Summer Wine actor Wilde dies at 80

12 April 2012

Last of the Summer Wine and Porridge actor Brian Wilde has died at the age of 80.

Wilde played Foggy in the BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine and ineffectual prison officer Mr Barrowclough in Porridge.

The actor's son, Andrew Wilde, said his father died in his sleep of natural causes on Wednesday night.

He said Wilde suffered a fall around seven weeks ago and had not recovered.

Wilde's agent Nick Young said: "He will be sadly missed by family and colleagues alike.

"He brought a great deal of laughter into everyone's lives over the course of his career."

Wilde's son said he died in a nursing home, where he had been staying for a short while.

The Lancashire-born actor had roles in the TV series Room At The Bottom (1966) and the film The Jokers (1967) before being cast in Porridge alongside Ronnie Barker.

In 1967 he also appeared in Carry On Doctor.

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