Ron Pember death: Only Fools and Horses actor dies aged 87

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Only Fools and Horses actor Ron Pember has died, aged 87. The actor – who also appeared in the BBC sitcom Red Dwarf – died on Tuesday, his grandson Paul Pember confirmed. Our thoughts and warm wishes go to his family and friends.” Fellow actor Danny John-Jules – who acted opposite Pember in Red Dwarf in the late Eighties– remembered his co-star as “such a gentleman”. In addition to his roles in Only Fools and Horses and Red Dwarf, Pember was also known for his part as Alain Muny in the BBC Seventies drama Secret Army.