Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Dec 27, 2020 17:25:18 GMT
Only just learned that Wild Geese actor Ian Yule died in a Chichester care home on December 3.
His life reads like an adventure novel - Korean War veteran , SAS Trooper , Mercenary with Mad Mike Hoare in the Congo before joining Rhodesian Defence Forces fighting Marxist guerrillas.
Went on to star as Sgt. "Tosh" in The Wild Geese then the following year in Zulu Dawn.
He settled in South Africa and continued to act and write - apparently he penned a successful screenplay but was ripped off by unscrupulous agents which left him in financial difficulties particularly with the onset of serious health issues.
The South African Legion raised funds for him to return to England and he saw out his final years in Chichester.
RIP Sir
His life reads like an adventure novel - Korean War veteran , SAS Trooper , Mercenary with Mad Mike Hoare in the Congo before joining Rhodesian Defence Forces fighting Marxist guerrillas.
Went on to star as Sgt. "Tosh" in The Wild Geese then the following year in Zulu Dawn.
He settled in South Africa and continued to act and write - apparently he penned a successful screenplay but was ripped off by unscrupulous agents which left him in financial difficulties particularly with the onset of serious health issues.
The South African Legion raised funds for him to return to England and he saw out his final years in Chichester.
RIP Sir
