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'''Edward Brayshaw''' ([[18 October (people)|18 October]] [[1933 (people)|1933]] – [[28 December (people)|28 December]] [[1990 (people)|1990]]<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120462870/edward-brayshaw Find a Grave]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Léon Colbert]] in ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[the War Chief]] in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | '''Edward Brayshaw''' ([[18 October (people)|18 October]] [[1933 (people)|1933]] – [[28 December (people)|28 December]] [[1990 (people)|1990]]<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120462870/edward-brayshaw Find a Grave]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Léon Colbert]] in ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[the War Chief]] in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | ||
==Career== | == Career == | ||
Brayshaw was Australian, and prior to moving to the UK in 1963,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122055944/ The Age]</ref> he appeared in many television plays in his native country. These included a production of Bizet’s opera ''[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_Fishers_(film) The Pearl Fishers]'', for which his singing voice was dubbed over.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47509636 The Australian Women’s Weekly]</ref> | Brayshaw was Australian, and prior to moving to the UK in 1963,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122055944/ The Age]</ref> he appeared in many television plays in his native country. These included a production of Bizet’s opera ''[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_Fishers_(film) The Pearl Fishers]'', for which his singing voice was dubbed over.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47509636 The Australian Women’s Weekly]</ref> | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 9 March 2023
Edward Brayshaw (18 October 1933 – 28 December 1990[1]) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Léon Colbert in The Reign of Terror and the War Chief in The War Games.
Career
Brayshaw was Australian, and prior to moving to the UK in 1963,[2] he appeared in many television plays in his native country. These included a production of Bizet’s opera The Pearl Fishers, for which his singing voice was dubbed over.[3]
He was best known for playing Harold Meaker on the children's sitcom Rentaghost (1976-1984). He also appeared in cult series like The Avengers (1961-66), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969-1970) and Moonbase 3 (1973), and played the title role in the 1965 miniseries A Man Called Harry Brent.
Death
Brayshaw died of throat cancer in 1990. The cancer was diagnosed just days before his death, Brayshaw having brushed off the symptoms as being caused by the cold British weather.
