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English actor (1934-2017)
Keith Barron was an English actor and television presenter who appeared in films and on television from 1961 until 2017.Wikipedia
| Born | August 8, 1934 |
| Hometown | Mexborough, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
| Spouse | Mary Pickard (m 1959 - 2017) |
| Children | Mark Dawson , Jamie Barron |
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Keith Barron: Yorkshire actor rarely off our screens for half a century but best known for Eighties sitcom ‘Duty Free’
- Keith Barron was perhaps best known to a generation of viewers for his roles in the sitcoms Duty Free and Haggard, with his most recent appearance being in the ITV police crime series DCI Banks. Seldom out of work, which he confessed was a bit “masochistic”, the highly versatile, blue-eyed, Yorkshire-accented Barron played the full gamut of roles from adulterer to police officer with a sprinkling of hard-hitting characters in between in a career spanning over five decades. Barron admitted, “If I’m out of work, I’m terrible.
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Keith Barron dead: Coronation Street and Benidorm actor dies after short illness
British TV star Keith Barron has died aged 83 after a short illness. Barron was best-known for playing David Pearce in Yorkshire Television series, Duty Free. Barron’s agent confirmed the news in a statement which read: “He had a long and varied career which included The Nigel Barton Plays by Dennis Potter of which he was immensely proud.
- NewsThe Independent
Keith Barron dead: Veteran British TV actor known for Where the Heart is and Duty Free dies aged 83
Keith Barron, best known for appearing on the British sitcom Duty Free, has died aged 83 after a short illness.
- EntertainmentHuffPost UK
Keith Barron Dead: 'Duty Free' And 'Take Me Home' Actor Dies, Aged 83
'He had a long and varied career of which he was immensely proud.'
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