\u201cI would like to thank the incredible team at Brinsworth for their love, kindness and care over the last 23 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have been truly amazing and will always hold a special place in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Royal Variety\u2019s life president, Giles Cooper, 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\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will be sorely missed by us all at the Royal Variety Charity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Actor Robin Askwith, 75, declared him \u201cthe greatest actor of his generation\u201d.<\/p>\n
He penned on X: \u201cAnyone who knows anything about me knows this hurts.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the greatest actor of his generation, making comedy look simple and solid drama even more effortless. He was a rascal and I loved him \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard O\u2019 Sullivan. RIP. I\u2019ll just say\u2026.sausage rolls\u2026\u2026.! [sic]\u201d.<\/p>\n
Taking to Facebook, a second fan typed: \u201cLiked Richard in every way he was funny and will be missed always. RIP [sic].\u201d<\/p>\n
And another Facebook user wrote: \u201cOh this sad! Loved watching Man About the House! [sic]\u201d.<\/p>\n
Born in Chiswick in May 1944, O\u2019Sullivan returned from a family holiday in Ireland with a strong Irish accent, and he was sent to the Corona Theatre School in Hammersmith to soften it.<\/p>\n
Aged 8, he made his first film appearance in The Yellow Balloon, which was filmed in 1952 and released the following year.<\/p>\n
In 1953, he played the main character in thriller The Stranger\u2019s Hand.<\/p>\n
Twenty years later, O\u2019Sullivan starred as trainee chef Robin Tripp in the ITV sitcom Man About the House.<\/p>\n
The series, which ran from 1973 until 1976, was about Chrissy Plummer (Paula Wilcox) and Jo (Sally Thomsett), sharing a flat with Robin, despite their landlords George (Brian Murphy) and Mildred Roper\u2019s (Yootha Joyce\u2019s) disapproval.<\/p>\n
After Man About the House ended, Richard played Robin in the spin-off sitcom, Robin\u2019s Nest, which ran on ITV from 1977 until 1981.<\/p>\n
His character opened a bistro, funded by his girlfriend and later wife Vicky\u2019s (Tessa Wyatt\u2019s), dad. James Nicholls (Tony Britton).<\/p>\n
While playing Robin, Richard had relationships with Thomsett, now 76, and Wyatt, now 78. He had son James with the latter.<\/p>\n
He was in a relationship with Thomsett from 1973 until 1976, and Wyatt from 1978 until 1985.<\/p>\n
The entertainer\u2019s other acting credits included Carry On Teacher (Robin Stevens), Cleopatra (Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII), and Sherlock Holmes – The Case of the Unlucky Gambler (Andy Fenwick).<\/p>\n
Richard married Diana Terry in 1971, but they divorced that year.<\/p>\n
Richard O’Sullivan and model Diana Terry married – and divorced – in 1971. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u200bHe then tied the knot with Christine Smart in 1987, but they divorced seven years later.<\/p>\n
Richard retired from public life in 1996, with his final TV appearance coming three years later as a guest on the BBC biographical series This Is Your Life, to honour his Doctor co-star George Layton.<\/p>\n
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