UPDATE: |Musician and actor Mike Berry dies ‘suddenly’ aged 82 News

He is known for starring in Are You Being Served? and for hit song Don’t You Think It’s Time

Tributes have poured in for Mike Berry after the musician and actor died aged 82.

Mike, from Northampton, was known for 60s hit Don’t You Think It’s Time and starring in the British sitcom Are You Being Served?.

His good friend Peter Stockton announced he passed away on April 11, 2025, in a heartfelt post on social media platform Facebook.

He wrote: “It is with the deepest regret that I have to inform everyone that the legendary Mike Berry died peacefully this morning , his family members by his bedside.

“As we all know, Mike was an amazing, highly talented performer whose career spanned 64 years – his first Hit being the haunting Tribute to Buddy Holly in 1961. His last show on February 23rd at The Half Moon was a sell out, and was testimony to his superb talent.

“He was also a gifted actor, highlighted by his performances in the iconic comedy Are You Being Served. A tragic loss to our world of music, and I hope that he is now having a laugh with many of his old pals up in Heaven.”

Tributes have poured in from other people including musician David Stark who wrote: “More sad news unfortunately, I’m shocked and saddened to learn we’ve lost Mike Berry quite suddenly, as our mutual pal and his manager Peter Stockton has just posted.

“I knew Mike for almost 50 years since 1976, one of the nicest guys in the biz always with a laugh and a smile. His excellent sold out show at the Half Moon Putney was only a few weeks ago, he was on terrific form and was due to do another one in the summer. Very, very sad news indeed, RIP Mike you will be missed by everyone who knew you and your music for all these years.”

Berry, who started out as a musician, never set out to become an actor, but a string of successful TV adverts unexpectedly paved the way. His big break came in 1979 when he was cast in Worzel Gummidge. Just two years later, he landed a role in Are You Being Served?, where he stayed until the show wrapped up in 1985.

In 2016, Berry auditioned for the fifth series of The Voice but was not successful. The following year, in 2017, he went on a UK tour with The Solid Gold Rock’n’Roll Show, which featured Eden Kane, Marty Wilde, Mark Wynter, and the Wildcats.

In 2019, he toured again with The Solid Gold Rock’n’Roll Show, alongside Marty Wilde, Charlie Gracie, Nancy Ann Lee (Little Miss Sixties) and the Wildcats. He most recently performed in a sold-out show at the Half Moon live music pub in Putney, South West London, on February 23.