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Actor and ex-Flying Pickets singer Brian Hibbard dies | Actor and ex-Flying Pickets singer Brian Hibbard dies |
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The actor and performer Brian Hibbard has died at the age of 65. | The actor and performer Brian Hibbard has died at the age of 65. |
He became famous as the lead singer of the chart-topping Flying Pickets before pursuing his acting career. | |
He had parts in the films Twin Town and Rancid Aluminium and appeared in Emmerdale, Coronation Street, EastEnders and the Welsh language soap Pobol Y Cwm. | |
Hibbard was born in Ebbw Vale. His agents confirmed his death but had no more details. | Hibbard was born in Ebbw Vale. His agents confirmed his death but had no more details. |
He came to prominence after forming the a cappella band Flying Pickets with a group of other actors who used to sing in a coach on the way to appearances. | He came to prominence after forming the a cappella band Flying Pickets with a group of other actors who used to sing in a coach on the way to appearances. |
Their hit, Only You, took them to number one in the charts in 1983 for five weeks. | |
After a short attempt to launch another group with fellow Picket Red Stripe, known as Brian and Stripe, Hibbard turned to acting, appearing in such shows a Making Out and The Bill. | |
He played Doug Murray in Coronation Street from 1992 to 1993 and went on to appear in other soaps, including Emmerdale as Bobby-John Downes and Johnny Mac in the long-running series Pobol y Cwm. | |
He also starred in the Welsh-language drama Pam Fi, Duw and took to the big screen for the Swansea-set Twin Town starring Rhys Ifans in 1997. | |
He was reunited with Rhys Ifans for the 2000 film Rancid Aluminium. | |
In the period prior to his death he had appeared in Eastenders, Doctors and Casualty, and was a stalwart of Welsh pantomimes in recent years. |