Gordon Kay, who portrayed the witty café owner René Artois, was born on April 7, 1941. He was 41 when he first took on the role, navigating a maze of romantic entanglements and resistance plots. After ‘Allo ‘Allo!, Kay continued to act but eventually withdrew from the spotlight, passing away on January 23, 2017, at 75 due to dementia-related complications.