Video memories: Death of Hi-de-Hi ballroom dancer Barry Howard, 78

Hi-de-Hi! star Barry Howard has died aged 78.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Apr 2016, 16:01 BST
Updated 4th May 2016, 16:08 BST
Barry Howard, star of the comedy series Hi-de-Hi, has died aged 78Barry Howard, star of the comedy series Hi-de-Hi, has died aged 78
Barry Howard, star of the comedy series Hi-de-Hi, has died aged 78

The actor was best known for playing Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the BBC comedy.

A statement from his friend and agent Sharry Clark said: “The much loved actor Barry Howard, best known for his exquisitely supercilious Barry Stuart-Hargreaves, the champion ballroom dancer in BBC’s hugely popular Hi-de-Hi, passed away today aged 78.”

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Howard had been suffering from blood cancer and had been ill for some time, Clark said.

The actor starred as the camp dance instructor in the summer camp sitcom Hi-de-Hi from 1980 to 1986.

He later had a guest role as Oliver Barnes in the Doctor Who Christmas special in 2009.

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