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| Last of the Summer Wine and Porridge actor Brian Wilde has died aged 80. Wilde played Foggy in the long-running comedy series Last of The Summer Wine and Barraclough in prison sitcom Porridge, alongside Ronnie Barker. Wilde, who was born in Lancashire in June 1927, had minor roles in films such as The Jokers (1967) and Carry On Doctor (1968) before taking on the role of ineffectual prison officer Mr Barraclough in Porridge in 1973. He also appeared in 1970s children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall and 1980s TV comedy Kit Curran. Wilde joined Last of the Summer Wine as the pompous ex-army corporal Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst for its third series in 1976. He left in 1985, but rejoined in 1990 and remained until 1997. |