Renowned actor Freddie Jones has died. He was 91.

He was best known to recent soap viewers as Sandy Thomas In Emmerdale, which was a part he had played since 2005. But he also had a huge number of film credits, including playing Bytes in The Elephant Man. The director David Lynch also cast him in Dune and Wild at Heart.

He also appeared in a number of classic comedies. He was Mr. Sparklipegs in a 1972 episode of the Goodies entitled Charity Bounce.