Eric Thompson
TV Actor
Though he is also remembered as the narrator of the 1960s British television series The Magic Roundabout, this TV host, producer, and actor is most their as the father of Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson.
After performing in numerous stage productions at London's Old Vic theatre, he began his television career as the presenter of a children's program called Play School.
Tragically, he suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism in his early fifties.
His marriage to fellow entertainer Phyllida Law resulted in two actress daughters: Emma and Sophie.
His younger daughter, Sophie Thompson, appeared in the popular 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral, as well as in the 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow film, Emma.