John Nettleton: Yes Minister star dies aged 94
Actor John Nettleton, who starred in Yes Minister, has died aged 94, his representatives have confirmed.
He was finest identified for portraying Sir Arnold Robinson within the political satire sitcom and in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, within the Eighties.
Nettleton (C) with Rik Mayall (R) and Michael Troughton (L) in The New Statesman in 1991
His agent, Scott Marshall Partners, stated in an announcement: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved client and much-loved stage and screen actor John Nettleton at the age of 94.
“He is survived by his spouse Deirdre, three kids and 5 grandchildren.”
A jobbing actor, he additionally discovered success in one other political position, taking part in Conservative MP Sir Stephen Baxter within the British sitcom The New Statesman, reverse comic Rik Mayall.
With quite a few tv credit in a profession spanning seven many years, his TV appearances included police procedurals Z Cars and Walk A Crooked Mile, the Brideshead Revisited miniseries, spoof cleaning soap opera Brass, court docket room drama Rumpole Of The Bailey and long-running sci fi Doctor Who.
His movie work included 1966 film A Man For All Seasons, 1987’s East Of Ipswich, written by Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin, and the 2005 adaptation of Oliver Twist.
Nettleton’s one-off appearances throughout quite a few standard TV reveals included detective dramas Midsomer Murders and Foyle’s War, Upstairs, Downstairs, The Bill, Tales Of The Unexpected and long-running medical collection Casualty.
His last TV credit score was in 2008, in comedy drama Kingdom, reverse actor and comic Stephen Fry.
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Away from tv and movie, he carried out in quite a few productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Old Vic, in addition to Harley Granville-Barker’s The Voysey Inheritance and an adaptation of The Wind In The Willows on the National Theatre.
Nettleton was born in Lewisham in London on 5 February 1929. He went on to marry fellow actor Deirdre Doone in 1954, and the couple had three kids collectively.
He leaves behind his spouse, kids, and 5 grandchildren.