Basil Moss

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-05-25

Day of death

2020-11-28 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

Basil Moss

Biography

Basil David Moss (25 May 1935 – 28 November 2020) was a British character actor, who featured regularly on television in the 1960s and on radio in the 1970s. He was educated at St Paul's School, which he followed with actor's training. Despite leaving St Paul's in 1953, Moss's connections with the school remained strong throughout his life, both through his involvement in the Pauline Meetings and his work for the Old Pauline Club. In the early 1960s, he had a long-running screen role as Alan Drew in the BBC TV series Compact. He later had an even longer-lasting part in the radio soap, Waggoners' Walk, which ran for more than a decade and achieved ratings of four million listeners on Radio Two in the United Kingdom. This grew so popular that it nearly caused the cancellation of The Archers. His credited film roles include appearances in One Brief Summer (1970) and Clinic Exclusive (1971). As he grew older, Moss did less acting in order to concentrate on other interests, although he continued to appear in comic roles,[5] including The Gigolos. He died on 28 November 2020, at the age of 85.

Known For

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Minder

    Minder

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • UFO

    UFO

  • UFO

    UFO

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Clinic Exclusive

    Clinic Exclusive

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • One Brief Summer

    One Brief Summer

  • The Devil's Eggshell

    The Devil's Eggshell

  • I Was Happy Here

    I Was Happy Here