Jeremy Young(1934-2022)

This prolific character actor of Scottish ancestry was born in Liverpool as John H. Young. He made his theatrical debut in Hamlet at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1959 and in later years worked as a stage director at the Court Theatre Training Company and at the King's Head Theatre in London. Young made numerous television appearances between the years 1959 and 2003. He was the last surviving cast member of the very first episode of Doctor Who (1963) (An Unearthly Child, 1963), playing a caveman. Among Young's more prominent credits were leading roles in Deadline Midnight (1960) (a drama series revolving around a Fleet Street newspaper, The Daily Globe) and The Three Musketeers (1966) (as Athos). Numerous guest spots (most often as authority figures) included The Avengers (1961), Softly Softly (1966), The Saint (1962), Department S (1969), Space: 1999 (1975) and The Onedin Line (1971). Young also acted in popular soaps like Coronation Street (1960) (as betting shop owner Benny Lewis) and EastEnders (1985) (prison officer Stone).

Jeremy Young was twice married and divorced, respectively from actresses Coral Atkins and Kate O'Mara. He died on April 9 2022 at the age of 88.