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As he grew older, Moss did less acting in order to concentrate on other interests, although he has continued to appear in comic roles,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coogans-run.co.uk/drterrible/drterrible-episode-guide.php |title=Dr Terrible - Steve Coogan - www.coogans-run.co.uk - The Man who Thinks He's It |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120730170405/http://www.coogans-run.co.uk/drterrible/drterrible-episode-guide.php |archive-date=2012-07-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> most recently in ''[[The Gigolos]]''.<ref>[http://www.the-gigolos.com/ The Gigolos, Starring Anna Massey, Sian Phillips and Susannah York] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102075638/http://www.the-gigolos.com/ |date=January 2, 2008 }}</ref> |
As he grew older, Moss did less acting in order to concentrate on other interests, although he has continued to appear in comic roles,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coogans-run.co.uk/drterrible/drterrible-episode-guide.php |title=Dr Terrible - Steve Coogan - www.coogans-run.co.uk - The Man who Thinks He's It |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120730170405/http://www.coogans-run.co.uk/drterrible/drterrible-episode-guide.php |archive-date=2012-07-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> most recently in ''[[The Gigolos]]''.<ref>[http://www.the-gigolos.com/ The Gigolos, Starring Anna Massey, Sian Phillips and Susannah York] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102075638/http://www.the-gigolos.com/ |date=January 2, 2008 }}</ref> |
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He died on November 28, 2020, at the age of 85.<ref>[https://opclub.stpaulsschool.org.uk/basil-moss-1935-2020/ In memoriam St Paul's School]</ref> |
He died on November 28, 2020, at the age of 85.<ref>[https://opclub.stpaulsschool.org.uk/basil-moss-1935-2020/ In memoriam - St Paul's School]</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Revision as of 08:22, 17 December 2020
Basil David Moss[1] (25 May 1935 – 28 November 2020) was a British character actor, who featured regularly on television in the 1960s and on radio in the 1970s.
Early life
He was educated at St Paul's School, which he followed with actor's training. Despite leaving St Paul's in 1953, Moss's connections with the school remained strong throughout his life, both through his involvement in the Pauline Meetings and his work for the Old Pauline Club.
Acting career
In the early 1960s, he had a long-running screen role as Alan Drew in the BBC TV series Compact.[2] He later had an even longer-lasting part in the radio soap, Waggoner's Walk, which ran for more than a decade and achieved ratings of four million listeners on Radio Two in the United Kingdom.[3] This grew so popular that it nearly caused the cancellation of The Archers.[4] His credited film roles include appearances in One Brief Summer (1970) and Clinic Exclusive (1971).
As he grew older, Moss did less acting in order to concentrate on other interests, although he has continued to appear in comic roles,[5] most recently in The Gigolos.[6]
He died on November 28, 2020, at the age of 85.[7]
Filmography
- I Was Happy Here (1966)
- You Only Live Twice (1967) – British Navy Officer on Submarine (uncredited)
- Doppelgänger (1969) – Monitoring Station Technician (uncredited)
- One Brief Summer (1971) – John Robertson
- Clinic Exclusive (1972) – Philip Eveleigh
- The Gigolos (2006) – Basil
References
- ^ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/juabuZKccHV98uVQzlK7-Dy3g9A/appointments
- ^ Compact A Television Heaven Review Archived January 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British Radio Drama - 4
- ^ BBC News | TV AND RADIO | Archers Episodes on the Web
- ^ "Dr Terrible - Steve Coogan - www.coogans-run.co.uk - The Man who Thinks He's It". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ The Gigolos, Starring Anna Massey, Sian Phillips and Susannah York Archived January 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ In memoriam - St Paul's School
External links
- Basil Moss at IMDb