"He was a character," said Ernie, as he looked through a pile of photographs, cuttings, and mementoes, including from the days when Gary starred in the hit 1980s TV show Auf Wiedersehen Pet in which he played ladies' man Wayne Norris. But she said: "He wasn't a bad man. Gary's brothers Tony and Nigel live in Shropshire Tony has an electrical firm at Monkmoor. Gary Holton Death Report (BBC Radio 1 Midnight News 25-26.10.85) - Duration: 1:15. "I used to say 'For God's sake, keep away from drugs.' Your team's Premium Access agreement is expiring soon. ", Gary's troubles in later life were splashed in lurid detail in the tabloids. Select 100 images or less to download. He played a ragamuffin. "He couldn't care less," says Ernie. Evelyn Dorothy INNES. Collect, curate and comment on your files. Find high-quality Gary Holton stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 30/10/2020. 341. He was the only one who could walk into Laurence Olivier's room without knocking. Kilmarnock . He has all Gary's music finds he cannot listen to it nowadays. "You have got to accept that.". We were on the balcony, way back. gary holton "the rock and roll man" dvd is back! "I was quite proud of him. Contact toby.neal@shropshirestar.co.uk or (01952) 241458. Later, he would be in the Heavy Metal Kids. Donna, torn apart by grief after Gary's shock death, knows she will have to face his other girlfriends at the funeral. They wanted him to be the entertainment.". Ernie and first wife Joan moved to Welshpool at the end of 1969, where Ernie became landlordg of the Wellington Inn in the Mid Wales town. Of course, when your back's turned, you just don't know.". Gary Holton was Casanova Wayne Norris, Tim Healy played the anchorman Dennis Patterson, Timothy Spall played boring Barry Taylor, Jimmy Nail played "Oz" Osbourne, Pat Roach was ex-wrestler Bomber Busbridge, Christopher Fairbank was Moxey and Kevin Whately played the forever hen-pecked Neville Hope. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Can you put a date to the Heavy Metal Kids performance in Shrewsbury? We had to chaperone him. Gary Holton 22 September 1952 to 25 October 1985. The family hails from South London. Gary's first part was when he was 11, at Sadler's Wells opera house. "In 1966 he was chosen for a part in a show called Love For Love with Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic. As rocker Gary Holton and his band the Heavy Metal Kids did their stuff on stage at the Music Hall, Shrewsbury, there were two special people in the audience his mum and dad. All Gary really needed was someone to smother him with love." He was a lovely person, very likeable, a sociable lad who could talk to anyone.". Everybody loved him. The stereotypical image of Gary Holton is of a Cockney Jack-the-Lad actor and rocker who lived hard and died young. MBE NEE STEWART 14/7/1937 Evelyn passed at home on 23/10/2020 Gone to join her 4. "He got 3/6d for that, I think," says his father. If you've never seen it then you can now watch Gary and a few more familiar faces in Stephen Frears' film "Bloody Kids" from 1980 right here! In 1972 he went to the Crown & Sceptre in Minsterley, and then had the Tankerville Arms at Longden from 1975. "He was 11 or 12 and won a competition dancing against 17-year-olds," says Ernie, adding: "When he was about 16 or 17 we went on holiday to Pontins holiday camp on the Isle of Wight and he never came back. Download premium images you can't get anywhere else. Gary also appeared at Sadler's Well Theatre, aged 14, as Amahl in Menotti's opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors". 1:15. "He was never shy. She said bravely: "I'll be the strong one there. In October it will be 30 years since his star went out, another high-profile victim of drugs and drink. It wasn't like that in the morning," remembers Ernie. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. Jardine Funeral Directors Ltd. Add a photo free. Add a photo free. "When he was in the show Hair in Glasgow he bought half the crew into our pub in Welshpool. Dedicated to keeping Gary Holton's memory alive since 2003. "He loved acting. Too many images selected. '", Ernie had tried to steer his son to a better path. Portland Funerals. He should have stayed acting instead of going into a pop band.". "It brings back too many memories. "He was mad on the stage an absolute lunatic. 2020 Getty Images. Although Gary stayed with his nan in London, as he was working there, he came to visit from time to time. Gary's HMK band mates Keith Boyce & Ronnie Thomas, Gary's wife Donna Holton and his late father Ernie Holton give you an exclusive insight into Gary Susan JONES. The IBM strategic repository for digital assets such as images and videos is located at dam.ibm.com. raised funds for charity and still found time to work behind the bar of his Dad's pub in Welshpool! ", It was, he admits, not really his sort of music. And if you were there, why not share your memories. "We used to laugh about it. Phil B 19,848 views. Click the pic to head over to the official HMK shop to pick up your copy of the fab new HMK CD! said his father Ernie Holton, who is now 90 and lives in Shrewsbury. {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}}, View {{carousel.total_number_of_results}} results. Mind you, it helps if you speak Norwegian. 268. As rocker Gary Holton and his band the Heavy Metal Kids did their stuff on stage at the Music Hall, Shrewsbury, there were two special people in the audience his mum and dad. Gary Holton - Murphy's Crisps Advert 1982 - Duration: 0:51. Gary, who was born on September 22, 1953 Ernie says the papers all wrongly gave his age as 33 when he died, when he was in fact 32 was first in a rock band as a schoolboy at Beaufoy School, in Lambeth. There are not many sons who get on the stage, are there?" Click here to request Getty Images Premium Access through IBM Creative Design Services. It keeps you there. Catch Gary as "Wayne Norris" in ITV's "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" right here! Whether you know him as the Heavy Metal Kid, or Wayne Winston Norris, Gary Frederick Holton was the business and he certainly lived the rock'n'roll lifestyle, appeared on Top of the Pops, sold more records than the Beatles (In Norway!) {{collectionsDisplayName(searchView.appliedFilters)}}, {{searchText.groupByEventToggleImages()}}, {{searchText.groupByEventToggleEvents()}}. Gary was born on 22 September 1952 in Clapham Common, London. Suddenly on the 26th October at Crosshouse Hospital, Susan, aged 82 years, passed away Death Notice . Kilmarnock . But there was another Gary Holton the award-winning young ballroom dancer, a singer with a fine voice that grace the London opera stage, a confident and popular holiday camp entertainer, a versatile actor who as a lad rubbed shoulders with Laurence Olivier. The first time I met Gary Holton, sometime during the summer of 1975, I was wearing a pair of electric blue satin (or thereabouts) flairs, a T-shirt and a Bay City Rollers scarf, homemade in a fit of ironic excitement after some schoolfriends and I broke into their show at the Bournemouth Winter Gardens. This repository is populated with tens of thousands of assets and should be your first stop for asset selection. Donna Holton walked out on Gary in 1981 - their two year marriage shattered by his violence, drug taking and other women. Ernie and Joan used to go ballroom dancing and Gary got roped in too. He said to me: 'Dad, bad publicity is good. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. So far as Ernie knows, the band only played one concert in Shropshire, but he does not have the date. 30/10/2020. Death Notice. After Gary's death his ashes were brought to Welshpool for burial. 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