{"id":22118,"date":"2026-07-30T15:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22118"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:34:28","slug":"game-of-thrones-doctor-who-actor-was-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22118","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones\u00a0&#038; Doctor Who\u00a0Actor Was 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>The world has lost a veteran actor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Chadbon<\/strong>\u2014whose decades-long acting career include appearances in <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, <em>Doctor Who<\/em> and <em>Casino Royale<\/em>\u2014died last weekend at age 80, according to Fantom Events, which hosted a signing with the British star earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Describing Chadbon as a &#8220;familiar face to many,&#8221; the company shared in a July 27 statement, &#8220;He was always a warm and friendly man to work with and we send our condolences to his family at this sad time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Chadbon frequented screens both big and small, holding acting credits in over 100 productions.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, he played\u00a0private detective Duggan alongside <strong>Tom Baker<\/strong>\u2019s Doctor in the 1979 <em>Doctor Who <\/em>serial &#8220;City of Death.&#8221; The finale of the four-parter drew over 16 million viewers and remains as the most-watched episode in the long-running show&#8217;s history, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5y6730k8k1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tom Chadbon was terribly funny. 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