BELOVED character actor Tom Chadbon has died aged 80.
The star appeared in Doctor Who, Games of Thrones, Peep Show and James Bond film Casino Royale throughout a revered TV and film profession.
Tributes have poured in from colleagues and followers, with Chadbon described as “warm and friendly” following his passing over the weekend.
His demise was introduced in a submit shared by Fantom Events publishing firm whom he was a consumer of.
The submit, on Monday, learn: “We are sorry to listen to the news that Tom Chadbon handed away final weekend.
“Tom was a well-recognized face to many from his quite a few television and movie credit, together with Doctor Who, James Bond and Game of Thrones.
“He was always a warm and friendly man to work with and we send our condolences to his family at this sad time.”
Chadbon made greater than 120 display screen appearances, together with taking part in a number of characters in Doctor Who, together with fan favorite Duggan.
Actress Lisa Bowerman, who appeared in the BBC present alongside him, mentioned: “Oh no… I hadn’t heard. How incredibly sad. He was wonderful.”
Meanwhile, a fan wrote: “Oh I’m so sorry to hear this. He was a great actor. RIP x.”
And one other penned: “ No way. Lovely person. RIP. 2026 has been the worst year.”
Chadbon had roles in dozens of exhibits, together with Sherlock Holmes, Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Foyle’s War and Where the Heart Is.
The latter of which, he was an everyday solid member.
One of his closing roles got here as High Septon Maynard in HBO collection Game of Thrones.
Outside of Doctor Who, maybe the spotlight of his profession was showing in Daniel Craig‘s debut movie as 007 – 2006’s Casino Royale.
His movie profession additionally included British film Dance with a Stranger.
Chadbon, initially from Luton, Bedfordshire, first appeared as Duggan in Doctor Who in 1979, going through off towards star Tom Baker in the episode City of Death.
Baker mentioned in 2009: “Oh, and Tom Chadbon was terribly humorous. Terribly humorous!
“I used to love the other actors – I was always trying to help them make things funnier, or more dramatic.”
He returned to the long-lasting present in 1986 as Merdeen in The Trial of the Time Lord, and contributed to spin-off audio productions.
