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| }}'''Keith Barron''' (born ] ]) is a ] ], well-known from several roles on British ] from the ] to the present day. Born in ], ], his major breakthrough was as Nigel Barton, an avatar of the writer ] in his plays '']'' and '']'' in ]'s '']'' anthology strand. Barron made two appearances in '']'' as ]n ]. Also appeared in ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' He also appeared in a David Puttnam film from 1971 as a character called Mr Latimer | }}'''Keith Barron''' (born ] ]) is a ] ], well-known from several roles on British ] from the ] to the present day. Born in ], ], his major breakthrough was as Nigel Barton, an avatar of the writer ] in his plays '']'' and '']'' in ]'s '']'' anthology strand. Barron made two appearances in '']'' as ]n ]. Also appeared in ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' He also appeared in a David Puttnam film from 1971 called Melodyas a character called Mr Latimer | ||
| In the 1980s he co-starred in the ] '']'', and he has appeared in guest roles in episodes of many popular series, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. More recently he was a regular character on the ITV Sunday night drama '']''. | In the 1980s he co-starred in the ] '']'', and he has appeared in guest roles in episodes of many popular series, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. More recently he was a regular character on the ITV Sunday night drama '']''. | ||
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Template:PersondataKeith Barron (born August 8 1936) is a British actor, well-known from several roles on British television from the 1960s to the present day. Born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, his major breakthrough was as Nigel Barton, an avatar of the writer Dennis Potter in his plays Stand Up, Nigel Barton and Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton in BBC1's The Wednesday Play anthology strand. Barron made two appearances in Upstairs, Downstairs as Australian Gregory Wilmot. Also appeared in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) He also appeared in a David Puttnam film from 1971 called Melodyas a character called Mr Latimer
In the 1980s he co-starred in the sitcom Duty Free, and he has appeared in guest roles in episodes of many popular series, including Doctor Who, Z-Cars, The Avengers, The Professionals and Tales of the Unexpected. More recently he was a regular character on the ITV Sunday night drama Where the Heart Is.
In the 1990s he co-starred in the sitcoms Haggard and All Night Long.
Keith Barron has also appeared as himself as the guest celebrity in dictionary corner on several episodes of the Channel 4 words and numbers game Countdown.
His wife, Mary Pickford, is a stage designer, and they have two sons, Jamie and Mark. Mark works as a writer, under the name Mark Dawson.
Keith's performance in the BBC's 'Test the Nation' IQ test show on 2nd September 2006 gave him an IQ of 146.
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