Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye, known professionally as Gorden Kaye (April 7, 1941 – January 23, 2017) A BAFTA-nominated English comic actor, best known for playing René Artois in the British TV comedy series 'Allo 'Allo!
He made his TV debut as a railway guard in the BBC's Yorkshire mill drama Champion House (1968). He was cast as Bernard Butler, the nephew of Elsie Tanner (Phoenix), in the soap opera Coronation Street in 1969. He later made an impression on producer/writer David Croft following guest roles in It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Come Back Mrs. Noah. He also appeared in the drama series All Creatures Great and Small and in the private detective series Shoestring. In 1981, Kaye appeared as Frank Broadhurst in the children's drama serial Codename Icarus.
Kaye appeared in three episodes of Croft's British department store sitcom Are You Being Served? (Wikipedia)