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Basil Moss
Actor
Born May 25, 1935Died November 28, 2020 (85 years)
Basil David Moss (25 May 1935 – 28 November 2020) was a British character actor, who featured regularly on television in the 1960s and on radio in the 1970s. He was educated at St Paul's School, which he followed with actor's training. Despite leaving St Paul's in 1953, Moss's connections with the school remained strong throughout his life, both through his involvement in the Pauline Meetings and his work for the Old Pauline Club.
In the early 1960s, he had a long-running screen role as Alan Drew in the BBC TV series Compact. He later had an even longer-lasting part in the radio soap, Waggoners' Walk, which ran for more than a decade and achieved ratings of four million listeners on Radio Two in the United Kingdom. This grew so popular that it nearly caused the cancellation of The Archers. His credited film roles include appearances in One Brief Summer (1970) and Clinic Exclusive (1971).
As he grew older, Moss did less acting in order to concentrate on other interests, although he continued to appear in comic roles,[5] including The Gigolos.
He died on 28 November 2020, at the age of 85.
In the early 1960s, he had a long-running screen role as Alan Drew in the BBC TV series Compact. He later had an even longer-lasting part in the radio soap, Waggoners' Walk, which ran for more than a decade and achieved ratings of four million listeners on Radio Two in the United Kingdom. This grew so popular that it nearly caused the cancellation of The Archers. His credited film roles include appearances in One Brief Summer (1970) and Clinic Exclusive (1971).
As he grew older, Moss did less acting in order to concentrate on other interests, although he continued to appear in comic roles,[5] including The Gigolos.
He died on 28 November 2020, at the age of 85.
Basil Moss Filmography
| 2006 | The Gigolos · as Basil |
| 2001 | Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 1999 | The Blonde Bombshell (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1999 | Tilly Trotter (TV Series) · as Mr. Burgess |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Chaplain |
| 1994 | Just William (1994) (TV Series) · as Uncle Claude |
| 1992 | |
| 1990 | The Chief (1990) (TV Series) · as Coroner |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Coroner |
| 1986 | First Among Equals (TV Series) · as Robert Atkinson |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Bishop Mike |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Mr. Creasey |
| 1984 | Morgan's Boy (TV Series) · as Ted Rivers |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Vicar |
| 1972 | The Pathfinders (TV Series) · as Flight Lieutenant John Copeland |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | With These Hands... · as Philip Eveleigh |
| 1970 | UFO (TV Series) · as Dr. Frazer |
| 1969 | Journey to the Far Side of the Sun · as Monitoring Station Technician |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Dick |
| 1968 | Father, Dear Father (TV Series) · as Nicholas Reed |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice · as British Navy Officer On Submarine |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | David Copperfieldd (1966) (TV Series) · as Ham Peggotty |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Huntley |
| 1964 | Crossroads (1964) (TV Series) · as Colin Ross |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Lt. Andrew Ordway |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Martin Hepworth |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Keith Adam |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Percy Barlow |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Stanley Price |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |