Beloved actor Nicholas Smith has died, aged 81.
Smith, famous for playing Mr Rumbold in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?, was in hospital for several weeks before passing away on Sunday evening.
‘It is with great sadness we can confirm that our client, the actor Nicholas Smith, passed away yesterday,’ The actor’s agents at Michelle Braidman Associates said in a statement.
‘He was a lovely man and a terrific actor. He will be much missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts are with his family.’
Smith had been admitted to hospital after suffering a fall at home, and was the last surviving cast member of Are You Being Served?
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