The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), the Disney film One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1979). One of his last appearances was in Return to the Edge of the World (1978), in which Michael Powell revisited his film of forty years before. Laurie's final work was in the BBC Radio 2 comedy series Tony's (1979) along with Victor Spinetti and Deborah Watling. Personal life Laurie was married twice; his first wife, Florence May Saunders, whom he had met at the Old Vic, died from meningitis in 1926. His second wife was Oonah Veronica Todd-Naylor, who survived him. Together they had a daughter, Veronica (1939–2022). Death Laurie died aged 83 from emphysema in the Chalfont and Gerrards Cross Hospital, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire.. His widow Oonah (1901–1990) died ten years later. His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. Filmography Partial television credits References External links John Laurie BFI Letter from John Laurie at BBC archive 1897 births 1980 deaths Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama British Army personnel of World War I Deaths from emphysema Honourable Artillery Company soldiers People educated at Dumfries Academy People from Dumfries British male comedy actors Scottish male film actors Scottish male stage actors Scottish male television actors People from Chalfont St Giles 20th-century Scottish male actors Scottish male Shakespearean actors British Home Guard soldiers