Michael Keating
‘Physician Who’ & ‘EastEnders’ Star
Lifeless at 79
Revealed
Tragedy in British TV … actor Michael Keating — finest identified for his work on “Doctor Who,” “Blake’s 7” and “EastEnders” — has died.
Michael’s agent, Dan Ireson, confirmed the information on Friday … revealing the actor handed away peacefully at residence on April 26. He additionally shared that Michael had been dwelling with dementia earlier than his loss of life.
His precise reason for loss of life has not been revealed.
Michael carved out a protracted profession on TV… touchdown his massive break in cult sci-fi favourite “Blake’s 7” as Vila Restal earlier than later showing within the 1977 “Doctor Who” story “The Sun Makers” — and staying linked to the franchise for years by way of audio initiatives.
Cleaning soap followers may even know him as Reverend Stevens on “EastEnders” … the place he grew to become a well-known face throughout a run spanning greater than a decade, from 2005 to 2017.
Michael was 79.
RIP