THEATER legend and Poirot star Richard Howard has died at the age of 79.
The veteran actor, who also starred in Emmerdale, died after a “short illness”.
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Richard Howard has died aged 79 Credits: Rex
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The veteran actor was admired for his performance in the original Shakespeare in LoveCredit: ITV
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Richard appeared on Emmerdale in the late 70s and 80s, back when it was called Emmerdale Farm
His death was announced this evening by his talent representatives, Scott Marshall Partners, who shared the news with “great sadness”.
They wrote: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved client, Richard Howard, aged 79, following a short illness.
– He is survived by his son, three stepdaughters and nine grandchildren.
Howard had a hugely illustrious career – mostly spent on stage – and appeared in several Olivier-nominated productions, including the original Shakespeare in Love.
His other theater work has included tours of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet across America, Europe and Asia.
He made frequent screen appearances in Emmerdale between 1979 and 1981, playing vicar Bob Jerome.
Howard also appeared in an episode of Poirot, entitled Four and Twenty Blackbirds, and BBC Radio 4’s The People’s Princess, about George IV’s wife Caroline of Brunswick.
For many seasons Howard acted and directed with the Jill Freud Theater Company and was a member of the London Shakespeare Group.
The actor has also been part of Stables Theater Club in Manchester and Brian Friel and Stephen Rea’s Field Day theater company.
In later years he taught at the highly regarded Old Vic Theater School in Bristol and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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