Roy Castle was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician.
20 Facts About Roy Castle
2.
Roy Castle guest-starred in an episode of the Morecambe and Wise series Two of a Kind, which aired on 3 August 1963.
3.
Roy Castle received billing twice for his guest appearances in both halves of the show.
4.
In 1965, Roy Castle starred with Peter Cushing in the film Dr Who and the Daleks, the first of two cinematic spin-offs from the BBC television series.
5.
Roy Castle played the role of Dr Who's first male assistant, Ian Chesterton, and was cast to perform the role more comedically than it had been played by William Russell in the equivalent serial.
6.
Roy Castle appeared in Dr Terror's House of Horrors as a jazz musician.
7.
Roy Castle appeared in Carry On Up the Khyber in 1968 and in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.
8.
In 1973, Roy Castle teamed up with the comedy actor Ronnie Barker in an original one-off called "Another Fine Mess".
9.
Between 1967 and 1968, Roy Castle co-starred with Jimmy Edwards in the London West End run of the comedy farce show Big Bad Mouse when Eric Sykes had to withdraw because of illness.
10.
Roy Castle once stood in for Bruce Forsyth hosting The Generation Game in 1975 while Forsyth was ill.
11.
Roy Castle made many appearances on BBC television's long running variety show The Good Old Days, making use of his multi instrumental and performing skills.
12.
In 1988, Roy Castle presented and performed in the Anglia Television series Marching as to War, which traced and re-enacted the early history of The Salvation Army.
13.
Roy Castle recorded the theme song "Dedication" for the show himself, and usually performed it live over the closing credits.
14.
Roy Castle was a host of the show up until a few months before his death in 1994, alongside Norris and Ross McWhirter, Fiona Kennedy and Cheryl Baker.
15.
Roy Castle had been in the crowd at Liverpool's FA Cup final victory over Sunderland in May 1992, shortly after he was first found to have cancer.
16.
On 31 December 1992, Roy Castle was awarded the OBE in the 1993 New Year Honours.
17.
Roy Castle was diagnosed with lung cancer in early 1992, and was told that his chances of recovery were slim and that it was unlikely that he would live for more than six months.
18.
Roy Castle underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy and went into remission later that year.
19.
On 26 November 1993, Roy Castle announced that his illness had returned, and underwent a second round of treatment.
20.
Roy Castle died at his home in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire on the morning of 2 September 1994, two days after his 62nd birthday.