"Bungie" Potts, finest batman in the British Army

[Tommy20]

Lionel Jeffries, British Character Actor, Dies at 83
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/arts/20jeffries.html

Rest in peace, sir.  He's enjoying the posh life now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNpWBMNyC0w

Since he shares as much responsibility as anyone for my interest in VSF, in memorium, I've changed my avatar.

[thebinmann]

Now that's sad, h was a childhood favourite of mine.

[Mr.Marx]

I was rather sad to hear too. Got to love that old chap.

[ushistoryprof]

He was a favorite of mine from the time I saw him in "First Men in the Moon."  I was just a kid when it came out but that movie started me on the road to loving what is now called VSF.  He will be greatly missed.

[Dr DeAth]

Just read the NY Times article linked in the original post and it turns out he was in a nursing home in my and Bulshott's home town of Poole - small world.

RIP Mr Jeffries.