Actor Peter Gilmore, who headed the cast of long-running BBC seafaring drama The Onedin Lane, has died at the age of 81.
Actor Peter Gilmore, who headed the cast of long-running BBC seafaring drama The Onedin Lane, has died at the age of 81.
Peter Gilmore is best known for playing James Onedin in the BBC show The Onedin Line. Photo: BBC
The star, who was married to Una Stubbs for a decade and also appeared in a number of Carry On films, died at the Trinity Hospice in London after a "long illness", his family said.
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