Trevor Bannister

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Trevor S. Bannister (born August 14, 1934 in Durrington , Wiltshire , † April 14, 2011 in Thames Ditton , Surrey ) was a British actor who was served by the role of Mr. Lucas in the popular British comedy television series Are You Being ? Gained notoriety.

Life

Career

Trevor Bannister began acting at the age of 15. After studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , he made his stage debut in 1960, directed by Lindsay Anderson , in Billy Liar alongside Albert Finney in the Cambridge Theater in London's West End .

Bannister began his series appearances on British television in the early 1960s and landed his first recurring roles in the mid-1960s as Peter Barry on the series Object Z and Object Z Returns . He later played the role of Darkie Pilbeam, a black market dealer, in the 1968 television series The War of Darkie Pilbeam and from 1969 to 1970 he played as "Heavy Breathing" in Jack Rosenthal's sitcom The Dustbinmen . Shortly thereafter, he was asked to play the role of Mr. Lucas in the Comedy Playhouse pilot Are You Being Served? to play and later took over the part in the television series of the same name.

In 2007 he appeared in a leading role as Korbin Thessinger in Doctor Who's radio play adventure Nocturne .

Private life

Bannister was the youngest of three siblings. He himself has three sons - Jeremy, Simon and Timothy - with his first wife Kathleen. He lived in Surrey with his second wife Pamela until his death .

Trevor Bannister died on April 14, 2011, at the age of 76, after a heart attack in his allotment garden in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1956: Against All Violence (Reach for the Sky)
  • 1960: The Secret Kingdom (TV series, episode)
  • 1961–1974: Armchair Theater (TV series, three episodes)
  • 1962–1969: Z Cars (TV series, four episodes)
  • 1964: Love Story (TV series, episode)
  • 1964: Sergeant Cork (TV series, episode)
  • 1964: Catch Hand (TV series, episode)
  • 1964: It's a Woman's World (TV series, episode)
  • 1965: The Villains (TV series, an episode)
  • 1965: Thursday Theater (TV series, episode)
  • 1965: Our Man at St. Mark’s (TV series, one episode)
  • 1965: The Wednesday Thriller (TV series, episode)
  • 1965: Object Z (TV series, six episodes)
  • 1966: Object Z Returns (TV series, six episodes)
  • 1966: Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series, episode)
  • 1966: The Man in Room 17 (TV series, episode)
  • 1966: Gideon's Way (TV series, episode)
  • 1966: Mrs Thursday (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1966: The Informer (TV series, episode)
  • 1966–1969: Task Force Police (TV series, three episodes)
  • 1966–1969: Thirty-Minute Theater (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1967: With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler Hat (The Avengers) (TV series, an episode)
  • 1968: Orlando (TV series, four episodes)
  • 1968: The War of Darkie Pilbeam (TV series, three episodes)
  • 1969: Simon Templar (The Saint) (TV series, episode)
  • 1969–1970: The Dustbinmen (TV series, 21 episodes)
  • 1972–1973: Thirty Minutes Worth (TV series, seven episodes)
  • 1972–1979: Are You Being Served? (TV series, 48 ​​episodes)
  • 1975: The Tomorrow People (TV series, four episodes)
  • 1975: A Journey to London (TV movie)
  • 1975: Are you already being served? (Are You Being Served?)
  • 1982: The New Adventures of Lucky Jim (TV series, episode)
  • 1988: Wyatt's Watchdogs (TV series, six episodes)
  • 1992: One Murder Too Much (Hostage)
  • 1992–2010: Last of the Summer Wine (TV series, 25 episodes)
  • 1993: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles) (TV series, one episode)
  • 1994: Keeping Up Appearances (Keeping Up Appearances) (TV series, one episode)
  • 1994: Doomsday Gun (Doomsday Gun) (TV movie)
  • 1999: Forensic specialist Dr. Leo Dalton (Silent Witness) (TV series, episode)
  • 1999: Captain Jack
  • 2009: Coronation Street (TV series, five episodes)
  • 2009: Casualty (TV series, an episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Trevor Bannister in the Notable Names Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011
  2. ↑ Trevor Bannister in the Find A Grave database . Retrieved April 17, 2011
  3. ↑ Richard Webber: “What happened to ...? Mr. Lucas “from Are You Being Served? . In: Daily Express Magazine . September 29, 2007.
  4. ^ Salisbury Journal : "Diamond anniversary for theater loving couple". Retrieved April 17, 2011
  5. ↑ BBC News - "Are You Being Served?" Star Trevor Bannister dies at 76th . BBC.co.uk. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Bannister, Trevor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bannister, Trevor S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Durrington , Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 2011
Place of death Thames Ditton , Surrey, England, UK