Michael Craze
(1942
- 1988) |
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| Michael Craze (Ben Jackson) |
 Michael Craze,
who played First and Second Doctor companion Ben Jackson, passed away on 7th
December 1998.
Born on 29 December 1942 Michael Craze entered the world
of entertainment as a boy soprano playing in Boy Scout gang shows and at the
age of 12 in West End musicals including The King and I.
Television appearances then followed including Armchair Theatre,
and Target Luna. He was then asked to audition for a part in
Doctor Who which he was already a keen viewer of. On passing the
audition he was surprised to learn that his character was to be a regular
companion along with Polly, played by Anneke Wills
His first
story was "The
War Machines" in 1966 and after the change of The Doctor from
William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton he stayed until the final episode
of "The
Faceless Ones" in 1967.
After leaving
Doctor Who he continued to make the occasional films and television
appearances including Crossroads and the 1994 Kenneth Branagh's film
Frankenstein.
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