Actor; Born May 14, 1925; Died June 3, 2007.

Gordon Gostelow, who has died aged 82, was a stalwart actor in such classic British TV series as Doctor Who, The Saint and The Pallisers.

He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and played Bardolph in BBC TV productions of Henry IV, parts I and II, Henry V (all 1979) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982).

But the part that brought him the most dedicated following was probably that of Milo Clancey, a space miner who joins Patrick Troughton's Doctor Who in the 1969 story The Space Pirates.

The son of an actuary, Gordon Gostelow was born in New Zealand. The family moved to Australia, where Gostelow studied economics before sailing to England to pursue a career in theatre.

He found work in touring and repertory productions. Eventually he worked his way up to the West End and TV.

In 1964 he married actress Vivian Pickles, who went on to play Isadora Duncan.

He was a regular on the satirical show Second City Reports (1964), played a hitman in the police series Gideon's Way (1965) and was the coachman Barkis in David Copperfield (1966).

He was Perks, the porter in the 1968 television adaptation of The Railway Children, with Jenny Agutter. A diverse resume includes roles in The Pallisers (1974), and sitcom Tripper's Day (1984). He and Pickles appeared in TV's Elizabeth R and the film Nicholas and Alexandra (both 1971) and in Midsomer Murders (1999).