Richard Mayes

Derek Leonard Richard Mayes was an English stage, film and television actor. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. A well-known face on British television, he was primarily a theatrical actor, described by The Stage as "an RSC stalwart." He appeared in many roles on stage and small screen, including roles in Doctor Who and as Jedediah Dingle in Emmerdale. He suffered a stroke in 2004. ^{Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2006)}

26 December 1922

Born on the same birth day (26 December): Adrienn Hegedűs • Bahram Beyzai • Cecilia Costa Melgar • Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry • Craig Teitzel • Elmar Muuk • Gray Davis • Mika Nurmela • Morgan Bulkeley • Pablo Canavosio • Peep Jänes • Peter Hillary • Robert Hamerton-Kelly • Tiit Rosenberg • Trevor Siemian • Yi I • Yun Chi-ho

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