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Chris Langham Dies: BAFTA-Winning ‘The Thick Of It’ Star & Child Sex Offender Was 77

Chris Langham, the BAFTA-winning actor whose career was effectively ended after he was found guilty of downloading child abuse images, has died. He was 77. Langham’s death was announced in an obituary in The Times of London. The newspaper reported that the actor, who is survived by five children, died in June of pancreatic cancer. […]

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Chris Langham Dies: BAFTA-Winning ‘The Thick Of It’ Star & Child Sex Offender Was 77
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