Wyngarde, Peter, 1927?-2018

found: The Guardian online, viewed 12 April 2018:Obit. 18 January 2018 (Peter Wyngarde; actor; famous as the suave television sleuth Jason King; real name: Cyril Louis Goldbert; although he claimed he had been born Peter Paul Wyngarde in 1933 in Marseille (despite evidence he was born in Singapore); his first acting credit was as a policeman at the Buxton Playhouse in May 1946, making nonsense of the 1933 birthdate he claimed; born c. 1926 or 1927; died 15 January 2018)

found: Wikipedia, 12 April 2018(Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927-15 January 2018) was a British actor (film, tv and theatre) best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: Department S (1969-70) and Jason King (1971-72); date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parents' nationalities and occupations are all disputed; Wyngarde's birthday is normally given as 23 August, but different sources suggest a birth year between 1924 and 1937, with 1927 being the most authoritative ... Reports of his death in January 2018 gave his age as 90, suggesting that he was born in 1927; Other evidence suggests that Wyngarde's original name was Cyril Louis Goldbert; he died in London, England)