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Lugubrious-faced English actor Geoffrey Palmer was born in London, the son of a chartered accountant. After leaving school, he did his national service with the Royal Marines where he became a field training and small arms instructor. He then briefly tried his hand at accountancy before his girlfriend talked him into joining the local amateur dramatics society. Palmer started as an unpaid assistant stage manager at Croydon's Grand Theatre and afterwards spent several years touring in repertory. In 1955, he made the transition to television, at first as diverse straight supporting characters in popular early comedies like Bootsie and Snudge (1960) and The Army Game (1957), a series detailing the exploits and misadventures of a group of national service conscripts at a surplus ordnance depot. During much of the early and mid-60s, Palmer cut his teeth on prolific dramatic roles that came his way in seminal crime and mystery shows (The Saint (1962), The Avengers (1961), The Baron (1966), Z Cars (1962)), in which he often appeared as military types, politicians, or as legal or medical professionals. His personal credo was to never turn down a part.
By the 70s, Palmer was becoming well-established as a supporting actor in British television. He made two appearances in Doctor Who (1963) in the early 1970s (most notably as the ill-fated Edward Masters, Permanent Under-Secretary to the Minister of Science, in "The Silurians"). From there, he went on to co-starring success as Leonard Rossiter's hapless brother-in-law in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976), Wendy Craig's perpetually aloof and gloomy husband in Butterflies (1978) and as Lionel Hardcastle in the hugely popular sitcom As Time Goes By (1992) (opposite Judi Dench). He also starred as Major Harry Kitchener Wellington Truscott in Fairly Secret Army (1984), playing a buffoonish, reactionary ex-army man attempting to shape a disparate bunch of characters into a secret paramilitary organisation. Smaller (but memorable) guest spots have included his sausage-loving doctor in The Kipper and the Corpse (1979), the Foreign Secretary in Whoops Apocalypse (1982) and Field Marshal Haig in Blackadder Goes Forth (1989). Palmer appeared opposite Judi Dench again in the James Bond thriller Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Mrs. Brown (1997) as Queen Victoria's chief secretary Sir Henry Ponsonby. In 2007 he returned to Doctor Who as a guest star in the David Tennant era.
An instantly recognisable actor with jowly features and a trademark deadpan expression, Palmer's stock-in-trade persona was of a world-weary, disenchanted, droll or sarcastic disposition. Conversely, in private life, he was said to be rather more lighthearted and humorous. He once declared "I'm not grumpy. I just look this way." Nonetheless, he was great value in the BBC series Grumpy Old Men (2003) as one of several middle-aged narrators complaining about assorted irritations in modern life. In addition to several audio books, Palmer also lent his familiar voice to radio and to Audi TV ads. In his spare time he was an avid fly fisherman and a longstanding member of the Garrick Club in London.
Palmer was awarded in OBE in December 2004 for his services to drama.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Joy Westmore was an Australian Actress, whose career also encompassed theatre, radio and voice artist work. Joy was best known for her roles in Bellbird (1967), The Sullivans (1976), Cluedo (1992), Neighbours (1985), Fergus McPhail (2004). One of Joy's most stand out works was in Australian long running prison drama soap Prisoner (1979) where she played Officer Joyce Barry (Later Pringle) for all 8 seasons of the series. and it would land her a win at the Penguin Awards.
Joy had been married and has four kids. Joy was also a public speaker and activist.
Joy passed away on 6, November 2020 after a long battle with dementia, she was survived by her family.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Len Barry was born on 12 June 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Switch (2010), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and Sixty Six (2006). He was married to Lisa M Zoba and Elaine Uniman. He died on 5 November 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Ossi Runne was born on 23 April 1927 in Viipuri, Finland. He was a composer and actor, known for Seis - Stop! (1965), Nuottiavain (1986) and Konstan parempi valssi (1967). He was married to Kaarina Runne. He died on 5 November 2020 in Helsinki, Finland.- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Director
Hana Kukal was born on 14 November 1960 in Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was a director, known for Eight Crazy Nights (2002), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and dirtgirlworld (2009). She was married to Marc Berteaux. She died on 5 November 2020 in Marmora and Lake, Ontario, Canada.- Igor Nazarov was born on 4 March 1977 in the USSR. He was an actor, known for Farewell (2009), Gitler kaput! (2008) and The Line (2017). He died on 5 November 2020 in Russia.
- Zoltán Gulyás was born on 10 June 1958 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Loop (2016), Szeressük egymást, gyerekek! (1996) and Könyörtelen idök (1992). He died on 5 November 2020 in Kecskemét, Hungary.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Director
Luc Goldenberg was born on 17 January 1955 in Paris, France. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Tom et Lola (1990), Police (1985) and Joséphine, ange gardien (1997). He died on 5 November 2020 in Nevers, Nièvre, France.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Daniel Hornberger was born on 22 January 1963 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. Daniel was a producer and director, known for Death Takes a Deuce, Standardized Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education (2014) and Rink Rats (2010). Daniel died on 5 November 2020 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
Géza Szõcs was born on 21 August 1953 in Marosvásárhely (Tirgu Mures) Romania. He was a writer and actor, known for Liberté '56 (2007), Logbook '89-09' (2009) and Kocsis intim megvilágításban (2016). He died on 5 November 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.- Joseph Reynaerts died on 5 November 2020 in Belgium.
- Jean-Michel Boris was born on 14 February 1933 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He died on 5 November 2020 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Sergei Shulga was born on 15 November 1953 in Bugulma, Tatarskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor and writer, known for Morskie dyavoly 3 (2009), Talash (2012) and Letniye vpechatleniya o planete Z (1987). He died on 5 November 2020.- Actress
- Writer
Karin von Faber was born on 30 November 1938 in Berlin, Deutsches Reich. She was an actress and writer, known for Das Herz von St. Pauli (1957), Die Beine von Dolores (1957) and Alt Heidelberg (1959). She died on 5 November 2020.- Yuri Zabarovsky was born on 30 June 1932 in Moscow, USSR. He was an actor, known for Zloy dukh Yambuya (1979), Kostyor v beloy nochi (1984) and V Krymu ne vsegda leto (1988). He died on 5 November 2020 in Moscow, Russia.
- Naomi Long Madgett was born on 5 July 1923 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She was married to William Harold Madgett, Leonard Andrews and Julian Witherspoon. She died on 5 November 2020 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Roland Rippl was born on 2 January 1942. He was a cinematographer, known for HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin (1998), Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (2002) and Mit Leib und Seele (1989). He died on 5 November 2020.- Nissim Sharim was born on 20 July 1932. He was an actor, known for Julio comienza en julio (1979), Ufa con el sexo (1968) and Historia de un roble solo (1982). He was married to Juana Kovalskys. He died on 5 November 2020 in Chile.