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Alfred Marks
British actor and comedian
1921 – 1996aged 75
Born Alfred Touchinsky to Polish Jewish parents, he served as an RAF flight sergeant in the Second World War before building a 60-year career in British stage, film and television comedy, anchored by his own sketch series Alfred Marks Time, which ran for six years on ITV. A trained bass-baritone, he later took leading roles in opera and musical theatre, including Fiddler on the Roof and an English National Opera production of The Mikado, and was appointed OBE for his work in entertainment.