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Vicar of Dibley star Gary Waldhorn left nearly £1,500,000 in his will following his death aged 78-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
Waldhorn played Councillor David Horton in the hit comedy series.
Waldhorn left his entire estate to his son (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)
The Vicar of Dibley actor Gary Waldhorn, who died in January, has left £1.44 million in his will.
The star played Councillor David Horton in the hit BBC sitcom, which also featured Dawn French and the late Roger Lloyd Pack and aired from 1994 to 2007.
Waldhorn died earlier this year at the age of 78, with his son Josh Waldhorn telling the PA News Agency he had ‘peacefully passed away’ in the morning.
His co-stars including Dawn paid tribute to the veteran actor, sharing a picture of him on her Instagram with a broken heart emoji.
According to the Probate Office, Waldhorn’s estate is worth £1.4m, with the entire sum going to Josh.
The Sun, which found Waldhorn’s will documents, said that Josh lives in Australia and has two children.
Waldhorn appeared in every episode of The Vicar of Dibley (Picture: Comic Relief via Getty Images)
Announcing his father had died, Josh said: ‘Classically trained, it was the theatre where he truly flourished and he leaves a legacy of entertainment that saw him frequent the boards of Broadway, the West End and our living rooms on the telly!
‘He leaves behind his two grandsons, Cooper and Bayley, and his son Josh. We will all miss him terribly.’
Waldhorn also starred in Heartbeat (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Other stars to have paid tribute to Waldhorn include My Family actor Robert Lindsay, who wrote on Twitter: ‘And during all this madness news of dear #garywaldhorn passing.
‘Such great memories of working with him and my wonderful pal Trevor Peacock at @rxtheatre (sic).’
Waldhorn starred alongside Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (Picture: BBC Archives)
Five other major cast members from The Vicar of Dibley have sadly died.
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Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott) died in March last year aged 89, while John Bluthal (Frank Pickle) died in 2018 aged 89 and Roger Lloyd-Pack (Owen Newitt) died in 2014 aged 69.
Liz Smith (Letitia Cropley) died in 2016 just three days before she was due to turn 95 and Emma Chambers (Alice Tinker) died of a heart attack in 2018 aged 53.
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