Darryl Read, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Darryl Read

British actor, writer and musician

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1951

Place of Birth: Exeter, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Jun-2013

Profession: actor, poet, drummer, guitarist, television actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Darryl Michael Roy Read (19 September 1951 – 23 June 2013) was a British singer, guitarist, drummer, actor, poet and writer.
In the late 1960s, Read was a member of Crushed Butler, considered by some to be amongst the forerunners of punk rock.
He collaborated with musicians such as Bill Legend, Mickey Finn and Ray Manzarek. Read appeared as a child actor in a number of films, including, aged 14, in Daylight Robbery (1964), for which he won a Silver medal for best actor at the Venice Film Festival.
He also appeared on stage in two rock-based plays and a number of television programmes.
He was a published author of poetry as well as a biographical novel. Read was killed in a motorcycle incident in Thailand in 2013.