5 September 2011. Other interests Haygarth was also a scholar of Shakespeare's Dark Lady, an unidentified character in the Sonnets. He analysed a Nicholas Hilliard portrait, Mistress Holland, concluding that it was in fact of Emilia Lanier, a candidate for the identity of The Dark Lady. His play Dark Meaning Mouse features Emilia, Shakespeare and Simon Forman. Death and family Haygarth died from the complications of Alzheimer's disease on 10 March 2017 at his home in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. At the time of his death, he was divorced from Carole Winter with whom he had two daughters, Katie and Becky. Selected filmography Percy (1971) - Purdey Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) - Cary Farthingale The Love Ban (1973) - Policeman #2 Last of the Summer Wine (1973) - Chip Simmonite I, Claudius (1976, TV Mini-Series) - Claudius' Slave Rachel and the Beelzebub Bombardiers (1977) - Reformed drunkard Holocaust (1978, TV Mini-Series) - Heinz Muller Let's Get Laid (1978) - Sgt. Costello Dracula (1979) - Milo Renfield S.O.S. Titanic (1979, TV movie) - Engineer Officer (uncredited) The Human Factor (1979) - Buffy McVicar (1980) - Rabies Pendel Outside In (1981) Ivanhoe (1982, TV Movie) - Friar Tuck Two Gentlemen of Verona (1983, TV Movie) - Launce Britannia Hospital (1982) - Fraser: The Workers A Private Function (1984) - Sutcliff The Bride (1985) - Tavern Keeper Dreamchild (1985) - Mad Hatter (voice) Clockwise (1986) - Ivan with the Tractor A Month in the Country (1987) - Douthwaite Hardwicke House (1987 TV series originally cancelled after first two episodes aired, remaining five uploaded to YouTube in 2019) - Mr Savage The Most Dangerous Man in the World (1988) - Yildirim The Dressmaker (1988) - Mr. Manders Tree of Hands (1989) - Kostas London Kills Me (1991) - Burns Between The Lines (TV series) (1992) - Colin Keogh The Trial (1993) - Willem Prince of Jutland (1994) - Ragnar Sharpe (TV Series) (1994) - Pot Au Feu Swept from the Sea (1997) - Mr. Smith The Woodlanders (1997) - Mr. Melbury Chicken Run (2000) - Mr. Tweedy (voice) Midsomer Murders ("Destroying Angel") (2001) - Tyson Fakers (2004) - Phil Norris Ghostboat (2006, TV Movie) - Cassidy Midsomer Murders ("King’s Crystal") (2007) - Jack Tewson New Tricks ("Tiger Tiger") (2011) - Peter Cooper Midsomer Murders ("A Rare Bird") (2012) - George Napier References External links 1945 births 2017 deaths English male stage actors English