In Memory of Gareth Hunt
Today is/would have been the birthday of actor Gareth Hunt.
Gareth Hunt would have celebrated his 82nd birthday today.
Alan Leonard Hunt, better known as Gareth Hunt, was a British actor best known for playing footman Frederick Norton in Upstairs, Downstairs and Mike Gambit in The New Avengers. Mike Gambit was a Major in the paratroopers, skilled in combat and with a trail of broken hearts behind him. I saw Gareth Hunt's performances in Upstairs, Downstairs and Doctor Who ("Planet of the Spiders") and a few other things - and some Nescafé tv commercials - but it was only with The New Avengers that I really got to see his acting skills. Mike Gambit was no John Steed, of course, but he brought some interesting new perspective to the series, was a good foil (and seeming romantic interest) for Purdey, played by Joanna Lumley, and had an interesting background that emerged in bits and pieces as the two series of 26 episodes went on.
Married three times, Gareth Hunt had three sons, was an avid golfer, and lived in Epsom, Surrey with his wife Mandy, until he died of pancreatic cancer on the 14th of March, 2007.
Thanks for your time in The New Avengers, Gareth.
Very sad that you are no longer with us.