EastEnders star Timothy West He passed away at the age of 90.

The news was confirmed on a site Joint statement from their children – Juliet, Samuel and Joseph West – announced last night (November 12) that their father “died peacefully in his sleep.”

“After a long and extraordinary life on and off stage, our beloved father Timothy West died peacefully in his sleep last night. He was 90 years old,” the statement said.

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“Tim was finally with his friends and family. He leaves his wife, Prunella Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years, a sister, a daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. We will all miss him terribly.”

“We would like to thank the incredible NHS staff at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, and Avery Wandsworth for their loving care in his final days.”

With a career spanning decades, West has performed in a variety of roles on stage and screen.

TV fans may recognize him from his role as Jeremy Lister. Gentleman Jackand a brief role portraying Eric Babbage. Coronation Street He joined the cast in 2013. EastEnders the following year as Stan Carter.

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stan He passed away in 2015 after a battle with prostate cancer.a story Prostate Cancer UK It has been praised for helping to “break down one of the biggest taboos around men’s health.”

He talks about the time he was in EastEnders after the last scenes aired West reveals he loved working with Danny Dyer.

“Oh, that’s nice,” he said at the time. “So he swears like a soldier, but of course we don’t swear on him. EastEnders so he can do all the ‘f’ and ‘c’ words and then (while on set) he’s like, ‘Oh my God, this is such a disgrace, what are you doing here?’ can say”

EastEnders It airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The program is also broadcast on BBC iPlayer, with most episodes airing at 6am before TV broadcast.

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