British Comedy Guide

Comedians who died prematurely?

Before the best sitcom actors thread is hijacked with a discussion on comedians who killed themselves, I thought I'd start a cheerful thread about comedians and comedy actors who died before their time. Here are a few obvious ones:

Gary Olsen - Cancer
John Candy - Heart attack
Dermot Morgan - Heart attack

Tony Hancock - suicide
Kenneth Williams - overdose

Ralph Bates - pancreatic cancer

Richard Beckinsale - heart attack

Eric Morecambe, but Ernie had a decent innings.

Richard Beckinsale - Heart attack

(got a feeling this is going to be a long thread)

Damn someone beat me to it!

Paul Eddington - T Cell Lymphona

Will Hay - died when he was 60

Dick Emery - 67

James Corden (32) - Testicular cancer (fingers crossed).

Nigel Hawthorne - 72

Barry Evans - 54
Robin Nedwell - 52

James Beck - 44

Marty Feldman 48

Michael Bates - 58

John Thaw - 60

Richard Wattis -63

If all these actors hadn't died they'd now be in 'Last of The Summer Wine'

Hattie Jacques - 58

Fulton Mackay - 64

Marti Caine - 51

Gary Holton - 33

Bill Hicks - 33

Yootha Joyce (53) - Hepatisis.

Humphrey Lyttleton - 86. But still going strong on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. And sorely missed.

Roy Kinear

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