JOHN RINGHAMJohn Ringham, who died on 20 October, 2008, was a British actor who had a 50-year career on television screens.
He was best known for playing Penny's father, Norman Warrender, in the 1980s comedy series Just Good Friends.
He also had recurring roles in classic series like The Railway Children (1968), Dad's Army (1968-69), several Doctor Who stories (1964, 1966 and 1971) and children's programme Woof! (1989-1993), playing a headmaster.
He also had roles on shows like Z Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Softly Softly and London's Burning and appeared in Terry and June, Casualty, All Creatures Great and Small, Birds Of A Feather, Bergerac and many more.
He could lay claim to as many as 300 film and TV credits, plus more than 250 stage productions. He began acting in his teens and spent several years on the rep circuit before making his first television appearances in the late 1950s.
He acted throughout his life and into old age, with his last few roles including a small part in the film V for Vendetta (2005), a regular role in children's series The Secret of Eel Island (2005-07) and finally a 2008 episode of Doctors.
He died at the age of 80 and was survived by his wife, Fee, and four children.
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