Nicholas Smith, best known for playing Mr Cuthbert Rumbold in the television comedy Are You Being Served?, has died aged 81.
"It is with great sadness we can confirm that our client, the actor Nicholas Smith, passed away yesterday," said a statement from his agent, Michelle Braidman Associates.
It continued: "He was a lovely man and a terrific actor. He will be much missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts are with his family."
Smith was the last surviving member of the original cast of the show which ran from 1972 until 1985.
He played Mr Rumbold, the manager of fictional department store Grace Brothers.
Early notable TV appearances included a stint in a 1964 Doctor Who episode titled The Dalek Invasion Of Earth. He also appeared in shows such as The Saint and The Champions.
His daughter is actress Catherine Russell, who plays Serena Campbell in Holby City.
Are You Being Served? also starred the likes of Frank Thornton and former EastEnders star Wendy Richard.
Thornton died in 2013 aged 92 and Richard died after battling breast cancer in 2009.
Other members of the original cast included John Inman and Mollie Sugden.
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