Barron was best known for his starring role in three series of Duty Free, the 1980s Yorkshire Television sitcom written by Eric Chappell in which he played David Pearce. sunetra sarker (@sarker) So sad to hear of dear friend #KeithBarron passing away. Old school 🌈 pic.twitter.com/iXHVJBUhY1The actor Sunetra Sarker, who starred alongside Barron on Casualty, called him “one of a kind” who “guaranteed laughter”, while the writer and broadcaster Matthew Sweet paid tribute to “an underrated actor”. An underrated actor. pic.twitter.com/VZxIaNeXsGBarron is survived by his wife, Mary, to whom he was married for 58 years, and his son, Jamie, also an actor..

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2017 11:37 UTC