Ewen MacIntosh, a British actor and comic identified for his dry portrayal of Keith Bishop, a lackluster accountant within the acclaimed British sitcom, “The Office,” has died. He was 50.
He died on Monday, his administration firm, Just Right Management, mentioned, nevertheless it didn’t give a explanation for demise. The firm mentioned in a social media post that Mr. MacIntosh acquired help from a care house earlier than he died.
Mr. MacIntosh had elements in a number of comedic sequence, together with the British sitcom “Miranda” and the sketch sequence “Little Britain.” But it was “The Office” that might be his most well-known position, as a socially inept accountant working at a boring department of a paper firm.
Created by the comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the mockumentary sequence started airing in 2001 and targeted on the horrors and trivial lives of workplace employees. It included two sequence and a Christmas particular, and its comedic method was praised by critics and audiences alike.
The present later impressed an Emmy-winning American counterpart that ran for 9 seasons and in addition attracted an avid viewers.
Referring to Mr. MacIntosh as “Big Keith,” one in all his nicknames on “The Office,” Mr. Gervais referred to as him “an absolute authentic” in a social media post Wednesday.
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