ROY CASTLE Born: 31 August 1932, Holmfirth, Yorkshire Died: 2 September 1994, Buckinghamshire Roy, born in the town where Last of the Summer Wine was filmed, was an all-round entertainer and jazz trumpet player. Roy played the role of Dr Who's first ever male assistant. He also appeared in Carry on Up The Khyber. Roy was also a very good friend of the late comedian Ronnie Barker and Roy appeared in 7 of One, a series created by Ronnie. Although he never smoked, Roy was diagnosed with lung cancer and blamed it on the night clubs. He died at the age of 62 in 1994. |
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