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Gary Olsen (born Gary Kenneth Grant; 3 November 1957 – 12 September 2000) was an English actor. He played Ben Porter on the BBC television sitcom 2point4 Children from 1991 to 1999.
Gary Olsen was born on 3 November 1957 in Westminster, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Outland (1981), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989).
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- Westminster, London, England, UK
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- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Gary Olsen was a British actor who appeared in Outland, Pink Floyd: The Wall and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. He died of colon cancer in 2000 in Australia, where he had emigrated with his wife Jane.
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- September 12, 2000
Sep 13, 2000 · Gary Olsen, who played Ben Porter in 2 Point 4 Children, passed away in Australia at 42. He also appeared in films, theatre and TV shows such as Rocky Horror Show and Paul Calf's Video Diaries.
Jun 3, 2021 · The tragic death of lead actor Gary Olsen, who played the father, from cancer in September 2000 marked an abrupt end to the possibility of any subsequent specials. But where are the Porter family now and what have they been up to since the 90's?
Sep 14, 2000 · The BBC said Olsen, who played the suburban father in the hit series, died in Australia on Tuesday. It emerged he had been diagnosed with "inoperable" cancer 10 months ago.
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Sep 12, 2000 · Gary Olsen (3 November 1957–12 September 2000) was an English actor. Olsen was born in London and lived with an aunt and uncle, after losing both his parents at an early age. He attended the Archbishop Tenison's Church of England School in Kennington.
