Post by matthewsee on Jul 31, 2022 14:29:39 GMT -5
John Challis has passed away.
Born on August 16 1942, Challis appeared in the Doctor Who story The Seeds of Doom playing Scorby.
The Seeds of Doom is a Tom Baker story and he later reunited with him in one of Baker's Big Finish stories The Trouble with Drax in which Challis played the fifth incarnation of the said Drax.
Challis' wife Jean also appeared in Doctor Who, in her case in the Tenth Doctor episode The idiot's Lantern playing Betty.
He was also in The Sweeney in Stay Lucky Eh? playing Skef Warren and in Coronation Street playine Detective Sergeant Phillips, Detective Constable Phillips and George Naylor.
Other work included Strange Report, The Legend of Robin Hood & The New Avengers.
He died on September 19 2021 just over a month after his 79th birthday.
Born on August 16 1942, Challis appeared in the Doctor Who story The Seeds of Doom playing Scorby.
The Seeds of Doom is a Tom Baker story and he later reunited with him in one of Baker's Big Finish stories The Trouble with Drax in which Challis played the fifth incarnation of the said Drax.
Challis' wife Jean also appeared in Doctor Who, in her case in the Tenth Doctor episode The idiot's Lantern playing Betty.
He was also in The Sweeney in Stay Lucky Eh? playing Skef Warren and in Coronation Street playine Detective Sergeant Phillips, Detective Constable Phillips and George Naylor.
Other work included Strange Report, The Legend of Robin Hood & The New Avengers.
He died on September 19 2021 just over a month after his 79th birthday.