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Gordon Irving Kaye (7 April 1941 – 23 January 2017), known professionally as Gorden Kaye, was an English actor, best known for playing womanising café owner René Artois in the television comedy series 'Allo 'Allo!.
Jan 23, 2017 · The actor, who played the cafe owner in the hit sitcom, passed away at a care home in 2017. He also appeared in Coronation Street, Till Death Us Do Part and Revolver, among other shows.
British actor Gordon Kaye, in character as Rene from the TV series 'Allo 'Allo. Kaye was born in Huddersfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a truck driver. He got his start working at a local hospital radio station, and later radio drama in Manchester.
Gorden Kaye. Actor: 'Allo 'Allo!. His real name is Gordon but when he applied to join Equity their reply was addressed to Gorden and soon after he was in hospital with a stone in his kidney.
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Jan 23, 2017 · The actor played Rene Artois, a cafe owner and resistance fighter in Nazi-occupied France, for 10 years in the BBC sitcom. He also appeared in Coronation Street, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Are You Being Served.
Jan 23, 2017 · Gorden Kaye, best known for playing Rene Artois in the long-running BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, has died aged 75. The star's former agency confirmed to BBC News he died at a care home on Monday ...