Colin Skipp (8 August 1939 â€" 19 November 2019) was a British actor,
best known for playing Tony Archer in the BBC radio series The Archers
for 46 years.Skipp won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art, and studied alongside actor Charles Collingwood, who plays Brian
Aldridge in The Archers.Skipp had played the character of Tony Archer
for 46 years (1967â€"2013), on the date of his retirement, making him
the seventh longest continuously serving radio soap actor. He decided
to retire after having several heart attacks and major heart surgery.
The role was taken over in January 2014 by the actor David
Troughton.In 2004, he directed the stage play The Sound of Julie at
the Charles Cryer Theatre, Carshalton, a dramatisation of the life of
actress Julie Andrews. Skipp's daughter, Nova, was in the title role.
best known for playing Tony Archer in the BBC radio series The Archers
for 46 years.Skipp won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art, and studied alongside actor Charles Collingwood, who plays Brian
Aldridge in The Archers.Skipp had played the character of Tony Archer
for 46 years (1967â€"2013), on the date of his retirement, making him
the seventh longest continuously serving radio soap actor. He decided
to retire after having several heart attacks and major heart surgery.
The role was taken over in January 2014 by the actor David
Troughton.In 2004, he directed the stage play The Sound of Julie at
the Charles Cryer Theatre, Carshalton, a dramatisation of the life of
actress Julie Andrews. Skipp's daughter, Nova, was in the title role.
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