David Carling, the beloved voice of ‘Fireman Sam’ passes away at 55
Another sad news in the entertainment industry as “Fireman Sam” star David Carling has died.
Carling passed away early this month at the age of 55, the cause of his death is still unknown.
We are devastated to announce the tragic news that the wonderful David Carling passed away last Tuesday.
He was a much-beloved father, husband, friend, actor and voiceover artist and will be hugely missed by everyone that knew and worked with him,” read a statement from his agency Just Voices Agency.
To honour his memory, those who loved Carling set up a fundraising campaign led by Just Giving.
"We are very saddened to hear of the loss of one of Soho's great voiceover artist’s, David Carling. Those who have had the pleasure to work and meet David, would all agree he would lighten up a room with his smile and wonderful sense of humour,“ said Just Giving.
"A fantastically versatile and talented artist his voice has been heard by so many. On behalf of Soho's sound engineers and anyone else who would like to leave a donation please feel free to here and add any messages for David.
“We wish his family all the love we can through this tough time. You give a little love and it all comes back to you, you know you're gonna [going to] be remembered for the things that you said and do. We'll miss ya [your] love."
Carling is known to be the voice behind famous characters like Chief Fire Officer Boyce and Trevor Evans.