Mel Smith dies of a heart attack aged 60
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Comic actor and writer Mel Smith has died of a heart attack, aged 60, his agent has confirmed.
The British comedian – known for his work on sketch shows Alas Smith and Jones and Not The Nine O’clock News – died at his home on Friday.
Smith formed a lasting partnership with Griff Rhys Jones with whom he set up the independent television company, Talkback Productions.
He was born in west London in 1952.