Veteran Doctor Who actor Nicholas Courtney, best known for playing Brigadier Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart, has died in London at the age of 81.

The series regular passed away after a short illness, his agent told the BBC.

The actor appeared on screen opposite five different Doctors and worked with two more – David Tennant and Paul McGann – on Doctor Who audio stories.

In 2008 he reprised his Brigadier role in Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Courtney had already appeared in such series as Escape and The Saint before making his first Doctor Who appearance in 1965, playing a character named Bret Vyon.

He returned to the show in 1968 to make his first appearance as the Brigadier opposite the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton.

The stalwart of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) would periodically return over the next two decades before his final appearance in 1989.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

I used to record that on ch 11 all the time when i was a yout and me and the old man watched it together. We wouldn't watch it alone, it was our little thing we had to bond over. I always wanted his sweater.

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For some reason, I thought the Brig had already passed. Still and all, sad. An integral part of Pertwee's run

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Middle Aged Crazy, like Uncle Terry

The title has some punctuation errors.


Doctor. Who fans lose a loved actor?

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This is my signature...

Sure, Doctor is never abbreviated when talking about the show. Maybe this will bring goofy Tom Baker out of semi-hiding.