Tony Slattery, the British actor and comedian known for his sharp improv skills on Channel 4’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?, died, He was 65.
He appeared across seven seasons of the Clive Anderson-hosted improv game show and was an alum of Cambridge University’s comedy troupe Cambridge Footlights alongside then-students Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, and Sandi Toksvig.
Slattery’s movie credits include Peter’s Friends opposite former peers Fry, Thompson, and Laurie; The Crying Game; and How to Get Ahead in Advertising, while TV credits include Saturday Stayback, Behind the Bike Sheds, Gems, and This Is David Harper.
He also appeared on the West End stage, starring in musicals Me and My Girl, Radio Times, and Neville’s Island, the latter of which earned him an Olivier Award nomination.