Stewart Bevan, who played Professor Clifford Jones in Doctor Who, has tragically died at the age of 73. He starred opposite Jon Pertwee’s third Doctor in 1973.

Katy Manning, who played the Doctor’s companion Jo Grant and was also previously engaged to Stewart, announced his death on social media. 

“The most beautiful man poet actor screenwriter husband & father to @CoralBevan @Misswendybevan went on his awfully big adventure,” she wrote on Twitter. 

“He was the love in my life for many years on & off screen & our wonderful friendship continued to the end.”

The pair were also in a relationship on-screen, as Katy’s character left the series to marry Stewart’s. 

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Appearing in the tenth series of Doctor Who for six episodes, Professor Clifford was a Welsh biologist who helps the Doctor defeat an oil plant run by a megalomaniacal supercomputer.

Stewart also had a role in Emmerale as Ray Oswell, and appeared in films including The Scouting Book for Boys, Chromophobia, and Spy Story.

He is survived by his two daughters, Coral and Wendy Bevan.

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