Leon Lissek (1939-2022) RIP

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Leon Lissek (1939-2022) RIP

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According to a private record on Ancestry, Australian-born actor Leon Lissek, who appeared as taxi driver in the Avengers episode The Forget-Me-Knot, died on 13 January 2022. In addition, Lissek's death was announced by the entertainment union Equity in June 2022.

https://issuu.com/equityuk/docs/equity_ ... r_magazine

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He gets a mention in this year's edition of Toby Hadoke's excellent Absent Friends on BBC Radio 4 Extra, along with some other Avengers names like Jeremy Young, George Little and Renée Glynne.

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Re: Leon Lissek (1939-2022) RIP

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denis rigg wrote:According to a private record on Ancestry, Australian-born actor Leon Lissek, who appeared as taxi driver in the Avengers episode The Forget-Me-Knot, died on 13 January 2022. In addition, Lissek's death was announced by the entertainment union Equity in June 2022.

https://issuu.com/equityuk/docs/equity_ ... r_magazine

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thanks to lists, and info like this, Actors like Leon, don't end up falling between the cracks...
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