Keith Barron dies

OHMYGOSSIP — Keith Barron has died.
The ‘Duty Free’ actor – who also had roles in ‘Benidorm’, ‘Where the Heart Is’ and ‘Coronation Street’ – passed away at the age of 83 following a short illness.
His agent confirmed in a statement: “He had a long and varied career which included ‘The Nigel Barton Plays’ by Dennis Potter of which he was immensely proud, a Hollywood film ‘The Land That Time Forgot’, the television series ‘Take Me Home’, written by Tony Marchant and three series of ‘Duty Free’, the Yorkshire Television classic sitcom written by Eric Chappell in which he played David Pearce.
“He is survived by his wife Mary to whom he was married for 58 years and his son, Jamie, also an actor.”
Keith’s best-known role was as David Pearce in ‘Duty Free’, which ran from 1984 until 1986, and his final TV appearance came last year, when he played Arthur Banks in 10 episodes of ‘DCI Banks’.
He also had guest roles in a string of other TV shows, including ‘Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)’, ‘The New Avengers’, ‘The Professionals’ and ‘A Touch of Frost’.

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