Richard Francis Evelyn Walsh (born 8 December 1952) is an English actor, best known for playing fireman Bert "Sicknote" Quigley in the long-running
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drama series ''
London's Burning'' from 1986 to 2000. He has also appeared in other well-known British television shows, including ''
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''. He also took part in a fire safety campaign in 1997 promoting smoke detectors.
He was born in
Lewisham
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,
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, and is married to fellow actress Sarah Keller. They have one son, named James.
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1952 births
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20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
Actors from the London Borough of Lewisham
English male television actors
Male actors from London
People from Lewisham
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