By Anindita.mukherjee News18
David Killick has died aged 87. The veteran actor 鈥 whose roles included Mess President in season five of The Crown and a pathologist in A Touch of Frost 鈥 passed away on Friday, July 04, in a north London hospice, his agent has confirmed.
David鈥檚 representative announced in a statement: 鈥淚t is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of our much-loved friend and client David Killick, who died peacefully on Friday 4th July at St John鈥檚 Hospice, North London after a short illness. David was an actor for over 60 years, loved the business and his fellow actors, and was loved and respected in his turn by all who were lucky enough to work with him. He will be sorely missed.鈥
David 鈥 whose first screen credit was as a soldier in 1977鈥檚 A Bridge Too Far 鈥 also had a number of stage roles, including parts in The Importance of Being Earnest and The Crucible and voice roles in audio series such as Doctor Who: The Lost Stories, The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes, Macbeth and Poptropica -On the Farm.
David鈥檚 profile on the website of his agent, Stanton Davidson Associates, branded him a 鈥渄elightful, talented, and vastly experienced actor鈥 who 鈥渓oves鈥 his work. It read: 鈥淲e say 鈥 This delightful, talented and vastly experienced actor, whose extensive CV speaks for itself, is a highly prized addition to our stable. He loves the work 鈥 please keep him at it!鈥
And David said of himself on his profile: 鈥淩eally did enjoy the hard work of weekly Rep! Yes, and that was after helping Caryl Jenner set up the first permanent children鈥檚 theatre company The Unicorn at the Arts Theatre, Leicester Square. Other highlights 鈥 Newcastle, Hadrian V11 and my one and only Dame in Panto, Edinburgh, George in Who鈥檚 Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Leeds, Basilio in Life鈥檚 a Dream (Matthew Warchus) and masses more.鈥
鈥淟ong-time member of the RSC and occasional happy trips to the NT. A somewhat harassed Pathologist in A Touch of Frost, a Don in The History Boy鈥檚 (just)! and a host of other appearances in front of the camera down the years. Many audio recordings, I really do like working鈥.,鈥 he had concluded.