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Title: "Bungie" Potts, finest batman in the British Army
Post by: Tommy20 on February 22, 2010, 10:40:10 PM

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

Title: Re: "Bungie" Potts, finest batman in the British Army
Post by: thebinmann on February 22, 2010, 10:44:24 PM

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

Title: Re: "Bungie" Potts, finest batman in the British Army
Post by: Mr.Marx on February 22, 2010, 11:25:28 PM

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

Title: Re: "Bungie" Potts, finest batman in the British Army
Post by: ushistoryprof on February 25, 2010, 11:58:21 PM

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.

Title: Re: "Bungie" Potts, finest batman in the British Army
Post by: Dr DeAth on February 27, 2010, 02:46:48 AM

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.