decades, Eddington and his immediate family kept his condition private. It only became public knowledge in 1994, when Eddington responded to press speculation about his darkening skin and hair loss. Eddington died in Southwark, London, on 4 November 1995. He and Patricia, his wife of 43 years, had three sons and a daughter. Selected filmography References Further reading External links 1927 births 1995 deaths 20th-century English male actors 20th-century Quakers British conscientious objectors Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from lymphoma English autobiographers English male stage actors English male television actors English pacifists English Quakers Entertainments National Service Association personnel Male actors from London People educated at Sibford School British male comedy actors English conscientious objectors