https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44494734 Aged 71. One of the Eastenders Old Guard. From a time when I used to watch the programme. Not seen it for years though.
Met him beginning of last year in Bulgaria, I hadn`t realised that he had moved over there until then. He filmed a TV show for Bulgarian tele called (I think) The English neighbour. Really well liked over there.
In a similar vein I couldn't help thinking about the one about Ken Dodd: "Ken Dodd's dad's dog's dead"
I suppose 71 isn't that old. He certainly had an interesting life, both on & off screen. About only time I watched a soap opera was at that time in his first incarnation in East Enders. He did play the part bloody well.