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Brian Rix

Actor
27 January 1924 to 20 August 2016

A British actor who was instrumental in bringing theatre to television when he convinced the BBC to air a performance of Reluctant Heroes (1951), Rix went on to produce and star in more than 80 theatrical farces for television. He retired from acting in 1977 and later became a leading charity campaigner and President of Mencap. 

Read Brian Rix's Guardian obituary here