Humane and Humorous

Wellington-born character actor Gordon Gostelow has died aged 82. Raised in Sydney, Gostelow immigrated to the UK in 1950 to pursue acting professionally. The classic BBC serial became a staple of his career, and he appeared alongside such acting greats as Ian McKellen, Judi Dench and Sean Connery in numerous Shakespeare and Dickens adaptations. According to his Guardian obituary, Gostelow’s “gift for humane, humorous character sketches was singularly suitable” to these early BBC productions. One of his last appearances was in the popular television series Midsomer Murders in 1999.

Gordon Gostelow: May 14 1925 – June 3 2007