Only Fools and Horses and Secret Army actor Ron Pember dies aged 87 with tributes honouring late ‘legend’

Ron Pember in The Flaxton Boys
Pember led a diverse profession on British TV and on stage (Image: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock)

Ron Pember, whose roles included starring in Solely Fools and Horses and Secret Military, has died on the age of 87.

The star’s demise was introduced by his grandson, Paul Pember, who honoured the late actor by sharing a number of footage of him all through his profession.

‘“The disappointment now's the happiness then. That’s the deal.” 11.04.1934 – 08.03.2022 #ronpember #grandad,’ he wrote in his tribute on Twitter.

The official Twitter account for Solely Fools and Horses reshared the message, including: ‘We're saddened to listen to of the information of the demise of Ron Pember who performed Baz within the collection 3 episode ‘Homesick’. Our ideas and heat needs go to his household and buddies.’

A number of followers paid tribute to Pember upon discovering out the information of his demise, with one tweeting: ‘He was unbelievable. He’ll be missed a lot.’

‘Simply heard the unhappy information that Ron Pember has handed away,’ mentioned actor Danny John-Jules.

‘He was such a gentleman with us upstarts when he appeared on #RedDwarf He simply rammed his tongue firmly into his cheek and joined the social gathering! What a legend. RIP.’

‘He was one of the vital recognisable faces on British tv for 30 years,’ another person mentioned, dubbing him a ‘legend’.

Music theatre label Stage Door Information wrote: ‘We’re so very unhappy to study that actor and composer Ron Pember has handed away.

‘It was such a pleasure to work with Ron and his spouse Yvonne on the debut CD launch of Ron’s musical ‘Jack the Ripper’, and we’ll all the time cherish these fantastic conferences we had collectively for the album.’

Considered one of Pember’s most recognisable roles was as Belgian Resistance fighter Alain Muny in BBC drama Secret Military, which he performed from 1977 to 1979.

He additionally appeared in an episode of Solely Fools and Horses within the Nineteen Eighties, portraying Baz, the unenthusiastic Chairman of the Tenants’ Affiliation.

After making his TV debut within the early Nineteen Sixties, Pember – who was born in Plaistow, Essex in 1934 – went on to seem in productions together with Dixon of Dock Inexperienced and the tv adapatation of Pilgrim’s Progress.

He acted with the Nationwide Theatre Firm from 1965 to 1968, in addition to performing and directing performs on the Mermaid Theatre in London.

Derek Thompson, Ron Pember and Jill Gascoine in The Gentle Touch
Pember (center) pictured with Derek Thompson and Jill Gascoine in The Light Contact (Image: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock)

Different elements Pember performed included performing in TV collection The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, authorized drama Crown Courtroom, The Dick Emery Present and The Two Ronnies.

In 1974, he co-wrote and composed a theatre musical referred to as Jack the Ripper, which remains to be carried out by theatre teams around the globe to today.

He stopped performing after struggling a stroke in 1992, earlier than which he appeared in Purple Dwarf, Excessive Avenue Blues and All Good Issues.

In addition to pursuing his performing profession, Pember additionally served within the armed forces, enlisting within the Royal Air Pressure within the Fifties and being stationed in Egypt.

He married his spouse, Yvonne Tylee, in 1959.

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