{"id":605746,"date":"2026-09-04T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/605746\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:00:08","slug":"richard-osullivan-star-of-70s-sitcom-man-about-the-house-dies-aged-82-tv-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/605746\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard O\u2019Sullivan, star of 70s sitcom Man About the House, dies aged 82 | TV comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard O\u2019Sullivan, known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s TV sitcoms Man About the House<\/a> and Robin\u2019s Nest, has died aged 82.<\/p>\n

The actor, who was also famous for playing the title character in the TV series Dick Turpin, died peacefully with his family at his side at the Royal Variety Charity\u2019s care home on Friday, the organisation said.<\/p>\n

His son James O\u2019Sullivan paid tribute to him, saying: \u201cMy dad was as funny and charming in real life as he appeared on our TV screens over the years. Always kind-spirited, good-humoured, a doting grandfather and a wonderful dad \u2013 I will miss him dearly.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough much of his career happened before I was born, I was fortunate enough to be able to enjoy and witness his incredible talents on the countless reruns of his shows that made him the respected and loved actor that he was.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan in the garden of Brinsworth House care home in 2021. Photograph: Andy Newbold\/Royal Variety Charity\/PA<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan had lived at the Royal Variety Charity\u2019s Brinsworth House in Twickenham for 23 years. His son thanked the \u201cincredible team\u201d there for their \u201clove, kindness and care\u201d. He said: \u201cThey have been truly amazing and will always hold a special place in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s career began when he appeared in The Yellow Balloon as an eight-year-old in 1953. He later appeared in Peter Hall\u2019s production of Love\u2019s Labour\u2019s Lost at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1956.<\/p>\n

He appeared in two films with Cliff Richard in the 1960s: The Young Ones in 1961 and Wonderful Life in 1964. In 1963, he starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Cleopatra in the role of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII.<\/p>\n

Richard O\u2019Sullivan as Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII in Cleopatra (1963). Photograph: 20th Century Fox\/Allstar<\/p>\n

Man About the House ran for six series from 1973, following the trials and tribulations of a man sharing a London flat with two single women, Chrissy, played by Paula Wilcox, and Sally Thomsett as Jo.<\/p>\n

Giles Cooper, the life president of the Royal Variety Charity, said: \u201cRichard O\u2019Sullivan was a master of effortless charm and impeccable comic timing, bringing pure warmth, wit, and unforgettable joy to millions of living rooms as a true giant of British television. He will be sorely missed by us all at the Royal Variety Charity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richard O\u2019Sullivan, known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s TV sitcoms Man About the House…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":605747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46],"class_list":["post-605746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}