ESSEX, England — British actor, stage director and dramatist Ron Pember died here March 8. He was 87.

In a career stretching over thirty years, he was a character actor in British television productions in the 1970s-1980s. He may be best known for his six-year stint in the legal drama series “Rumpole of the Bailey.”

MSTies will remember him as Jones in the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.

There’s a nice retrospective here.