Father Ted actor Ben Keaton has died
He was not on the list.
Tributes are flooding in for the actor.
Father Ted actor Ben Keaton has died.
Tributes are flooding in for Keaton, who played Father Austin Purcell in the show from 1995.
He is also known for his roles in shows such as Casualty,
Emmerdale, The Bill, Hububb, Doctors and Double Time, as well as films East Is
East and Love Bite.
Keaton passed away unexpectedly at Lincoln County Hospital on Friday, March 20.
"Ben will be forever greatly missed, loved and fondly
remembered by his ex-wife Polly, son Waldo and daughter Daisy, brothers Des and
Thom, sister Jeanette," reads his death notice.
The Dublin man was also well known in the theatre space having appeared at The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in productions of Animal Crackers, American Buffalo, Harvey, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Hay Fever.
He was also a finding member of the improv group South Of
The River, and a director of the Creative Academy.
Furthermore, he also did work as a comedian and won an array of awards like the Perrier Comedy Award at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival, two Manchester Evening News Best Actor Awards and a prestigious Laurence Olivier nomination.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Filmography
Year Programme Role Notes
1989 The Bill Harry Episode:
"Powers of Exclusion"
1995 Father Ted Father Austin Purcell Episode: "Think Fast, Father Ted"
1996 Jack and
Jeremy's Real Lives Episodes:
"Paranormal Researchers" and "Writers"
1997–
2000 Hububb Mr Tight / Priest / Mayor / Patrick /
Ralph / Inventor 1 / Hung Lo Pants Writer – 47 episodes
1999 East Is East Priest
1999–
2002 Casualty Spencer 51 episodes
2002 Balamory Writer – episode: "The
Boat"
2002 Doctors John Hampton Episode: "Unfinished Business"
2002 Harry Hill's TV
Burp Spencer Series 1, episode 5
2007 The Bill Ed Abraham Episode: "Killing Me Softly"
2007 Double Time Eddie TV
film
2012 Love Bite Father John
2015 Cook Like a
Priest Father Austin Purcell Web series – also writer
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