David Killick obituary

"My client and friend, the actor David Killick, who has died aged 86, was a stalwart of British theatre and television for more than 60 years. He had a long association with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1985-2003), where roles of increasing stature came his way, including Cominius in Coriolanus, Duke of York in Richard II, Stanley in Richard III, and Archbishop Scrope in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2."

"His first foray into professional stage work was helping Caryl Jenner establish the first permanent children's theatre company, The Unicorn at the Arts theatre in the West End. The actor and writer Ursula Jones, who worked with them in the early 1960s, said: As a leading member of the ensemble company, David was enormously versatile, and particularly brilliant at comedy The calibre of his long-term input played a crucial part in the emergence and development of what was to become The Unicorn theatre."

David Killick died aged 86 after a career spanning more than sixty years in theatre, television and radio. He maintained a long association with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1985-2003) with roles including Cominius, Duke of York, Stanley and Archbishop Scrope. He appeared at the National Theatre in The Captain of Kopenick and His Dark Materials. Television work included a recurring pathologist in A Touch of Frost and a final appearance in The Crown. Born in north London, he served in the Royal Navy, helped in the family off-licence and sweetshop, loved cars, and helped establish The Unicorn children’s theatre.

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