Philip Madoc - RIP

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Hi di Hi. Ho di Ho.

[wobbegong]

And a good obit in The Telegraph.

Philip Madoc was born at Merthyr Tydfil on July 5 1934 and was intensely proud of his name, explaining: “It comes from Madog, meaning 'man of bravery.’”

Shame the Telegraph journalist didn't actually do some research before putting finger to keyboard. His name wasn't Madoc at all, it was Jones.

Wiki page

Old School webpage (first Cricket XI - 1950)

[Sysman]

The Last of the Mohicans 1971.

And a good obit in The Telegraph. I could tell from the Dad's Army thing his German was good, but didn't realise how linguistically accomplished he was:

Philip Madoc was born at Merthyr Tydfil on July 5 1934 and was intensely proud of his name, explaining: “It comes from Madog, meaning 'man of bravery.’” He showed an early aptitude as a linguist at Cyfarthfa High School, Merthyr Tydfil, and went on to study Languages at the University of Wales before enrolling at the University of Vienna, where he became the first foreigner to win the Diploma of the Interpreters Institute. He ended up speaking seven languages, including Russian and Swedish, and had a working knowledge of Huron Indian, Hindi and Mandarin.

Having embarked on a career as an interpreter, he found the work soul-destroying: “I did dry-as-dust jobs like a sewing machine conference and political interpreting. You get to despise politicians when you have to translate the rubbish they spout.”

He was offered a job lecturing at Gothenburg University, but decided on a change of course and applied successfully for a scholarship at Rada.

[bless 'em all]

A mind to Kill. One of the cheesiest cop series ever, but compulsive viewing (and the widest syndication for any cop show ever).

It was a C4/S4C series, two versions of the same story, one in English, t'other in Welsh.

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Hi di Hi. Hi di Ho.

Oh no, not Ruth Madoc as well. RIP Ruth....

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Another bites the dust....

Hi di Hi. Hi di Ho.

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Another bites the dust....