‘The Crown’ & ‘Blake’s 7’ Actor Was 78 – Deadline

British actor Stephen Greif, who appeared in such collection because the BBC’s Blake’s 7, Citizen Smith and EastEnders in addition to Netflix’s The Crown, has died. His representatives introduced the information in a Twitter publish. No explanation for demise was revealed. He was 78.

Greif’s lengthy profession spanned theater, tv and movie. Born in Hertfordshire, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to grow to be a member of the National Theatre Company on the Old Vic and Southbank, the UK Press Association reported.

Starring on stage all through the Sixties and early Nineteen Seventies, Greif segued to tv and landed the position of house commander Travis in sci-fi journey collection Blake’s 7. The present ran from 1978-1981 and likewise starred Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating and Sally Knyvette.

Greif’s credit additionally included such different collection as Citizen Smith, Tales of the Unexpected, Doctors, Coronation Street, The Bill and EastEnders. He additionally appeared in an episode of ABC’s Hart to Hart and in ABC mini-series The Last Days of Pompeii. More not too long ago, he appeared in TNT restricted collection The Alienist and in Season 4 of The Crown, he portrayed Speaker of the House Sir Bernard Weatherill.

Feature credit included 2015’s The Woman in Gold, 2005’s Casanova and The Upside of Anger and 2004’s Spartan.

An announcement from his reps at Michelle Braidman Associates learn, “With great sadness we announce the death of our wonderful client Stephen Greif… We will miss him dearly and our thoughts are with his family and friends.”