RIP Nicholas Courtney "The Brigadier"

[ODBJBG]

He passed today at the age of 81: Infinite Hollywood: RIP: Nicholas Courtney (Doctor Who's Brigadier)

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[Mikey]

Man, that sucks !!!!

I just watched him in Mawdryn Undead last night

Truly sad news ... It's like a Classic Doctor has died

[johnmiic]

You could kind'a see by his recent appearances that he had gained a lot of weight and he was not walking too well either. Old age had finally caught up with him.

[rche]

farewell, sir. Thanks for all the adventures.

[johnnystorm]

Wow, sorry to hear this. I'd always hoped he show up on the new series or at least on the Sarah Jane Adventures. I hope they make reference to it on the show when it filnms again. The Brig was cool -"five rounds...rapid!"

I sent him a card once asking for his autograph and never heard back from him...until 6 years later, the signed card showed up in my mailbox!

[Mikey]

Wow, sorry to hear this. I'd always hoped he show up on the new series or at least on the Sarah Jane Adventures. I hope they make reference to it on the show when it filnms again. The Brig was cool -"five rounds...rapid!"

I sent him a card once asking for his autograph and never heard back from him...until 6 years later, the signed card showed up in my mailbox!

He did appear on Sarah Jane

Still wish he appeared on Dr Who though

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

He was a fine chappy may he RIP.

He did appear on Dr Who, many times Mike.

[ODBJBG]

Mike means the new Who, of which he did not appear. But he did appear in SJA not too long ago.

[danadoll]

Very sad.

[bobws]

Oh, Man this stinks! He was such a nice guy. i too wanted him on the new show.In the stolen earth they should have filmed him for for 10 seconds looking up at the nighht sky and saying " Doctor where are you?"

[wolfie]

I met him at a convention couple of years ago, had a nice chat and got a signed photo, very sad to hear this.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Mike means the new Who, of which he did not appear. But he did appear in SJA not too long ago.

Oh, I see. I haven't watched much of the new Dr Who...oops.

[Gorn Captain]

Indeed, it's like one of the Doctor's dying.
I'll miss him....

[MEMEGO]

WOW, This is so unexpected and sad , As the case is with death. I will miss him, he was a great actor and from my expirence with him at a con yrs ago a good person. I don't know why he was not used in the new series, They should have used him instead of all the fill ins for him. Thanks for a great run... rest in peace.

[jds1911a1]

He was brillaint as the brig, a character that could easily have been wooden (see Brig analogs in Seeds of Doom and Android invasion). He made the brig light and amusing giving deadpan comic releif without being a joke himself.

I knew he had a stroke last year and was fighting cancer but it's still sad to see an ambassador of the show gone.