Michael Staniforth
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| Michael Staniforth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 December 1942 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 31 July 1987 (aged 44) |
Michael Staniforth (15 December 1942 - 31 July 1987), born in Selly Oak, Birmingham, was an accomplished British stage actor whose career included a spell as 'CB' in the original casting of the Andrew Lloyd-Webber stage musical Starlight Express. He reached his widest audiences as ghostly jester Timothy Claypole, a mischievous medieval poltergeist, in the long-running BBC television children's comedy series Rentaghost. Staniforth also composed, played and sang the Rentaghost theme music.
He died from an AIDS-related illness on 31 July 1987.
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