Duggie Brown

2022 - 8 - 16

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Duggie Brown: ITV Coronation Street and Last of the Summer Wine ... (Messenger Newspapers)

He was the brother of Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie, who shot to fame playing Ivy Tilsley for 15 years.

One of my very first telly jobs was with Duggie back in 1997 and I was lucky to appear in so many shows with him since. Genuinely one of the nicest and funniest guys in the business. Genuinely one of the nicest and funniest guys in the business.”

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Coronation Street actor Duggie Brown dies aged 82 (BBC News)

The actor and comedian also starred in shows including Last of the Summer Wine and The Comedians.

He also acted in stage productions and played the Fool in Shakespeare's King Lear for the Northern Broadsides Theatre Company's national tour. Genuinely one of the nicest and funniest guys in the business. One of my very first telly jobs was with Duggie back in 1997 and I was lucky to appear in so many shows with him since.

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Scotsman Obituaries: Duggie Brown, British comedian and actor (The Scotsman)

Duggie Brown, comedian and actor. Born: 7 August 1940 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Died: 16 August 2022, aged 82. By Ellie Iorizzo, PA.

Genuinely one of the nicest and funniest guys in the business.” Brown was the brother of Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie, who shot to fame playing Ivy Tilsley for 15 years and who died in 2006. Comedian and actor Duggie Brown, who starred in Coronation Street and Last Of The Summer Wine, has died at the age of 82. In recent years he took on the role of Mr Boo in Jim Cartwright’s comedic play The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice, and appeared as himself in a live show of The Comedians to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the show. Born: 7 August 1940 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Died: 16 August 2022, aged 82

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