Moses was born in Kandy and worked at the nearby University of Peradeniya. Several others said they had fond memories of watching him in the comedy series, especially recalling Ranjeet Singh’s famous line “a thousand apologies”, which the character used every time the English teacher corrected his mistake.Īccording to a 2008 feature published in the Sunday Times here, Mr. On seeing the notice, many netizens said they were surprised to learn that Mr. It was a death notice in a local newspaper that initially caught the attention of Sri Lankans, many of whom later circulated it on social media - with his recent photograph juxtaposed with him attired as the Indian Sikh Ranjeet Singh. The State-run Daily News reported that the actor’s mortal remains were buried at a church in Gampola in Kandy, about 120 km from Colombo. He was laid to rest at his hometown in Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Sri Lanka-born actor and producer Albert Moses, who rose to fame playing Ranjeet Singh in the popular British sitcom ‘Mind Your Language’ in the 1970s, passed away recently in London.

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