Tony Randall, the comic character actor who gained fame in light sex comedies of the fifties and sixties, has died aged 84. Coming from the stage, his films included Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Doris Day and Rock Hudson movies Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back, and Marilyn Monroe musical Let's Make Love. In the seventies he became a star on TV in classic sitcom The Odd Couple, for which he won an Emmy. His other films included cult favourite The Seven Faces of Dr Lao, Gremlins 2 and recent spoof Down With Love, his final role.
