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Basil Moss

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
15

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 25, 1935 (91 years old)

Place of Birth
London, England

Basil Moss

Biography

Basil David Moss (25 May 1935 – 28 November 2020) was a British character actor, who featured regularly on television in the 1960s and on radio in the 1970s. He was educated at St Paul's School, which he followed with actor's training. Despite leaving St Paul's in 1953, Moss's connections with the school remained strong throughout his life, both through his involvement in the Pauline Meetings and his work for the Old Pauline Club.

In the early 1960s, he had a long-running screen role as Alan Drew in the BBC TV series Compact. He later had an even longer-lasting part in the radio soap, Waggoners' Walk, which ran for more than a decade and achieved ratings of four million listeners on Radio Two in the United Kingdom. This grew so popular that it nearly caused the cancellation of The Archers. His credited film roles include appearances in One Brief Summer (1970) and Clinic Exclusive (1971).

As he grew older, Moss did less acting in order to concentrate on other interests, although he continued to appear in comic roles,[5] including The Gigolos.

He died on 28 November 2020, at the age of 85.

Known For

Acting

2001Dr Terrible's House of Horribleas Priest
1992Heartbeatas Alexander Burton
1990The Chiefas Coroner
1986First Among Equalsas Robert Atkinson
1984The Billas Mr. Creasey
1984Morgan's Boyas Ted Rivers
1979Minderas Vicar
1971One Brief Summeras
1971Clinic Exclusiveas Philip Eveleigh
1970UFOas Doctor
1970UFOas Dr. Frazer
1966The Devil's Eggshellas Huntley
1966I Was Happy Hereas
1966David Copperfieldas Ham Peggotty
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Huntley

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