Tributes pour in for Eastenders actor and cult icon

Tributes pour in for Eastenders actor and cult icon

“What a loss, and what a wonderful man”: Tributes have poured in for “adroit” actor Michael Keating who has died at 79.

‘Doctor Who’ actor Michael Keating dies at 79

Michael Keating, the British actor known to generations of viewers for his work in Doctor Who and Blake’s 7, has died at 79. His passing was confirmed this week, with representatives sharing that he had been living with dementia in recent years. He died peacefully at home on April 26, closing the final chapter on a career that quietly shaped British television for decades. For many fans, his name is forever linked to the golden age of BBC scienc…