British TV actor Tony Caunter, 88, died on Oct. 13. Caunter costarred in the series Queenie Castle (he played Diana Dors’s husband—you must check this show out on YouTube!), United!, Beryl’s Lot, and EastEnders (as Roy Evans—he was controversially axed from the show). Though he appeared in a few movies and shows, TV was Caunter’s bread and butter: Dr. Who, Z Cars, The Avengers, The Saint, Softly Softly, Dixon of Dock Green, Pennies from Heaven, Crown Court, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Bill, Holby City, and many others. Of EastEnders, Caunter said, “Our filming schedule is gruelling. When we are not on set, I am studying the script at home in Oxfordshire . . . I'm not a quick learner, so it is persistent work. We can't wing it, and I like to be well ahead. I've been an actor for 40 years and I do enjoy suddenly having this degree of celebrity thrust upon me. Friends are so pleased for my recent comparative success with EastEnders. I get very little of the downside of fame. There are moments in a restaurant when you'd prefer not to be disturbed, but people generally treat me with enormous respect.” Caunter’s wife (since 1962) died just a week before he did.
Queenie’s Castle opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34aEULspL1g
