The man, the legend that is Nicholas Courtney sadly passed away yesterday evening. Mr Courtney is famous for playing Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart AKA The Brigadier in Doctor Who and made a special appearance in the Sarah Jane Adventures story Enemy of the Bane.
Nicholas has appeared alongside seven of the Doctors incarnations, from William Hartnells's Doctor in the Daleks Masterplan as Brett Vyon through to Sylvester McCoy's time as the Doctor. Nicholas is just as famous in Who fandom as the Doctor, the Daleks and the TARDIS.
He is fondly remembered by Who fans and Nicholas has a special place in every fans heart.
In total, the character of The Brigadier appeared in 23 Doctor Who stories:
The Web of Fear, The Invasion, Spearhead from Space, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Ambassadors of Death, Inferno, Terror of the Autons, The Mind of Evil, The Claws of Axos, Colony in Space, The Daemons, Day of the Daleks, The Time Monster, The Three Doctors, The Green Death, The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Planet of the Spiders, Robot, Terror of the Zygons, Mawdryn Undead, The Five Doctors & Battlefield.
Courtney is survived by his wife, Karen and children, Bella and Philip, whom FiS would like to extend our deepest sympathies to.
Nicholas Courtney, 16 December 1929-February 22 2011
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