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| Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89 | Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89 |
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| Veteran British actor Ian Carmichael has died at the age of 89, his wife has said. | Veteran British actor Ian Carmichael has died at the age of 89, his wife has said. |
| The star of film and TV from the 1950s to the 1970s fell ill over Christmas and New Year, she added. | The star of film and TV from the 1950s to the 1970s fell ill over Christmas and New Year, she added. |
| He died peacefully on Friday at his home in the Esk Valley on the North York Moors. | He died peacefully on Friday at his home in the Esk Valley on the North York Moors. |
| He made his name in films for the Boulting Brothers including Private's Progress (1956), Brothers in Law (1957) and I'm All Right Jack (1959). | He made his name in films for the Boulting Brothers including Private's Progress (1956), Brothers in Law (1957) and I'm All Right Jack (1959). |
| During the 1960s and 1970s, he was successful in parts where he was cast as a loveable buffoon. | |
| On television his role as Bertie Wooster in BBC drama series The World of Wooster was particularly popular with audiences. | |
| Ian Carmichael was awarded at OBE in 2003 | |
| This was followed by another well-watched role as Lord Peter Wimsey in several of the BBC drama series based on the mystery novels by Dorothy L Sayers. | |
| In more recent times the actor had parts in the BBC serial Wives and Daughters in 1999 and was in The Royal on ITV as recently as last year. | |
| He was appointed an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2003. | |
| In 1979, Carmichael wrote an autobiography, Will The Real Ian Carmichael .... | |
| Novelist Kate Carmichael, 55, was his second wife. He also leaves two daughters, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. |