Sad to report that the family of Prentis Hancock have announced his death. He passed away on 30th May, two weeks after his 83rd birthday.
The Glasgow born actor first appeared in Doctor Who in Jon Pertwee's debut, Spearhead From Space, in which he played one of the reporters at the cottage hospital.
He returned a couple of years later for a more substantial role - that of the hot-headed Thal Vaber in Planet of the Daleks.
That story's director, David Maloney, recalled him when looking for a similarly temperamental character in Season 13's Planet of Evil, and Hancock portrayed the increasingly out-of-his-depth Commander Salamar.
His final role in the series was as the Shrieve Captain in The Ribos Operation.
He features in several DVD extras of his stories, talking about his time on the series with great affection.
Beyond Doctor Who, for many he will be best remembered for his role as Paul Morrow in the superior first season of Gerry Anderson's Space:1999.
RIP
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