Overview
- Keating’s agent told USA TODAY that the actor passed away recently, a fact first posted publicly by publisher Cult Edge on May 21, 2026.
- He was best known as Vila Restal in the BBC sci‑fi series Blake’s 7, the only cast member to appear in all 52 TV episodes, and as Reverend George Stevens on EastEnders.
- Big Finish, which cast Keating in numerous audio dramas, published an obituary praising his comic timing and long collaboration with Blake’s 7 productions.
- Fans, co‑stars and producers flooded social media with tributes after the announcement, calling him warm, funny and generous on and off set.
- Keating was born in Edmonton, north London in February 1947, began acting professionally in the 1960s and worked across theatre, television and audio until the 2010s; an unverified claim about dementia has appeared in one outlet but has not been confirmed by his agent or primary statements.