Tributes paid to Crossroads star Tony Adams after his death aged 84

"He said: He was one of the warmest gentlemen you could wish to work with. He was an absolute joy. He was a dancer originally, but there was nothing Tony couldn't do. He was a very accomplished actor, he was a really good dancer and singer. He played Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and was a joy to have in the company, as he was in every company. We shall miss him."

"Tony Adams also had a cameo in a 2023 drama about his Crossroads co-star Noele Gordon. Adams began his career in the theatre, then made his name as Dr Neville Bywaters in the 1970s ITV soap General Hospital and appeared in the Doctor Who series The Green Death. Anthony Sawley Adams was born in Anglesey in Wales in 1940, and later trained as an actor at the Italia Conti theatre school."

Tony Adams was a Welsh actor born in Anglesey in 1940 who trained at the Italia Conti theatre school. He made his name as Dr Neville Bywaters in the 1970s ITV soap General Hospital and appeared in Doctor Who's The Green Death. He joined Crossroads in 1978 as accountant Adam Chance, remaining until the show ended in 1988 after more than 4,500 episodes and audiences above 15 million, and returned for the 2001 revival. He continued on stage, notably as Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and had a 2023 cameo in Nolly. He died in Brighton with his wife Christine at his side, and colleagues paid tribute to his warmth and versatility.

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