The Doctor In The TARDIS

I know it could be seen as a little morbid, but I keep reading about people related to the show who have passed away so I though perhaps a thread where they could all be remembered would be a good idea.

Mervyn Haisman, creator of the Quarks, Yeti and Dominators has died aged 82

Great idea for a thread.

Such a sad loss. I love the Yeti

Norman Taylor, who created the "visual howlaround" effect used in the Doctor Who titles up until 1980, has died

I didn't see this thread and may I say RS, this is a wonderful idea.

The dissonance between the music and the title sequence was a piece of artistic genius. Like so many of those brilliant pioneers, Norman Taylor tends to get a little lost. TDD, thanks for letting us know about this.

I agree - every aspect of that title sequence is wonderful, and he deserves a lot more notice.

Margaret John who played Megan in Fury From The Deep and Grandma in The Idiots Lantern has passed away aged 83. She was also well known as Doris from Gavin and Stacey

I saw about that, but they only mentioned Gavin & Stacey - I'd forgotten she was in Doctor Who

 :o What?! No! I actually wanna cry now! :'(

Such a shame. I met her once while they were filming Gavin and Stacey and she was such a funny and nice lady.

T.P McKenna who played Captain Cook in The Greatest Show has died. He was 81

Awww....what a shame  :( Recognise him from a lot of things actually - knew the face but not the name.

Quite a distinguished actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571435/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571435/)

RIP, the legend Nicholas Courtney aka Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.

Goodbye Brig, we'll never forget you. Five rounds rapid!

So sad.  RIP The Brig :(

Such sad news. RIP

Only just heard.
RIP Brig.
Gutted.

Such sad news :(

RIP Nicholas Courtney/The Brig

Nice little tribute from Tom Baker.

http://www.tom-baker.co.uk/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=159

Devastating news

R.I.P Brig! :'(

This was just just tweeted by DWMTweets

"DWM is sad to report the death of Michael Gough, who memorably played the Celestial Toymaker (1966) and Councillor Hedin (1983). He was 94."

Ohhh :( God he was well known for so many parts - the list is endless :(

RIP Michael Gough

He was Alfred in the Batman films too. Such a shame.

Wasn't he married to Anneke Wills (Polly) at some point?

RIP

Yep, he was.

Another sad loss.

I just saw that.  I suppose, at 94, it could be expected, but it's still sad.

He was Alfred as far as I was concerned.

And he was damn good elsewhere - check him out as Arthur Holmwood in the original Hammer Dracula, for example.

RIP.

Yolande Palfrey who played Janet in Terror Of The Vervoids has died

That's sad - IMDB gives her D.O.B. as 1957 (54) so she was no age either. She was a staple of UK TV sitcoms and the like.

Oliver Elmes who designed the title sequence for the Seventh Doctor has passed away

I noticed Nick Courtney didnt get a nod at the Bafta's In Memorium section

Me too, I was expecting him & Lis Sladen to come up one after the other - was disappointing.

He didn't get mentioned throughout the first half of series 6 either so I am guessing he won't be now which is a huge shame if you ask me

Roy Skelton, who voiced the Daleks in Doctor Who between 1967 and 1988 has died. He had at times also voiced the Cybermen and the Krotons. He was 79

Roy was possibly more famous for his roles as Zippy and George in Rainbow, but he will always be a big part of Doctor Who history.  Another sad loss...

Being a relatively recent DW convert it is indeed Zippy & George I know him best for. Rainbow was a big part of my daily life when I was little. Sad indeed  :(

I was never a Rainbow watcher (too old to watch as a child, not old enough to watch as an adult) so I know him mostly as a Dalek voice.

RIP Mr. Skelton. :(

Robert Cartland (Rills in 'Galaxy 4' & Malpha in 'Mission to the Unknown') has died.

Robert Cartland, who played Malpha in Mission To The Unknown and Derek Crewe, who played Suneg in The Sun Makers, have both died ages 65

George Baker who appeared alongside Tom Baker in the 1980 story Full Circle has died.

I had a feeling he'd been in DW, but I couldn't remember the story.  I still think of him primarily as Tiberius in I, Claudius - a brilliant performance (like everyone else in that).

I saw that George Baker had died - really sad (although he had a good innings) he was a mainstay of British TV for many years (my old Mam loved him as Inspector Wexford)

Frederick Treves, who appeared in four episodes of Doctor Who playing Lieutenant Brotadac in the 1980 Tom Baker story Meglos, has died aged 86.

Peter Halliday's death was announced today.  Born in 1924, he played Packer in The Invasion, voices in The Silurians and The Ambassadors of Death, Pletrac in Carnival of Monsters, a soldier in City of Death (the one in the Renaissance scene), and the blind Vicar in Remembrance of the Daleks.  He was also one of the leads in another classic SF serial, A For Andromeda in 1961, which also featured a very young Julie Christie.

I was just reading about that. I didn't realise he had such a long association with the show

Dennis Chinnery has died aged 85.

Dennis made three appearances in Doctor Who. His first appearance was in 1966 as Albert C Richardson, the  first mate of the Mary Celeste in The Chase. Ten years later he made his second appearance, this time as Kaled scientist Gharman in 1975's Genesis of the Daleks. He returned to the series for his third appearance in 1984's The Twin Dilemma as Professor Sylvest, the father of the twins.

That's sad to hear.  Gharman's the character I'm most familiar with out of those, but he's someone else who had a long relashionship with the show.

Another sad loss. He was great in Genesis

DWM have tweeted to say Philip Madoc has passed away  :(

Oh, I'm really sorry about that.  A very fine actor, both in and out of Doctor Who.

In Doctor Who he was amazing as the War Chief, and Solon. However, as Nyki says, he was wonderful in a thousand other roles away from the show. I had the pleasure of meeting this immensely gifted and dignified actor many years ago. He had this wonderful magnetic charm about him and an intimacy that could keep an audience spellbound.

The Whoniverse has lost another star tonight. RIP Philip Madoc

It seems to be one of those weeks. A very sad loss.

I've put a note in the news section about this as well. But today is the 10th Anniversary of the death of classic show producer John Nathan-Turner

This has just been announced by the Doctor Who Twitter feed:

"It’s with great sadness that we confirm the death of Caroline John who played companion Liz Shaw in 1970. She passed away on the 5th June."

 :(

That's a shock.  One of the most under-rated Doctor Who companions (though not under-rated around here)

What a sad announcement. A great loss

That's such sad news. She was one of my favourite classic companions.

Carrie John, although she was only in the show for that one season was such an important figure in the Whoniverse. She was a key part of the success of Pertwee's first season. She was never bitter about her departure from the show and was always happy to return to either Big Finish or narrate a classic novel.

She was married to fellow actor Geoffrey Beavers (who played the silky voiced Master in the Keeper of Traken). Away from the show she was a fine actor, playing a number of wonderful supporting roles (I particularly remember her from "A Very British Coup").

I had the pleasure of meeting her (not in a Who context) a few years ago and she was a lovely, charming lady. Once she found out I was a fan of the show (and of Jon Pertwee) she was happy to regale me with anecdotes about her time on the show.

A wonderful actor. A wonderful lady. RIP Carrie, we will miss you x

Very sad news. RIP

I didn't even know she was ill. A very sad loss.

This is such sad news. Such a loss. I only ever saw her in Doctor Who but I thought she made a great companion.

It has been announced this morning that Mary Tamm has passed away  :(

Oh no, that's terrible...

Yes, I just saw that.  Two great companions gone in just over a month.

Toby Hadoke has written a lovely tribute in the Guardian to Mary Tamm http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/jul/26/mary-tamm?newsfeed=true (http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/jul/26/mary-tamm?newsfeed=true)

That is a nice piece.

It's so sad. And then for her husband to pass away after her funeral too! Very sad news.

I didn't know about that. That's so sad :(

Dinah Sheridan died a few days ago.  Although she's probably best known for The Railway Children, she also played Chancellor Flavia in The Five Doctors.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20486180

This was actually over the holiday, but Richard Rodney Bennett, who composed the music for The Aztecs, died on Christmas Eve.  He was possibly the most distinguished composer to have worked on Doctor Who.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20849010

I read about this earlier today. Very sad. He had such a brilliant career

Although it happened a little while ago, wanted to report the sad death of Bernard Horsfall at the age of 82. Horsfall appeared in Doctor Who on four occasions but will probably best remembered as the rogue Time Lord, Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin. Below is his full obituary in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/jan/30/bernard-horsfall (http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/jan/30/bernard-horsfall)

The actor Peter Gilmore (Brazen in Frontios) has died aged 81. Gilmore was a regular face on BBC TV screens in the 1970s as the lead character in the long running show The Onedin Line.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21368095 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21368095)

Sad to say that much loved comic actor Richard Briers has died aged 79. Briers graced the Whoniverse on two occasions. First he appeared as The Chief Caretaker in 'Paradise Towers' and subsequently appeared as Henry Parker in Torchwood story 'A Day in the Death'. Away from Doctor Who he was a household name as Tom Goode in "The Good Life" and as Martin Bryce in "Ever Decreasing Circles".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21498077 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21498077)

Also a very fine Shakespearean actor.  Very sad to hear.

It was reported last night that Ray Cusick creator of the Daleks died on Thursday night aged 84

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344

I saw that.  There's a wonderful extra (I think it's on The Chase) where he's being shown the NuWho effects department, and the modern designers, with all their CGI and 21st century techniques, are totally starstruck.  He comes over as a nice person.

Roger Lloyd-Pack's death was announced today.  He was best known for Only Fools & Horses and The Vicar of Dibley, but he also played John Lumic in Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25762006

I heard about it on Twitter. Such sad news :(

The BBC have announced the death of Christopher Barry, one of the great early Doctor Who directors.  Besides a lot of other TV work, his Doctor Who stories were The Daleks (including his handling of the first reveal of the Daleks), The Rescue, The Romans, The Savages, The Power of the Daleks, The Daemons, The Mutants, Robot, The Brain of Morbius, and... er, The Creature from the Pit.

RIP.

The BBC website has announced the death of director Derek Martinus at the age of 82.  Among many other shows, he directed several Doctor Who stories: Galaxy 4, Mission to the Unknown, The Tenth Planet (including filming the first regeneration), Evil of the Daleks, The Ice Warriors & Spearhead From Space.  RIP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26789825

It's been reported that Kate O'Mara has passed away, Story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26809417

I'm still yet to see Kate's DW appearances but I am familiar with some of her other work. Sad news  :(

Kate O'Mara as the Rani was the coolest Time Lady ever.  The Mark of the Rani was a much better story than Time and the Rani, in my opinion, but she was great in both.  RIP.

Ray Lonnen died last Friday. Most of the attention was given to his roles in Harry's Game and Z Cars, but he was also in the Pertwee story Frontier in Space.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28307388

Bill Kerr has just died at the age of 92. Although best remembered for his work with Tony Hanc0ck*, he also played Giles Kent in the Second Doctor story The Enemy of the World.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28980254

*Moronic cenor program strikes again

Angus Lennie has died at the age of 84. His most memorable role was in the film The Great Escape, but he also played Storr in The Ice Warriors and Angus McRanald in Terror of the Zygons.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29210866

Linda Bellingham has just died of cancer at the age of 66.  One of the many parts she played on TV was as the Inquisitor, trying to keep the Doctor and the Valyard from each other's throats in the Trial of a Time Lord stories. RIP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29685903

She'll always be the OXO mum to me. So sad  :(