Not much else is known about the soap actor and what became of him. Now, 76 he lives on the island of Anglesey in Wales, where he was born. David Moran.
The star featured in 400 episodes of the soap before her departure.
As Valerie Pollard, she played a cheating wife whose conquests in the. He was married to actress Sue Lloyd, who played his onscreen wife, Barbara Hunter, before lung cancer claimed his life in 1991. [citation needed]. He started out acting in amateur productions before landing parts in theatres across the UK. His country-boy style gained him the part of Peter Stevens in The Archers for a time. Little remains nowadays of Mr Heinemans motel dream, apart from a bell tower and a sign. She led her soap life to the full for 24 years during which scripts saw her married five times once bigamously become a drug addict, an alcoholic and have a baby with her stepbrother. It would be great to be working again, but at the end of the day, Ive got a lovely family and they are the love of my life.. In the same interview, she commented that a future role as a breakfast television presenter was being negotiated. While he had much success in films and other television series, he never forgot Crossroads and was always keen to be involved with reunion events. Her parents split up when she was 10, and both remarried. Now 70, he lives in Shropshire. Anguss other film roles included appearances in 633 Squadron, Tunes of Glory and 1969 musical Oh! 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. Ive got a full head of hair, I recently gave up smoking and hardly drink now. 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. Crossroads matriarch Meg later Meg Mortimer was memorably played by Brummie actress Noele Gordon. However, Valerie showed a softer side when she provided support to Miranda after her daughters rape ordeal. The famous tart with a heart was played by Zephyrine Frances Zeph Gladstone and her character was a big hit with fans.
The Cast Of Crossroads: Where Are They Now? - BrainSharper Noele Gordon was the star of the show who played Meg Mortimer until she was fired in 1981. Born in 1930, Angus spent his early years in Glasgow, attending Eastbank Academy in the city. The arrival of Valerie Pollard at the Crossroads motel in 1982, Heather Chasen being interviewed about her career, authority on south-east Asian birds and mammals, Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House. 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. From June 1943 to July 1944, she appeared in the musical The Lisbon Story at the London Hippodrome. She would, however, not return to television full-time because of her theatre commitments. [11], In October 2017, Henry appeared on Pointless Celebrities alongside Shaun Williamson. I met Sheila at The British Legion Club when I was working at Birmingham Rep and she was a hairdresser. Elisabeth Croft who played Miss Tatum in Crossroads. 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. In 2019, she won the Outstanding Achievement gong at the British Soap Awards. Angus Wilson Lennie (18 April 1930 - 14 September 2014) was a Scottish film and theatre character actor with a 50-year career span. The decision to dismiss Gordon the show's most popular cast member was taken in the hope that viewers would desert the show, giving Central a valid excuse to axe it. Jane Rossington was part of the cast from day one and she played Jill Richardson in the soap. 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. 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. ADVERTISEMENT 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. Henry's intended portrayal was the reason the character came from Birmingham. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Work was scarce afterwards and then in 1989 our daughter, Justine, was killed in a car crash aged only 18.
Roger Tonge - IMDb They won the jackpot. 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. Mike Garrett, of the Crossroads fan club, said: Angus became one of the most popular and loved characters in Crossroads thanks to his perfectly timed comedy performances. In the 1940s, a stunning portrait of her was painted by Ella Mollo, with whom she conducted an affair while also sleeping with the artists Russian husband. An impressive career followed with appearances on EastEnders, Holby City, The Bill, and Navy. All rights reserved. Susan played Diane 'Miss Diane' Parker until her character was controversially killed off by a brain haemorrhage. Roger Tonge was born on 30 January 1946 in Birmingham, England, UK. The actor Janet Hargreaves, who has died aged 81, played Rosemary Hunter in Crossroads during the 1970s heyday of the TV serial. She is patron of the Crossroads Appreciation Society, a fan club for the show.
Janet Hargreaves obituary | Television | The Guardian Once, we were in a cafe on Marylebone High Street, Barrie told me, Heather was completely and utterly broke and said, Im going to phone the bank manager. She did, then said, Its wonderful. Crossroads was very amateur when I went into it.. Gordon helped Reg Watson and Ned Sherrin launch ATV Midlands in 1956. Actor: Crossroads. His father was a master carpenter. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Birmingham-born Paul, 69, and his wife Sheila live in Shropshire and have a son, Anthony. [1] She played the role of Meg Mortimer (originally Richardson, later Ryder) in the long-running British soap opera Crossroads from 1964 to 1981, with a brief return in 1983.[2]. [2], The slang phrase "throwing a benny" refers to someone having a temper tantrum and may originate from Henry's Crossroads character. (1990). The series also saw black characters appearing regularly a follow-on from the 1960s BBC soap Compact, also created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling. She was also a star on stage, playing in several roles including Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. Angus passed away in a nursing home in London on Sunday. 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Kathy also had small roles in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, No Frills, Open All Hours, Dawson's Weekly, and The Benny Hill Show. (modern). Nolly has arrived on ITVX and the biographical drama stars the award-winning Helena Bonham Carter as Noele Gordon. Seventies chart-toppers Mud, Where are they now? [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.
The real story behind Noele Gordon and why she was sacked from Crossroads He scored 215 and raised 215 for charity. What happened to stars of hit motel soap of 70s & 80s? Jane Rossington Jane Rossington was part of the cast from day one and she played Jill Richardson in the soap. She is also known for starring in the 1970s TV .more 00:00, 18 AUG 2009. He attended the citys Alderlea Boys School in Shard End with Jeff Lynne and later trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama before spending time with Birmingham Rep and then in Crossroads. Annette Andre (born 24 June 1939 in Sydney, Australia) is an actress best known for her work on British television throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Film type: Colour / Sound Genre: Television News. Tuesday, 2nd May 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Instructed to stop using the name, the troops came up with Stills for locals because they were still Bennies. David Fennell He starred in 298 episodes of Crossroads before moving on to The Bill and Inspector Morse. Sue was seen by a skin cancer specialist who diagnosed her with malignant melanoma, and the mole was removed. Paul Henry as Crossroads lovable Benny Hawkins, Where are they now? What's the connection between an American named Alfred Heineman and the late soap queen Noele Gordon? Malcolm Young played Philip Winter between 1964 and 1965, making his appearance one of the shortest on the show. Gordon stayed with the programme until she was sacked in 1981, when ATV was in the process of being re-constituted into a new company, Central Independent Television. My time on Crossroads came to an end when I found it difficult working with a new producer who wanted to make changes. Crossroads, later known as Crossroads Motel and Crossroads King's Oak, was an ITV soap opera that ran from 1964-1988, and was revived from 2001-2003. He was writing a storyline for a new character called Benny Hawkins in Crossroads and he felt Id be perfect. Gordon's father (from Scotland) was an engineer in the Merchant Navy and she was born in East Ham, East London (now part of the London Borough of Newham). 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. Original star Tony played Adam Chanced from 1978 until he was killed off in a fire during the reprisal. He was also in the film Catch Me Going Back. She is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's Parish Church in Ross-on-Wye. I enjoyed playing Benny, the studios were nearby and we built up an audience of 15 million viewers in its daily 6.30pm slot, just as people arrived home from work. (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. 1945-1984. This list includes all of the Crossroads main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. Over the years the series dealt with storylines which were controversial for the times. Arguably the most successful actress to have starred in Crossroads, both old and new, the sky seems to be the limit for Freema Agyeman! But in later years his ill-health left him increasingly immobile. 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". Early life [ edit] Briggs was born in Battersea, south-west London, on 5 September 1935. She has two grown children, Sorrel and Harry. Many were forced to sleep in their cars or camp overnight. John Ernest Briggs MBE (5 September 1935 - 28 February 2021) [1] was an English actor. I was playing the English Soldier in Saint Joan in 1970 for director James Cellan Jones, when he cast me in my first TV job as Guiccioli in the acclaimed drama series The Roads To Freedom. I found that once I knew who Benny was, the lines came easily and six weeks turned into 13 years. Henry trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, which was followed by eight years at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She was previously married to Brian Kent and she died in 1975 in Bromley, Kent, at the age of 62. Ted was the.
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