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Laurie Webb, Welsh Actor Known for Doctor Who, Dies at 101

He had become the oldest living Doctor Who contributor after Arnold Yarrow's 2024 death.

Overview

  • Webb, who died Sunday at 101, had his family ask broadcaster Toby Hadoke to share the news on X.
  • He played Mr Ollis in the 1972 Doctor Who serial The Three Doctors and later appeared in 2023's Tales of the TARDIS through archive footage.
  • No cause of death has been disclosed by the family or reporters.
  • Tributes praised his warmth and long career, with documentary-maker Chris Chapman and the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society among those honoring him.
  • His television work began in 1958 and included Hancock's Half Hour, King of the River, The Troubleshooters, Paul Temple, and Doomwatch.