Andrew Hall (19 January 1954 – 20 May 2019) was an English actor and theatre director. He came to national prominence at the beginning of his career playing the support role of Russell Parkinson in Carla Lane's BBCsituation comedyButterflies (1978–1983).[1]
Early life
The son of James Hall, who worked in Information Technology, and Mabel (nee Jones), Andrew Hall was born in Manchester on 19 January 1954.[2] Hall had two sisters. The family moved around the country, before settling in Guildford, Surrey where he attended the Royal Grammar School.[2] After leaving school at 17, he gained a job at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford where he worked as a stagehand. He joined the Northcott Theatre in Exeter, where he worked as an assistant stage manager on productions directed by Jane Howell, and then rose to be a stage manager at several venues including the Royal Court in London before training as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[2]
Hall died on 20 May 2019 from cancer at the age of 65. He was survived by his wife Abigail (née Sharp, whom he married in 1977),[2] his mother Mabel, his children Kate and Josh, and his grandchildren.[5]
