Roy Heather (20 May 1935 – 3 September 2014) was an English television actor best remembered for playing cafe owner Sid in the sitcomOnly Fools and Horses.
Heather was born in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.[1] After leaving school, he worked for an asbestos firm before National Service with the Royal Air Force. He then did several jobs, including working as a Betterware household goods salesman, while continuing his interest in amateur acting.[2] He was spotted by David Tudor, who gave him his first professional job in repertory theatre at the age of 44. While working for Tudor, he played many leading roles including Frank in Winter Journey and Reg in The Norman Conquests, and co-starred in the world premiere of Aurelia, with Ingrid Pitt. He debuted the role of Pistol in Peter Mottley's stage monologue, After Agincourt.[1][2]
Heather died in Purbrook, Hampshire from undisclosed causes on 3 September 2014. He was 79 years old.[3]
References
^ abHayward, Anthony (27 October 2014). "Roy Heather: Actor best known as Sid Robertson, owner of the Fatty Thumb cafe in Only Fools and Horses..." independent.co.uk.
^ abcWebber, Richard (2002). The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses. Orion. ISBN978- 0752847313.
^"RIP Roy Heather [1935-2014] aka Sid the cafe owner in #OFAH". Rogues & Vagabonds. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
heather, 1935, september, 2014, english, television, actor, best, remembered, playing, cafe, owner, sitcom, only, fools, horses, heather, 2011born, 1935, 1935stoke, poges, buckinghamshire, englanddied3, september, 2014, 2014, aged, purbrook, hampshire, england. Roy Heather 20 May 1935 3 September 2014 was an English television actor best remembered for playing cafe owner Sid in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses Roy HeatherHeather in 2011Born 1935 05 20 20 May 1935Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire EnglandDied3 September 2014 2014 09 03 aged 79 Purbrook Hampshire EnglandOccupationActorSpouse s Doreen divorced Sarah Vernon m 1982 1987 wbr Sara Taylor m 1993 wbr Children3Heather was born in Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire 1 After leaving school he worked for an asbestos firm before National Service with the Royal Air Force He then did several jobs including working as a Betterware household goods salesman while continuing his interest in amateur acting 2 He was spotted by David Tudor who gave him his first professional job in repertory theatre at the age of 44 While working for Tudor he played many leading roles including Frank in Winter Journey and Reg in The Norman Conquests and co starred in the world premiere of Aurelia with Ingrid Pitt He debuted the role of Pistol in Peter Mottley s stage monologue After Agincourt 1 2 Heather appeared in various British television shows usually in small roles including Edge of Darkness Poirot The Legacy of Reginald Perrin Birds of a Feather Hi De Hi Bottom The Green Green Grass The Bill and an episode of series 10 of BBC sitcom My Family He appeared as a nameless old man in the Al Murray Richard Herring programme Time Gentlemen Please He also attended fan conventions for Only Fools and Horses 2 Death EditHeather died in Purbrook Hampshire from undisclosed causes on 3 September 2014 He was 79 years old 3 References Edit a b Hayward Anthony 27 October 2014 Roy Heather Actor best known as Sid Robertson owner of the Fatty Thumb cafe in Only Fools and Horses independent co uk a b c Webber Richard 2002 The Complete A Z of Only Fools and Horses Orion ISBN 978 0752847313 RIP Roy Heather 1935 2014 aka Sid the cafe owner in OFAH Rogues amp Vagabonds Retrieved 28 September 2014 External links EditRoy Heather at IMDb This article about an English television actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a British television actor born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy Heather amp oldid 1132290911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
