Goodbye Captain Scarlet

[marval]

The voice of Captain Scarlet, actor Francis Matthews has died. I remember him as Paul Temple on the radio.

May he rest in peace.

http://news.sky.com/story/1282824/captain-scarlet-actor-francis-matthews-dies

[Hopkirk]

Sad news.

I was also saddened the other day to hear on QI, that the actor who played Robin in TVs Batman went on to be a porn star.

[Sipowicz]

I think he only portrayed him on T.V.

[kvalidir]

Why would that make you sad Hopkirk? That's actually quite funny:)
Sad about the Capt Scarlet actor dying though

[Lie-in King]

Yes, sad news & thank you for pointing it out, marval

RIP Francis

[royfromaus]

That's actually quite funny:)

Only if he had his 'Robin' garb on whilst performing though!

[mikey4444]

I remember him in Paul Temple as well, which ages me I guess ! You can still listen to Paul Temple through the medium of Radio 4 Extra. Wonderful actor.
Wasn't he in a famous TV series as well ?

[Mamyalynne]

A name many of us grew up with - RIP.x

[Sipowicz]

The famous TV series he was in was.......Paul Temple!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Matthews_(actor)

[mikey4444]

I didn't realise that he played Temple of the TV as well as radio...thanks
Sipowicz.

[Sipowicz]

He didn't play him on the radio.

[jno]

not that I want to argue with QI, but as far as I know, Burt West only appeared in a softcore thing called Virgin High

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103213/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_15

[mikey4444]

Ah !.....read your link again Sipowicz ...apparently he wasn't the one who did Temple on the radio...memory plays trick sometimes !

[mikey4444]

For those that may be interested ! ::::

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Temple#British_Paul_Temple_radio_serials

[ichkeria]

Sad news.
I remember him particularly as Paul Temple - it was one of the first "adult" TV programmes I was allowed to sit up and watch on a Sunday evening. In the days when TV drama didn't rely on gimmicky plots and lots of location stuff (old fogey mode there!)
I'm not sure I ever realised he was Captain Scarlet (another favourite)!

[berniecuddles]

very sad news remember him in old Dracula: Prince of Darkness film R.I.P

[marval]

This tells you about Paul Temple on the radio.

http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Paul_Temple?lang=en