Gary Waldhorn dead: Deputy Dipley dies at 78 while his son leads tribute

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The actor is best known for playing Chancellor David Horton on the TV sitcom that fans loved.

His son Josh Waldhorn broke the news and shared a touching tribute to his father.

He said: “My beloved father, Gary Waldhorn, passed away peacefully at 6.45am on January 10, 2022.

“He was classically trained, and it was the theater in which he truly thrived and left a legacy of entertainment that he saw frequented the boardrooms of Broadway and West End and our living rooms on TV!

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“He left behind his two grandchildren, Cooper and Bayley and his son Josh. We will all miss him dearly.”

Recently, the late star appeared in the Christmas special The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown.

He starred alongside French, who plays Geraldine Granger, and James Fleet, who plays his on-screen son Hugo.

The BBC also paid tribute to the late star after the news.

A statement from the BBC’s comedy team said: “Gary was an incredibly talented actor who is fondly remembered for his many appearances on some of the BBC’s most treasured programmes, and of course as a consultant to David Horton on The Vicar Of Dibley.

“Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”

His other TV shows included ’80s and ’90s favorites such as Brush Strokes, Lovejoy, and Gallowglass.

Waldhorn has also enjoyed a long career in theatre, including with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Other stars who have died on Vicar Of Dibley include Emma Chambers, who starred as Alice Tinker, and Trevor Peacock, who played Jim Trout.

Dawn French, Robert Lindsay, and Samuel West led the star’s tribute on social media.

French posted a black and white photo of the actor with a broken heart emoji.

My Family star, Lindsay, wrote on Twitter: “And during all this crazy news of the passing of dear #garywaldhorn.

“These wonderful memories from working with him and my wonderful friend Trevor Peacock at rxtheatre.”

All Creatures Great and Small star West shared a photo of the pair on stage in 1997 and praised him as a “great actor”.

West wrote on Twitter: “Sad news on Gary Waldhorn.

“He played my father, the eponymous King, in both parts of Henry IV in Old Vic in 1997 (here with my actual father as a non-divorced father, Falstaff). A likable man and a wonderful actor.”

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