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| Roger Lloyd-Pack, star of Only Fools and Horses, dies aged 69 | Roger Lloyd-Pack, star of Only Fools and Horses, dies aged 69 |
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| Roger Lloyd-Pack, the British actor known to millions as slow-witted roadsweeper Trigger in BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 69. | |
| Well-known for his rubbery face and lugubrious delivery, he also appeared as Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley. | Well-known for his rubbery face and lugubrious delivery, he also appeared as Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley. |
| Born in Islington, north London in 1944, he was the son of Hammer horror actor Charles Lloyd-Pack and the father of actress Emily Lloyd. | Born in Islington, north London in 1944, he was the son of Hammer horror actor Charles Lloyd-Pack and the father of actress Emily Lloyd. |
| His agent confirmed he died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday night. | His agent confirmed he died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday night. |
| A versatile character actor who was at home with both comedy and drama, Lloyd-Pack studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) before making his stage debut in Northampton. | A versatile character actor who was at home with both comedy and drama, Lloyd-Pack studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) before making his stage debut in Northampton. |
| After appearances in The Avengers and other TV shows, his screen debut came in 1968 when he played a small part in The Magus. | |
| His breakthrough came in 1981 when he was cast as Colin "Trigger" Ball, the dim but amiable roadsweeper who always called Nicholas Lyndhurst's Rodney character "Dave". | |
| "If it's a girl they're calling her Sigourney after an actress," he said of Del Boy's child-to-be. "And if it's a boy they're naming him Rodney, after Dave." | "If it's a girl they're calling her Sigourney after an actress," he said of Del Boy's child-to-be. "And if it's a boy they're naming him Rodney, after Dave." |
| Lloyd-Pack would go on to call the role "both a blessing and a curse" and express bemusement about his popularity with audiences. | Lloyd-Pack would go on to call the role "both a blessing and a curse" and express bemusement about his popularity with audiences. |
| 'It's extraordinary to me as an actor to find oneself in a sitcom that's been successful and goes on being successful," he said. "I can't go anywhere without anyone going on about it." | 'It's extraordinary to me as an actor to find oneself in a sitcom that's been successful and goes on being successful," he said. "I can't go anywhere without anyone going on about it." |
| In recent years he was seen at the Shakespeare's Globe, appearing alongside Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry in its production of Richard III and Twelfth Night. | |
| A committed socialist, he campaigned for nuclear disarmament and was a supporter of Left Unity, a recently formed "radical political party of the left". | |
| John Challis, who appeared as Boycie in Only Fools, said the news was "very sad and very distressing" and that Lloyd-Pack was "irreplaceable". | |
| "My thoughts are with his family," said the actor. "He was a remarkable man and he'll be missed." | |
| Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was among others to pay tribute, saying it was "very sad news". | |
| "Trigger was an ancestor to Father Dougal and I'm glad I once had a chance to tell him so," he said on Twitter. | |
| James Corden called him an "incredible actor and person", while Lord Sugar tweeted that Trigger had been "one of my favourite characters". | |
| His death was also marked by CND, who marked his death by posting a picture of the actor campaigning against Trident. |