Bob Keegan (sometimes credited as Robert Keegan) (3 December 1924 – 16 January 1988) was a British film and television actor. He was known for his television roles, such as ''

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debuted ...

'' (where he had a lengthy role as Sergeant Bob Blackitt), '' Softly, Softly'' (a ''Z-Cars'' spn-off, also as Blackitt), '' The First Lady'', '' Under and Over'', ''

Beryl's Lot ''Beryl's Lot'' is a British comedy drama about a woman approaching middle-age and embarking on a programme of personal development. It was written by Kevin Laffan (who also created Emmerdale), produced by David Cunliffe and Peter Willes, and di ...

'' and ''

Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt ''Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt'' is a British television sitcom which ran on the ITV network from 1974 to 1978. Set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Scarsdale, the series stars Bill Maynard as Selwyn Froggitt, a council labourer, hapless handy ...

''. Keegan was also known for playing the role of "Harry Ware" in the 1971 film '' Straw Dogs''. He died in January 1988 of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

, at the age of 63.

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at Theatricalia 1924 births 1988 deaths Male actors from Liverpool Deaths from lung cancer in England British male film actors British male television actors 20th-century British male actors {{UK-screen-actor-stub