Roger Lloyd-Pack dies aged 69
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:43 pm
Roger Lloyd-Pack, star of Only Fools and Horses, dies aged 69
Roger Lloyd-Pack, the British actor known to millions as slow-witted roadsweeper Trigger in BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 69.
Well-known for his rubbery face and lugubrious delivery, he also appeared as Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley.
Born in Islington, north London in 1944, he was the son of Hammer horror actor Charles Lloyd-Pack and the father of actress Emily Lloyd.
His agent confirmed he died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday night.
A versatile character actor who was at home with both comedy and drama, Lloyd-Pack studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) before making his stage debut in Northampton.
After appearances in The Avengers and other TV shows, his screen debut came in 1968 when he played a small part in The Magus.
His breakthrough came in 1981 when he was cast as Colin "Trigger" Ball, the dim but amiable road-sweeper who always called Nicholas Lyndhurst's Rodney character "Dave".
"If it's a girl they're calling her Sigourney after an actress," he said of Del Boy's child-to-be. "And if it's a boy they're naming him Rodney, after Dave."
Lloyd-Pack would go on to call the role "both a blessing and a curse" and express bemusement about his popularity with audiences.
'It's extraordinary to me as an actor to find oneself in a sitcom that's been successful and goes on being successful," he said. "I can't go anywhere without anyone going on about it."
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was among those paying tribute online, saying it was "very sad news".
"Trigger was an ancestor to Father Dougal and I'm glad I once had a chance to tell him so," he said on Twitter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25762006
Roger Lloyd-Pack, the British actor known to millions as slow-witted roadsweeper Trigger in BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 69.
Well-known for his rubbery face and lugubrious delivery, he also appeared as Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley.
Born in Islington, north London in 1944, he was the son of Hammer horror actor Charles Lloyd-Pack and the father of actress Emily Lloyd.
His agent confirmed he died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday night.
A versatile character actor who was at home with both comedy and drama, Lloyd-Pack studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) before making his stage debut in Northampton.
After appearances in The Avengers and other TV shows, his screen debut came in 1968 when he played a small part in The Magus.
His breakthrough came in 1981 when he was cast as Colin "Trigger" Ball, the dim but amiable road-sweeper who always called Nicholas Lyndhurst's Rodney character "Dave".
"If it's a girl they're calling her Sigourney after an actress," he said of Del Boy's child-to-be. "And if it's a boy they're naming him Rodney, after Dave."
Lloyd-Pack would go on to call the role "both a blessing and a curse" and express bemusement about his popularity with audiences.
'It's extraordinary to me as an actor to find oneself in a sitcom that's been successful and goes on being successful," he said. "I can't go anywhere without anyone going on about it."
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was among those paying tribute online, saying it was "very sad news".
"Trigger was an ancestor to Father Dougal and I'm glad I once had a chance to tell him so," he said on Twitter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25762006
