Home > Entertainment Forums > Entertainment » Actor John Inman dies

Actor John Inman dies

This is a discussion on Actor John Inman dies within the Entertainment forums, part of the Entertainment Forums category; This comes from msnbc.com ‘Are You Being Served?’ actor Inman dies at 71 '76's ‘Funniest Man on Television’ played quirky ...


Welcome to Wrestling Clique Wrestling Forums

We are the premier wrestling forum and your source for wrestling news and rumors, wrestling divas, wrestling gifs, sports discussion, e-feds, writing and more. Wrestling fans participate in active discussion on all the major wrestling leagues and events including WWE, ECW & TNA pay per view events, live wrestling streams, wrestling video games, collectibles, and other wrestling related products and services.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the Forum Rules by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-08-2007, 11:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
Deo Vindice
 
Dakstang's Avatar
 

Awards Showcase
Non Wrestling Member of the Month Sour Lem0nz Member of the Month Best Poster 
Total Awards: 4
Actor John Inman dies

This comes from msnbc.com

‘Are You Being Served?’ actor Inman dies at 71

'76's ‘Funniest Man on Television’ played quirky Mr. Humphries on BBC show


John Inman was famous for his catchphrase ‘I'm free’ on the BBC sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’




LONDON - Actor John Inman, best known for his role as campy shop assistant Mr. Humphries in the long-running BBC comedy “Are You Being Served?” died Thursday. He was 71.

Inman, who later became a pantomime regular, was one of the sitcom’s most memorable cast members and his catchphrase “I’m free” became part of popular culture.

In 1976, he was voted “Funniest Man on Television” by readers of TV Times magazine and was also named BBC TV’s “Personality of the Year.”

Inman died at St. Mary’s Hospital in London after a lengthy illness, his manager, Phil Dale, said in a statement.

“John, through his character Mr. Humphries of ‘Are You Being Served?’ was known and loved throughout the world,” Dale said.

“He was one of the best and finest pantomime dames working to capacity audiences throughout Britain. John was known for his comedy plays and farces, which were enjoyed from London’s West End throughout the country and as far as Australia, Canada and the U.S.A.”

Inman’s long-term partner, Ron Lynch, was “devastated” at the news, the BBC said.

Actress Wendy Richard, who played Miss Brahms in “Are You Being Served?,” said she had been regularly visiting Inman, who had been ill with Hepatitis A.


“You just have to regard it as being an end to his suffering,” a tearful Richard told BBC radio.

“I think John was one of the wittiest and most inventive actors I have ever worked with. He was a brilliant, brilliant pantomime dame. He was a very good all-round actor, really.”

Inman’s character Mr. Humphries attracted criticism from gay rights groups upset by what they saw as his portrayal of an over-the-top homosexual.

“He never ever said Mr. Humphries was gay,” Richard said. ”He was just a young man who was very, very good to his mother.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I used to watch this show some (on reruns of course) and this guy was pretty funny. Sad news to hear.

Dakstang is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-10-2007, 09:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
*JVN DIVA OF THE YEAR*
 
Twisted Nerve's Avatar
 

Re: Actor John Inman dies

Ye he was awesum. Its really sad, but he was old and had a great life.
He was really funny and are you being saved is a great program.

Twisted Nerve is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:38 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.0
Wrestling Clique Wrestling Forum





1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72