Brian Reece

Born

1913-07-24

Died

1962-04-12

Birthplace

Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK

Biography

Brian Reece was an English film and radio actor. To BBC radio audiences he was widely known for playing Police Constable Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby in over 100 episodes of PC 49 between 1947-53. He transferred the role to the feature film A Case for PC 49 in 1951. The Stage recorded the cause of his death at the age of 48 in 1962 as being the result of a bone infection which had been ongoing for over 2 years. He died in hospital in Westminster, London.