Actor Tony Mathews has died after surgery, it has been confirmed. The veteran actor was best known for roles in the likes of The Bill, Inspector Morse and Poirot. An inquest into to be held into his death, according to The Sun. No further details have been confirmed as of yet.
Tony, who was educated in Canterbury, Kent, before becoming an actor, had a successful career that spanned over two decades. His first appearance on the small screen came in The Duellists in 1977. He took on the role of Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp. Three years later and he portrayed the Bank Vice President in The Dogs of War. He also featured in Escape as Lord Lucan. His last credit, according to IMDB, came in 1997 as Sheridan in Pilgrims Rest.
His role in Poirot - the hit drama series that ran between 1989 and 2013 - saw him play the part of Gerald Lowen. His work saw him star alongside David Suchet, who played the role of the fictional private investigator. Tony then played a pathologist in Inspector Morse in 1992. He went on to star in a number of episodes of ITV's The Bill between 1990 and 1993. The popular police drama was a mainstay on the small screen between 1984 and 2010. There was speculation the show would return, but nothing has yet came to fruition.
Other credits on his resume include One Foot in The Grave, Scandal, Dance With A Stranger, Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, and Play For Today. Following the announcement of Tony's death, tributes were shared online. * Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.
