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Basil Moss

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Moss in a guest role in the TV seriesUFO,1971

Basil David Moss[1](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.

Early life[edit]

He was educated atSt 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.

Acting career[edit]

In the early 1960s, he had a long-running screen role as Alan Drew in the BBC TV seriesCompact.[2]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 onRadio Twoin the United Kingdom.[3]This grew so popular that it nearly caused the cancellation ofThe Archers.[4]His credited film roles include appearances inOne Brief Summer(1970) andClinic 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]includingThe Gigolos.[6]

He died on 28 November 2020, at the age of 85.[1]

Music[edit]

Basil played the piano and jazz trumpet and his band, Basil Moss and His Chicago Jazzmen, continued performing until 2014.[7]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Basil Moss obituary".the Guardian.28 December 2020.Retrieved29 December2020.
  2. ^"Compact A Television Heaven Review".Archived fromthe originalon 10 January 2008.Retrieved29 December2020.
  3. ^"British Radio Drama - 4".www.irdp.co.uk.Retrieved29 December2020.
  4. ^"Archers episodes on the web".BBC News.4 March 2002.Retrieved29 December2020.
  5. ^"Dr Terrible - Steve Coogan - www.coogans-run.co.uk - The Man who Thinks He's It".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-30.Retrieved2008-01-27.
  6. ^"The Gigolos".www.bbc.co.uk.Retrieved29 December2020.
  7. ^Hayward, Anthony (2020-12-28)."Basil Moss obituary".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved2021-03-10.

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