2018 (people)

2018 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 2018, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

• January - O.B. Lighting technician Ian Dow died.
• 2 January - Actor Michael Gordon died.
• 5 January - Stage Director Mick Hughes died.
• 10 January - Writer David Fisher died.
• 11 January - Actor Derek Keller died.
• 12 January - Actor Bella Emberg died.
• 15 January - Actor Peter Wyngarde died.
• 24 January - Illustrator Peter Archer died.
• February - DWM production assistant James McMalon died.
• 12 February - Make-up artist Dorka Nieradzik died.
• 14 February - Actor Nicholas Hawtrey died.
• 26 February - Actor Peter Miles died.
• 11 March - Actor Ken Dodd died.
• 23 March - Writer Rupert Laight died.
• April - Designer Derek Dodd died.
• 12 April - Actor Elaine Hopkins died.
• 20 April - Fight arranger John Waller died.
• 21 April - Actor David Grey died.
• 15 June - Actor Leslie Grantham died.
• 28 June - Writer Harlan Ellison died.
• 29 June - Actor Helen Griffin died.
• 1 July - Costume Designer Juanita Waterson died.
• 9 July - Actor William Hughes died.
• 27 July - Actor Alan Bennion died.
• 4 August - Actor Janet Hargreaves died.
• Unknown - Actor Glenn Whitter died.