Geoffrey Cecil Burridge (4 December 1948 – 30 September 1987) was an

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actor noted for his performances in

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and

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. On

, he appeared as Mark Proctor in early episodes of ''

Emmerdale Farm ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

'' and is also remembered for his guest appearance in ''

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'' (as Dorian in the episode "Rescue"). In

John Landis John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American comedy and fantasy filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed – such as ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978 ...

's 1981 film '' An American Werewolf in London'', he appeared as the undead murdered man with his fiancée in the sex cinema scene. He also appeared in the 1978 BBC TV drama by Derek Lister '' The Ice House'' as one of the main characters, Clovis and in the same year made a guest appearance in the series ''1990'' as American chess champion Cyrus Asher in the episode "You'll Never Walk Alone". His extensive theatre credits included many musicals, notably the 1972 West End revue, ''

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'', the 1978 production of ''

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'' in the West End and the 1985 revival of '' Gigi''. He died in London from an AIDS-related illness in 1987, leaving a partner, the actor

Alec McCowen Alexander Duncan McCowen, (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions. Early life McCowen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Mary (née Walkden), a dance ...

, who refused to appear on '' This Is Your Life'' unless the relationship was acknowledged.

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* * 1948 births 1987 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors AIDS-related deaths in England English gay actors LGBT actors from England 20th-century English male actors 20th-century LGBT people {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub