part of Madge Bennett, an elderly woman in hospital in an Armistice Day story, specially for Chasen. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Menu Movies Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight TV Shows Jane Rossington was part of the cast from day one and she played Jill Richardson in the soap. He sneaked into the studios and charged at me with a knife, he said. Central were obliged to continue ATV's commitment to Crossroads; however, Head of Programmes Charles Denton and Head of Drama Margaret Matheson wanted to end the soap opera in favour of more expensive and lavish drama productions. That grief is with me today as if it was yesterday. He had caught chicken pox and died of heart failure, his system unable to cope with the infection. Now 70, he lives in Shropshire. Bob Warman interview with the Crossroads producer Jack Barton who describes how Sandy's work schedule allowed him to spend . This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. [2] He was known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera Coronation Street, in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006. [9], First in 1969, and over the following decade, she won the TV Times award for most popular television actress on eight occasions. 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Film type: Colour / Sound Genre: Television News. let advertisementDisclaimer = 'ADVERTISEMENT'; She said she partly based the alcoholic lesbian she played in the Enid Bagnold play Call Me Jacky (Oxford playhouse, 1967-68) on the novelist Patricia Highsmith, with whom she had a brief relationship in the 1960s. 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The planned chain never worked out as other businessmen jumped on the bandwagon, offering cheaper rates. People still recognise me and say hello, which is nice. Charles Stapley obituary | Soap opera | The Guardian In 1953, she toured as Mrs Sally Adams in Call Me Madam after Billie Adams had played the role in the London season at the Coliseum. She may be best known for her long-running role (1979 to 1985) as Barbara Hunter ( ne Brady) in the British soap opera Crossroads and Cordelia Winfield in the ITC series The Baron . Susan Hanson played Miss Diane (aka Diane Parker, aka Diane Hunter) before her character was controversially killed off. Roger Tonge. When the soap's first stint finished, Jane shied away from TV work in favour of stage performances, before returning to her role in 2000. In 2013, at the age of 72, Adams began suffering from osteoarthritis, which he blames on a seafood diet. Kathy sadly died in 2008 from a brain tumour, she was aged 80. She is patron of the Crossroads Appreciation Society, a fan club for the show. She was the only original cast member of Crossroads to star in both the first and last ever episodes, and she spoke the first words spoken on the soap, "Crossroads Motel, good evening". Susan Margery Jeaffreson Lloyd (7 August 1939 - 20 October 2011) was an English model and actress, with numerous film and television credits. Where are the original Crossroads cast now? | TV & Radio - Express Angus Wilson Lennie (18 April 1930 - 14 September 2014) was a Scottish film and theatre character actor with a 50-year career span. Chasens 1949 marriage to John Webster ended in divorce. Al Hunter Ashton (26 June 1957 27 April 2007), born Alan Hunter , was an English actor and script writer. Crossroads was routinely assailed by TV critics for what they saw as its low quality, and Tonge was one of the members of the cast who was regularly criticised. Although you would never have known it from her on-screen squawk, she loved to sing and made a special appearance at Birmingham Town Hall, singing in Handels Messiah. Over the years the series dealt with storylines which were controversial for the times. I keep in touch with Tony Adams [Adam Chance from Crossroads] and I hear from Susan. Crossroads, EastEnders actress Heather Chasen dies, aged 92 After attending convent school in Ilford, she was taught to dance by Maude Wells and later spent several years living in Southend-on-Sea. All rights reserved. Ted was the. The following year, she returned for a four-year run (1982-86) as Valerie, whose husband (played by Michael Turner) became a shareholder in the motel. Heather Chasen obituary | Soap opera | The Guardian His country-boy style gained him the part of Peter Stevens in The Archers for a time. The Birmingham actor who played Carlos in Crossroads has died at the age of 73. A former fashion model, Valerie was used to the finer things in life, spending her husbands money, devouring Tom Collins cocktails and men. Now 73, she spoke the first words in the first episode on November 2, 1964, speaking into a telephone: Crossroads Motel, good evening. He died at the age of 84 in September 2014. (Image: Central Television) David Hunter A. Her father died the following day on a steamer that was sunk, and her stepfather, Ginger (GCR) Franks, died in the fighting that followed the invasion. He was writing a storyline for a new character called Benny Hawkins in Crossroads and he felt Id be perfect. Elisabeth Croft who played Miss Tatum in Crossroads. His absence and death were mentioned in an episode of Crossroads between his character's mother Meg and sister Jill and again in the episode featuring Meg leaving for a new life on the QE2. Benny went to peoples hearts and many spoke of his relationship with Diane [Susan Hanson], which worked because she was an established character whom the public loved. He stayed on at a time when the soap saw its highest ratings pulling in 18 million viewers a night at its peak. Tonge won the role by accident. In a 1981 interview with Angela Rippon, Tonge claimed that viewers were often astonished to encounter him off-screen and discover he did not use a wheelchair or crutches, despite him having been a wheelchair user for many years. (modern). Brian Kent played Dick Jarvis from 1964 until 1972 as part of the original cast. Cook Shughie blagged his way into a job at the motel, boasting he once worked on a luxury cruise ship which turned out to be a workers ferry on the Clyde. Roger Tonge played Sandy Richardson in the soap between 1964 and 1981. Prior to the accident storyline, Tonge had for many months only been seen in seated scenes, standing rigid or lying in bed. In The Great Escape, the Glasgow-born actor played Scottish prisoner of war Archibald The Mole Ives. 1945-1984. Heather Chasen as Valerie Pollard in Crossroads, with her daughter Miranda, played by Claire Faulconbridge. She played Antonia in A Severed Head, JB Priestleys adaptation of the Iris Murdoch novel (Criterion, 1963-64), a production that transferred to Broadway (Royale, 1964). 'Crossroads' TV Series. Since 1988, she has been the main patron of the Crossroads Appreciation Society, and continues to take an active role in the group. Kathy also had small roles in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, No Frills, Open All Hours, Dawson's Weekly, and The Benny Hill Show. As a result, I wasnt with it for many years and everything just seemed to go downhill. She appeared in two British films, 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) and Lisbon Story (1946) in minor parts. He had said: I was once in a large Birmingham department store, when an elegantly dressed lady rushed up to me and said I hate you.. Croaky-voiced Anthony Roger Tonge was working as an 8-a-week post office clerk and performing in amateur dramatics in the evenings when he landed the role of Sandy Richardson, the motel owners son, a role he would play for 17 years. She is also known for starring in the 1970s TV .more Crossroads actor Angus Lennie - Shughie McFee - dies A single parent working at the motel seems staid now, but was hugely controversial in the mid-1960s; Sandy Richardson was injured in a car accident in 1972 and needed to use a wheelchair, the first paraplegic regular character portrayed in British soap opera. She eventually left the show in 1977 and the role was her last on TV. The famous tart with a heart was played by Zephyrine Frances Zeph Gladstone and her character was a big hit with fans. Her first London stage role was as Leonardos wife in the Federico Garca Lorca tragedy Blood Wedding at the Arts theatre in 1954, directed by Peter Hall. Where are they now? 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The actor was previously married to Margery Field and he died on July 2, 1985 in London. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Cast of Crossroads L-R Meg Mortimer (Noele Gordon) David Hunter (Ronald Allen) Jill (Jane Rossington) Sandy (Roger Tonge) and Benny (Paul Henry). [12] The British press had stated that Denton was the one responsible for the sacking of Gordon, though it was later revealed that Jack Barton, producer and head writer of Crossroads, was responsible for Gordon's sacking. Initially commissioned as an emergency schedule filler, the show became so successful that Gordon gave up her executive position to concentrate on presenting. He frequently returned to Scotland to appear in pantomime, often as a double act with his friend Stanley Baxter, their partnership as pantomime dames becoming part of the legend of Scottish theatre. Noele Gordon - Wikipedia Paul also set his sights on other avenues and purchased and ran a nightclub for a long time before his TV stints after Crossroads. Heather Jean Chasen, actor, born 20 July 1927; died 22 May 2020. DON'T MISSHelena Bonham Carter transforms into Crossroads' Nolly[PICTURES]Helena Bonham Carter unrecognisable in red wig as Crossroads star[INSIGHT]Cross words on Helena playing ITV soap queen Noele in drama[INSIGHT]. Just a couple of years after her debut TV role as Lola Wise, Agyeman became the companion in Doctor Who, Martha Jones. Susan married Radio 1 presenter Tommy Vance in the 60s, and then married former Move frontman Carl Wayne until his death in 2004. Gavin and Stacey actress Margaret John has died at the age of 84, it has been announced. She went on to star in episodes of Casualty, Worlds Beyond and Fizz. From June 1943 to July 1944, she appeared in the musical The Lisbon Story at the London Hippodrome. Reg Watson, the producer, had already interviewed several actors for the part but was unsatisfied; after Tonge's audition, the producer offered him the role. [7], As well as being a producer, Gordon became a presenter for the new Birmingham-based service. He was usually cast as a villain in his career. She sang at a strip club in Vienna and toured America and Cananda with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early life [ edit] We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Royal Shakespeare Company-trained Elisabeth Croft had been a withdrawn child, so acting was perhaps an odd choice of career. In 1977, Henry recorded "Benny's Theme" with the Mayson Glen Orchestra for Pye Records. What a Lovely War, directed by his Great Escape co-star Richard Attenborough, with a cast that included Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Olivier. While at drama school in the 60s, I used to work backstage watching actors like Laurence Olivier play Othello. Tony went on to star in a stage production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but largely stayed out of the spotlight. Paul Henry (actor) - Wikipedia With adept changes of voice, Chasens roles included Ramona Povey, the wife of Richard Caldicots commander; Miss Simpkins, assistant to the Sea Lord; and Wren Chasen, alongside Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee as, respectively, the sub-lieutenant and chief petty officer perpetually trying to get the vessel out of the trouble they had personally created. After the termination of her Crossroads contract, Gordon starred in the musical Gypsy at Leicester's Haymarket Theatre, followed by a revival of Irving Berlin's musical Call Me Madam, touring the Midlands. But while most big cities already had hotels, there wasnt much accommodation for motorists. She was also very well known for her role as Nora Batty in Last Of The Summer Wine , which she played from its inception in 1973 until her death. He is currently recovering from prostate cancer treatment, and he praised the NHS staff as "angels" for their care in a 2019 news report.
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