Richard Kay (1937–1987) was a British actor. Originally from

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is als ...

, he was educated at

Leighton Park School Leighton Park School is a co-educational Independent school (United Kingdom), independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Reading, Berkshire, Reading in South East England. The school's ethos is closely tied to the Quaker values, havin ...

followed by

Emmanuel College, Cambridge Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Elizabeth I. The site on which the college sits was once a priory for Dominican mon ...

and is best known for his work in '' Déjà Vu'' (1985), '' Three Sisters'' (1970) and '' Wuthering Heights'' (1978). In television, he appeared in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' and '' Juliet Bravo'' amongst other programmes. Kay was married to Jacqueline Venetia Maxwell (married 1964). Their son is the actor

Barnaby Kay Barnaby Kay (born 9 April 1969) is an English actor who has played roles in television, stage, film and performance art. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Personal life Kay was born at St Pancras, London, and is the son of ac ...

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1937 births 1987 deaths Male actors from Newcastle upon Tyne 20th-century British male actors British male soap opera actors British male film actors Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge {{UK-actor-stub