Richard Warwick (29 April 1945 – 16 December 1997) was an English

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He was born Richard Carey Winter, the third of four sons, at Meopham,

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, and made his film debut in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 production of ''

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'' in the role of Gregory. Subsequent films included '' If....'', '' Nicholas and Alexandra'' and the first film by Derek Jarman, '' Sebastiane''. On television, he was best known for his roles in the sitcom '' Please Sir!'', as one of the main character's teaching colleagues, and in the London Weekend Television comedy '' A Fine Romance'', as the brother-in-law of Judi Dench's character. He also played Uncas in the television series '' The Last of the Mohicans'' (1971). His last role was as John (the servant) in Zeffirelli's 1996 adaptation of '' Jane Eyre''. He died in 1997 aged 52 from an AIDS-related illness. In an obituary, ''

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'' quoted ''If...'' director Lindsay Anderson: "I never met a young actor like Richard! Without a touch of vanity, completely natural yet always concentrated, he illumines every frame of the film in which he appears."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warwick, Richard 1945 births 1997 deaths 20th-century English LGBTQ people 20th-century English male actors Actors from Gravesham AIDS-related deaths in England English gay actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Kent People from Meopham