Ivor Roberts was an English

England

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 television continuity announcer and television actor who often appeared in comedic

Comedy

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 roles.

Born in Nottingham

Nottingham

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, Roberts started his television career as a continuity announcer on regional television in Wales

Wales

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, working for TWW

TWW

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 before that company lost its franchise in 1968.

Among his better-known roles were the characters of Arnold Thomas in the 1995-97 television series Oh, Doctor Beeching!

Oh, Doctor Beeching!

Oh, Doctor Beeching! is a British television sitcom written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove, which, after a broadcast pilot on 14 August 1995, ran for two series from 8 July 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on 28 September 1997...

and Mr Barnes in the second, third and fourth series of You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang M'Lord? is a British television series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC...

. He also made a guest appearance, as a police officer, in one episode of George and Mildred

George and Mildred

George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976 to 1979. It was a spin-off from Man About the House and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as an ill-matched married couple, George and Mildred Roper...

. Another notable appearance was as Mr. Chick in Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son (TV serial)

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.

He died in Cardiff

Cardiff

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, Wales, in 1999 at the age of 74.

External links

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12760181Biography of Ivor Roberts at Find A Grave
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