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Actor, screenwriter, and novelist Arnold Yarrow, beloved for his guest appearance on Doctor Who<\/em>, has died. Doctor Who News<\/a><\/em> and Radio Times<\/a><\/em> confirmed news of Yarrow\u2019s passing in Dec. 10 reports, though details, including Yarrow\u2019s cause of death, remain unclear. He was 104.<\/p>\n

Born on April 17, 1920, Yarrow was considered to be the oldest surviving credited cast member of the long-running series, which got its start on the BBC in 1963. Yarrow joined the show in 1974, decades after first meeting future Doctor Who <\/em>producer Barry Letts while acting in rep in the \u201840s, he told Toby Hadoke in 2020<\/a>. He took on the role of Bellal, a member of the Exxilon species who assisted the Time Lord in battling the Daleks, in Death to the Daleks, appearing alongside Jon Pertwee\u2019s Third Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen\u2019s Sarah Jane Smith.<\/p>\n

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Stepping into the role of Bellal was no easy feat, though. Transforming into the character involved an elaborate costume, that had to be stitched and glued together.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was made of separate bits that were all glued together \u2013 I was stuck in there for three hours at a time,\u201d Yarrow recalled. \u201cThey were very restricting. I was filled with horror the first time I put it on. There were two tiny pinholes for eyes to look out of and nostrils to breathe through. My vision was extremely limited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dedicated to his work, the actor, who added that Pertwee had to guide him around set, said that before first stepping into the costume, he \u201cvisited a zoo and saw some marmosets and bush babies and this inspired me \u2013 looking at the way they conveyed their feelings. I thought the script echoed the underground Morlocks from The Time Machine.\u201d<\/p>\n

While memorable, Yarrow\u2019s stint on Doctor Who<\/em> was short-lived. The actor appeared in just three episodes in 1974. He told Hadoke that he wouldn\u2019t have considered a longer stint. Reflecting on the role, he said, \u201cIt was a brief episode in a jobbing actor\u2019s career.\u201d<\/p>\n

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