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Brian Cant in No 73 (1982)

Biography

Brian Cant

Overview

  • Born
    July 12, 1933 · Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Died
    June 19, 2017 · Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK (Parkinson's disease)

Mini bio

  • Brian Cant was born on July 12, 1933 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), Dixon of Dock Green (1955) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He was married to Cherry Britton and Sylvia Mary Gibson. He died on June 19, 2017 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouses
      Cherry Britton(1984 - June 19, 2017) (his death, 3 children)
      Sylvia Mary Gibson(1959 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Peter Cant
      Richard Cant

Trivia

  • Fathor of actor Richard Cant.
  • Supported Ipswich Town Football Club.
  • He moved to London in the trade that he was in, which was printing. He was a lithographic artist in a fine art shop in Ipswich. When he arrived in London, he went to work at the Mountview Theatre Club.
  • His mother's father was a roller-skater on the halls. He used to go round the music halls doing his skating act on a tiny little portable rink.
  • His father was an engineer.

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