Last of the Summer Wine actor Robert Fyfe dies aged 90 just weeks after wife’s death

Actor Robert Fyfe has died (Picture: Getty Images)

Last of the Summer Wine actor Robert Fyfe has died at the age of 90, it has been announced.

Fyfe was best known for playing Howard in the long-running BBC sitcom.

His manager, Maxine Hoffman, confirmed news of his death on Wednesday describing him as ‘the most delightful client anyone could wish for’.

Hoffman added that he was ‘a truly talented and versatile actor and much loved by everyone he worked with’.

Fyfe’s death comes just weeks after his wife, Diana, died, leaving behind their sons Timothy, Nicholas and Dominic.

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