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NOTE:
That's UK actor Michael KEATING ...
*NOT* the US actor Michael Keaton ("Batman", "Beetlejuice")
Michael Keating, 1947 - 2026
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Tributes have been pouring in this evening, following the sad
news that, actor Michael Keating has died at the age of 79.
Keating was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, on 10 February 1947.
His acting career began in 1966. One of his earlier notable
roles was as Goudry in Doctor Who: The Sun Makers, a 1977
story. Just over a month later, Keating first appeared in the
role of Vila Restal in the BBC TV series Blake's 7, which
aired from 1978 to 1981. Vila was the only character to appear
in all fifty-two episodes of the series. In 1981, Keating
appeared in an episode of the BBC sitcom Yes Minister titled
The Death List, playing the role of Police Constable Ross.
Some years later, Keating reunited with his Blake's 7 co-star
Gareth Thomas in an episode of the BBC drama series Casualty.
In 2004, Keating returned to the Doctor Who franchise,
guest-starring as Major Koth in the Big Finish Productions
audio adventure The Twilight Kingdom. In 2006, he starred in
another Doctor Who audio adventure, this time as Inspector
Chardalot in Year of the Pig. In 2009, he had a brief role in
the BBC one-off drama Micro Men about the rise of the British
home computer market in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
From 2005 to 2017, Keating played Reverend Stevens in the BBC
soap opera EastEnders. He appeared as a recurring character,
usually for a single episode or a few episodes at a time, in
connection with another character's christening, marriage, or
funeral, or relating to regular churchgoer Dot Branning (June
Brown).
Keating died on 21st May 2026, aged 79, the official cause of
death has not been publicly disclosed.
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