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| − | '''Barry Evans''' ( | + | [[File:Barry Evans, (actor).jpg|thumb|Barry Evans as Jamie McGregor in ''Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'']]'''Barry Evans''' (1943–1997) was a British actor, best known for his appearances in sitcoms such as <cite>Doctor in the House</cite> and <cite>Mind Your Language</cite>. |
| − | He was born in Guildford and early abandoned by his parents, to be brought up in an orphanage. He went on to the Italia Conti stage school and won a [[John Gielgud]] Scholarship to the Central School of Speech and Drama. He appeared as a sex-starved boy in the film <cite>Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush</cite> (1967). | + | He was born in [[Guildford]] and early abandoned by his parents, to be brought up in an orphanage. He went on to the Italia Conti stage school and won a [[John Gielgud]] Scholarship to the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]]. He appeared as a sex-starved boy in the film <cite>Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush</cite> (1967). |
Barry Evans' first major role was in the sitcom <cite>Doctor in the House</cite> (1970), loosely based on Richard Gordon's series of novels (which had previously been adapted as a series of feature films starring [[Dirk Bogarde]]). | Barry Evans' first major role was in the sitcom <cite>Doctor in the House</cite> (1970), loosely based on Richard Gordon's series of novels (which had previously been adapted as a series of feature films starring [[Dirk Bogarde]]). | ||
| − | In later life he became a minicab driver in Leicestershire. In 1997 he was found dead of alcohol poisoning in his bungalow. A young man was initially charged with murder but the inquest | + | In later life he became a minicab driver in [[Leicestershire]]. In 1997 he was found dead of alcohol poisoning in his bungalow. A young man was initially charged with murder but the inquest returned an open verdict. |
Following his death the <cite>Daily Mail</cite> published an article saying Evans had been bisexual: he had supposedly had a crush on the performer Lionel Blair, but the love of his life had been a woman whose husband was in jail for murder.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/barry_evans/biography.php Barry Evans biography</ref>. | Following his death the <cite>Daily Mail</cite> published an article saying Evans had been bisexual: he had supposedly had a crush on the performer Lionel Blair, but the love of his life had been a woman whose husband was in jail for murder.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/barry_evans/biography.php Barry Evans biography</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 29 October 2016
Barry Evans (1943–1997) was a British actor, best known for his appearances in sitcoms such as Doctor in the House and Mind Your Language..jpg)
He was born in Guildford and early abandoned by his parents, to be brought up in an orphanage. He went on to the Italia Conti stage school and won a John Gielgud Scholarship to the Central School of Speech and Drama. He appeared as a sex-starved boy in the film Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967).
Barry Evans' first major role was in the sitcom Doctor in the House (1970), loosely based on Richard Gordon's series of novels (which had previously been adapted as a series of feature films starring Dirk Bogarde).
In later life he became a minicab driver in Leicestershire. In 1997 he was found dead of alcohol poisoning in his bungalow. A young man was initially charged with murder but the inquest returned an open verdict.
Following his death the Daily Mail published an article saying Evans had been bisexual: he had supposedly had a crush on the performer Lionel Blair, but the love of his life had been a woman whose husband was in jail for murder.[1].
External sites
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0262554/ Barry Evans on the Internet Movie Database
References
- ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/barry_evans/biography.php Barry Evans biography
