Dame Sheila Cameron Hancock DBE (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has performed in theatre - plays and musicals in London, and her Broadway debut in Entertaining Mr Sloane (1966) earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in Play. The finale of the latest series of Endeavour this Sunday marks the 30 th anniversary of Inspector Morse in style with a guest appearance from Sheila Hancock, the widow of Morse star John Thaw, who died in 2002.
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SHEILA HANCOCK, legendary British actress who stars in Sky1's A Discovery of Witches, admitted her late husband John Thaw, who was best known for playing Inspector Morse, was an "aggressive. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 - 21 February 2002) was an English actor in television, stage and cinema, best known for his starring role in the television series Inspector Morse as Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse and The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan. Early life Sheila, 88, who was married to Inspector Morse actor John Thaw until his death in 2002, plans to leave a considerable chunk of her fortune to a charity she set up in his name. "A huge amount,". Veteran actress Sheila Hancock appears in Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour tonight (Friday February 5) and she is the widow of John Thaw. Fans of the period crime drama will know that the show's original star was John. As Inspector Morse, John became a mega-hit around the world. But now his widow, 87-year-old Sheila, pops up in this episode.
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Sheila wed Inspector Morse actor John Thaw in 1973 and remained married to him until his death in 2002. The couple shared three daughters who all became actresses. Thaw adopted her daughter. John Thaw, the British television actor known to millions as the crusty, music-loving Chief Inspector Morse of Oxford, died at his home in Wiltshire, England, on Thursday. He was 60. The cause was. After John Thaw, best known as television's Inspector Morse, died of cancer on 21 February 2002, Sheila Hancock, who had been married to him for 28 years, wrote in her diary: 'He was my whole. The fact that Sheila also lost Alec to cancer of the oesophagus, in 1971, didn't make grieving for John any easier. In the months after John's death, Sheila turned to her children - Ellie.
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The wife of late original Morse actor John Thaw reveals why she joined the cast of prequel Endeavour for the series four finale. Huw Fullerton; Published: Sunday, 29 January 2017 at 8:30 am. The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw ( ISBN 1-58234-417-5) is a 2004 biography written by British actress Sheila Hancock. It is a double biography that focuses on the lives of both Sheila Hancock and her husband John Thaw (also an actor), and tells the story of their lives and their 28-year marriage.
Friday, 22 February, 2002, 05:00 GMT Actor John Thaw dies John Thaw had been battling cancer of the oesophagus Actor John Thaw, star of Inspector Morse and The Sweeney, has died at the age of. A nation mourned after actor John Thaw passed away. Now his wife - whose heartbreakingly moving book The Two Of Us about their marriage was a runaway bestseller - shares her wise, funny and deeply.
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The funeral of Inspector Morse star John Thaw, who died last week from cancer aged 60, has taken place. Only his wife, the actress Sheila Hancock and their daughters, Melanie, Abigail and Joanna were present at the private funeral near his Wiltshire house. The family have been overwhelmed by and are deeply grateful for all the love that has. Fri 22 Feb 2002 11.10 EST. John Thaw, the actor best known for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly Inspector Morse, has died aged 60. ITV confirmed last night that Thaw had lost his long battle.
