Jeremy Young

Jeremy Young
Born
John Henry Young

(1934-07-28)28 July 1934
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died9 April 2022(2022-04-09) (aged 87)
Twickenham, Middlesex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1958–2017
Spouses
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    (m. 1960⁠–⁠1960)​
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    (m. 1971; div. 1976)​
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John Henry Young (28 July 1934 – 9 April 2022), known professionally as Jeremy Young, was an English actor of Scottish descent.[2]

Young had numerous television credits, including Deadline Midnight (1960), Doctor Who (appearing as caveman Kal in three episodes of the first serial An Unearthly Child in 1963, as well as playing Gordon Lowery in the one episode serial Mission to the Unknown in 1965), The Avengers in 1966 (notably as Willy Frant in the episode "A Touch of Brimstone" though also in the episodes entitled "Never, Never Say Die" (1967), "The Forget-Me-Knot" (1968) and (in The New Avengers) "Gnaws" in 1976), and Coronation Street as nightclub owner Benny Lewis in 1972.[3][2] His film credits include appearances in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Crooks and Coronets (1969), Eyewitness (1970), Hopscotch (1980) and Photographing Fairies (1997).[2]

He worked for BBC Radio and taught and directed at the Court Theatre Training Company which is part of the Courtyard, London.[4]

Young was married to actress Coral Atkins in 1960,[5] and later to Kate O'Mara from 1971 to 1976. He died on 9 April 2022.[6]

  1. ^ FreeBMD
  2. ^ a b c "Jeremy Young". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Young". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "Court Theatre Training Company - Jeremy Young". courttheatre.org.uk.
  5. ^ Hayward, Anthony (23 December 2016). "Coral Atkins obituary". Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "Jeremy Young". Doctor Who Guide. Retrieved 21 April 2022.