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in Surrey, Ottaway was the son of
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in 1947 and resumed his theatrical career, playing Joseph Taft in
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Ottaway died on 16 June 1999 in London at the age of 90.
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Alumni of the Royal
Central School of Speech and Drama
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He made his stage debut in 1937 as the Club Waiter in
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282:(1967). Ottaway played four roles in
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354:(1951); Rev. Ambrose Wistons in
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229:(1963); The Gentleman in
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