Roy Hudd, British actor and comedian dies at 83

British actor Roy Hudd, actor and comedian, passed on after a brief illness on Sunday, 15th March 2020 with his wife by his side.

The news of his death was announced by his agent. “We are sad to announce the passing of the much-loved and amazingly talented Roy Hudd OBE. After a short illness, Roy passed away peacefully on Sunday 15 March, with his wife Debbie at his side,” the agent says.

Roy is an all-round entertainer who also starred in Coronation Street. He also played Archie Shuttleworth in the ITV soap for several stints between 2002 and 2010.

Hudd, who was born in Croydon, Surrey, in 1936, first broke into TV appearing on the BBC’s Not So Much A Programme, More A Way of Life, which also featured David Frost, William Rushton, John Bird, Michael Crawford, and Eleanor Bron.

He also co-wrote and played the part of Bud Flanagan in the musical Underneath the Arches. He was an authority on music hall and was also president of the British Music Hall Society,

“The songs were terrific. They told good stories. The music hall songs have always appealed to me. I was brought up by a gran who always used to sing songs,” Roy told the BBC earlier this year.

His agent adds: “The family would ask you to respect their privacy at this very sad time.”