Owen played Tom Simmonite, the long lost son of Compo - who was played by the actor's real-life. ", "I have no words to describe how much I will miss her. However, it was as Nora Batty in Last Of The Summer Wine that she will always be remembered. Born on Feb. 9, 1931, Young was a beloved British soap opera star who appeared in numerous soaps, including The Bill, Casualty, Hollyoaks, Doctors, and Holby City. Josephine Tewson dead: Last Of The Summer Wine actress dies at 91. Owen played Tom Simmonite, the long lost son of Compo - who was played by the actor's real-life father Bill Owen. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0bc9eff9d601b7 Christopher Beeny dead aged 78 - Last of the Summer Wine star dies in Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. But some well-known British character actors have appeared in the programme, including: Peter Sallis b 1.1.21 (perhaps equally well-known as the voice of Wallace), Brian Wilde b. READ MORE:Josephine Tewson dead: Last Of The Summer Wine actress dies at 91. His one pride is his shiny new car, which he was always trying to keep away from father-in-law Wesley, who could not resist tinkering under the bonnet. 4) Keith Clifford was missing, and no explanation that I can find. Your IP: "The care she received in those last days at Addenbrookes was remarkable considered, careful and empathetic and to a person, they all said how much they had loved my mum, how she had made them laugh and how she had always been interested in them. Actor Robert Fyfe, best known for playing Howard in sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 90. Juliette Kaplan, who played Pearl, and Jean Fergusson, who played Marina, both died in 2019. Russ Abbot is an English musician and actor who is known for being in the band Black Abbots. The star appeared in Misfits as Harry in 2009 and played Malcolm Lagg in Coronation Street back in 2012. Some sources list Brian Wilde's date of birth as June 1st, 1921, but others list it as June 1st, 1924. One of his last acting roles was in the TV show Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention. Robert Fyfe as Howard with wife Pearl, played by Juliette Kaplan, Howard was continually sneaking off to be with Marina, played by Jean Fergusson, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. Owen played the nomadic Tom Simmonite in the popular and long-running BBC sitcom for 10 years from 2000.