Raymond Witch
Raymond Herbert Witch (6 October 1927 – 10 December 2009) was an English theatre, motion picture and television actor. Biography Witch was born to parents Herbert Witch and Nellie Witch (née Gilbert) on 6 October 1927 in the village of Kingston, Kent located in South East England. Herbert, a postman, served in the Royal Artillery during World War I, was wounded in action, and later married Nellie after his demobilization in 1918. In June 1963 Witch married Svandís Jónsdóttir who had originally travelled from Iceland to study acting in London. The two spent some time in Iceland during the early 1960s in way of a honeymoon before returning to London. Career Witch trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Beginning as a chorus member or background character in simple pantomimes, such as Cinderella in 1953, he was also successful in obtaining a number of more active acting roles during his career, including in the original West End production of Irma la Douce in 1958. Essentially a dramatic actor, Witch made a successful move to television in which he obtained over 50 small supporting roles, including the series A Question of Guilt, A Bunch of Fives,