Actor Leonard Fenton, who played Dr Harold Legg in EastEnders, has died at the age of 95.
Fenton also worked in film and theatre, with his family noting that his "long stage career included time at the National Theatre and most recently the Royal Shakespeare Company".
He made sporadic appearances after that, with his character bowing out of the Walford soap in 2019 in emotional fashion, when he died of cancer. Another, Gillian Taylforth, also paid tribute, describing him as "a lovely, charming man who was so kind and always told the most wonderful stories"."Since appearing in the very first episode of EastEnders, Leonard created a truly iconic character in Dr Legg who will always be remembered," he said.Fenton appeared in a total of 267 episodes of EastEnders and his character was not without his controversial moments.
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