A vintage plain white postcard signed in person by Michael Craze (1942 - 1998), the British actor noted for his role of Ben Jackson, a companion of the Doctor, in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He played the part from 1966 - 1967 alongside both William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton. Born in Newquay, Cornwall, Craze got into acting at the age of twelve, through Boy Scout Gang Shows. Once he had left school, he went into repertory theatre and then television. His first television was a show called Family Solicitor for Granada, which was followed, amongst others, by parts in Target Luna, Gideon's Way, Dixon of Dock Green and Z-Cars. In the 1970s Craze appeared in two cult horror films, Satan's Slave (1976) and Terror (1978). He also appeared in the horror/fantasy/romance film Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972). In the 1980s, Craze acted only occasionally and also managed a pub. According to his brother, the actor Peter Craze, who also appeared in Doctor Who, much of Craze's later life was occupied by attending Doctor Who fan conventions. He was killed by a heart attack at age 56, and the Doctor Who theme music accompanied his coffin at the funeral.