Actor Lionel Jeffries dies at the age of 83

Beloved British actor and director Lionel Jeffries has died at the age of 83. The legendary star of such films as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and director of the classic The Railway Children passed away at a nursing home in Poole in Dorset (UK).

Best known for directing The Railway Children and appearing in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, his long career spanned theatre, film and television.

Known for his bald head, baritone voice and bristling moustache, the London-born actor trained at RADA before making his screen debut in 1950.

Jeffries played Dick Van Dyke‘s father Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, even though he was the US actor’s junior by six months.

Source: BBC