Roy Skelton, British actor (Rainbow, Doctor Who), died from a stroke he was , 79..

Roy William Skelton  was an English actor and voice artist, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name died from a stroke he was , 79... Born in Oldham,^[1] Lancashire, he provided the voices for many characters on British television for nearly fifty years, most notably the characters of both Zippy and George on Rainbow, which the actor first joined in the early 1970s and performed on until it was axed in 1992.

(20 July 1931 – 8 June 2011)

As well as providing the iconic Rainbow voices, Skelton also voiced several Doctor Who villains including the Daleks, Cybermen and the Krotons.^[3]
In 2002, he guest-starred in Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve, an audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. In February 2008, he appeared as both Zippy and George in the first episode of the BBC One series Ashes to Ashes.
Skelton died at his home in Brighton, East Sussex, on 8 June 2011, after suffering a stroke.^[4] He is survived by his wife Hilary and his two daughters.^[1]

 

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