Veteran actor who starred in Inspector Morse, The Bill and Poirot dies aged 81 after surgery
VETERAN actor Tony Mathews has died aged 81 after surgery.
Tony was best known for his roles in Inspector Morse, The Bill and Poirot.
Tony also starred in The Duellists and played Royston Andrews in The Governor during his fruitful acting spell.
An inquest into his death will be held in Kent.
Tony was educated in Canterbury, Kent, before becoming an actor.
He appeared in numerous TV shows over two decades during a long career on the screen.
Tony first appeared in The Duellists in 1977, playing the role of Gen. Treillard’s Aide-de-Camp.
In 1980 Tony appeared in The Dogs of War as the Bank Vice President before taking on the role of Gerald Lowen in Poirot a decade later.
Popular drama Poirot aired from January 1989 to November 2013.
David Suchet starred as the the fictional private investigator and title character.
Tony then went on to play a pathologist in Inspector Morse in 1992.
The experienced actor also starred in episodes of the popular drama The Bill from 1990 until 1993.
The Bill focuses on the lives and work of one shift of police officers of all ranks.
Storylines deal with situations faced by uniformed officers working on the beat, as well as plainclothes detectives.
It was broadcast on ITV from October 16 1984 until August 31 2010.
Tony also played Lord Lucan in Escape and featured in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years as Anthony Eden.
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