Byron Webster made 1951 his film debut in Capitaine sans peur 1951 He moved to the USA in 1952 and settled in Chicago Illinois Acting assignments were few in Chicago and he supplemented his income working for British European Airways After some local area Illinois theatre work he was cast in the NY company of The Killing of Sister George and then in Funny Girl Moving to Los Angeles in 1966 he appeared in the film version of Funny Girl and others most notably as The Purser in Laventure du Poséidon 1972 He toured and costarred in national companies of Camelot and My Fair Lady Mr Webster possessed a beautiful and powerful singing voice that was little used in his film and television appearances He is perhaps best remembered by television fans as a regular cast member in the TV series Soap 1977 An avid Bridge player he held Master Points and was often in Bridge tournaments Always fighting a weight problem he succumbed to heart failure December 1 1991 at his home in Sherman Oaks California IMDb Mini Biography