death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
24 november 1999 kensington and chelsea , london , england surrey , england hilary minster 21 march 1944 hilary minster
 roger michael hilary minster actor
hilary minster

roger michael hilary minster , better known as hilary minster , -lrb- 21 march 1944 -- 24 november 1999 -rrb- was an english character actor .
born in surrey , england , he is perhaps best known for playing general erich von klinkerhoffen in the sitcom allo ` allo ! ''
between 1984 and 1992 .
other credits include `` crossroads '' ; `` tinker , tailor , soldier spy '' ; and a semi-regular role in `` secret army '' as hauptmann muller .
minster also had a brief period writing scripts with kenneth williams for the latter 's `` international cabaret '' television show .
in 1974 , minster appeared as lieutenant lightfoot in the `` upstairs , downstairs '' episode `` facing fearful odds . ''
he also appeared twice in `` doctor who '' , as the thal soldier marat in `` planet of the daleks '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- and as an unnamed thal soldier in `` genesis of the daleks '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- .
this makes him one of the few `` doctor who '' actors to have played two characters from the same alien race .
he also had a major part in another episode of a successful science fiction series playing yagon in `` achilles heel , ' an episode of `` the tomorrow people '' , in 1978 .
his film appearances were scarce but include roles in `` a bridge too far '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , `` the godsend '' -lrb- 1980 -rrb- , `` cry freedom '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- and `` the girl in a swing '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- .
he was a presenter and producer of central independent television 's flagship ethnic minorities current affairs programme `` here and now '' during the early 1980s .
minster provided the narration for the controversial central television documentary `` the men who killed kennedy '' , which outlined various theories concerning the assassination of the american president john f. kennedy .
he is buried at putney vale cemetery in london .
his epitaph reads '' `` the noblest of men .
he brought laughter to a million hearts .
loving father to leo , quona , jack and lyall .
beloved partner to nicola .
so sorely missed .
my wonder '' .
