What is Paul Darrow?
[[File:Paul Darrow.JPG|right|200px]] '''Paul Darrow''' (born '''Paul Valentine Birkby'''; 2 May 1941&nbsp;– 3 June 2019) was an English actor. He was born in [[Chessington]], [[Surrey]]. Darrow was best known for his role as Kerr Avon in the [[BBC]] [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Blake's 7]]''. He also guest starred twice on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', playing Captain Hawkins in the serial ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' and Maylin Tekker in the serial ''[[Timelash]]''. In late 2014, he suffered an [[aortic aneurysm]] and both of his legs were [[amputated]] due to problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160613|website=www.eagletransporter.com|title=Some bad and good news about Paul Darrow|date=12 May 2015|access-date=4 November 2018|archive-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035608/https://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160613|url-status=dead}}{{better source|date=November 2018}}</ref> Darrow died on 3 June 2019 at his home in [[Billingshurst]], [[West Sussex]] at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blake’s 7 star Paul Darrow dies after short illness |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/17681339.blakes-7-star-paul-darrow-dies-after-short-illness/ |access-date=3 June 2019 |work=South Wales Argus |date=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=JACKfmOxford |number=1135565330414223360 |date=3 June 2019 |title=Shocked and saddened to announce this news today. We've lost a true gent - the iconic voice of JACK. We're still taking it in. Thanks for everything, Paul Darrow. |access-date=3 June 2019 |df=dmy}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|id=0201696|name=Paul Darrow}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Darrow, Paul}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Surrey]] [[Category:Deaths from aortic aneurysm]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English radio actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Ca