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Michael Bilton (14 December 1919 - 5 November 1993) was an English actor best known for his roles in the British television sitcoms To the Manor Born (playing the gardener and sometime butler Ned) and Waiting for God (playing Basil, a septuagenarian satyr).
He attended Hymers College, Hull. In the Second World War he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and was wounded at the Battle of El Alamein. After his recovery he began his acting career in repertory theatre.
He had a strong comedic bent and featured in Keeping Up Appearances, One Foot in the Grave and Grace and Favour (1992). He also appeared in Pennies From Heaven, The Saint, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Quatermass II and The Champions, He also appeared as the doorman at a hotel in Terry and June. He also featured in the Doctor Who stories The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, Pyramids of Mars and The Deadly Assassin. He also appeared as the butler Stevens in "The Adventure of Shoscombe Olde Place" episode of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes; also notable in the cast was Jude Law as an aspiring jockey. Bilton's film appearances included A Taste of Honey (1961), The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and The Fourth Protocol (1987), as Kim Philby.
But his most successful television work was as the woman-chasing Basil in three series of Waiting for God, the sitcom set in a retirement home, and as the gardener in a Yellow Pages commercial, going about his tasks with a battered lawn-mower and being called over by his employers to be told of its new replacement just when he thought he himself was about to be pensioned off.
Bilton died on 5 November 1993 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, aged 73.- Gordon Ramsey was born on 19 June 1930 in Sibley, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Blazers (1979), If Ever I See You Again (1978) and 3 by Cheever (1979). He died on 5 November 1993 in the USA.
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Mario Cecchi Gori was born on 21 March 1920 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. He was a producer and writer, known for The Postman (1994), A Pure Formality (1994) and The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967). He died on 5 November 1993 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Elsie Fox was born on 27 November 1902 in Cuba. She was a writer, known for The Last Train from Madrid (1937). She was married to Paul Hervey Fox and Harmon Tupper. She died on 5 November 1993 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
- Fengxia Wang was born on 5 December 1955 in China. She was an actress, known for Journey to the West (1986). She died on 5 November 1993 in China.
- Radmilo Curcic was born on 25 June 1930 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Crni sneg (1966), Muzej vostanih figura (1962) and Poslednji kolosek (1956). He died on 5 November 1993 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Terry Denton was an actor, known for The Goodies (1970), Seaside Special 87 (1987) and New Faces (1973). He died on 5 November 1993 in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
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John W. Bloch was born on 27 March 1924. He was a writer, known for The Invaders (1967), The Young Lawyers (1969) and Matinee Theatre (1955). He was married to Ruth Anderson. He died on 5 November 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.