Jimmy Patton has passed away one year on following the death of his younger brother Barry Chuckle.
The comedian, 87, was a regular on their hit BBC show the Chuckle Brothers.
A Facebook post on the official Chuckle Brothers page confirmed the sad news.
"I just thought I'd let you know that the Chuckle Brothers older Brother Jimmy Patton has sadly passed away," it read.
"Jimmy was a big part of chucklevision and the stage shows where he played the character No Slacking. RIP Jim Lad. And No Slacking."
He was married to wife Amy, who herself was a fan of the show as a child, The Mirror reports.
Jimmy was devastated when Barry died last August of bone cancer.
"We are all devastated. Barry had bone cancer which had spread to his lungs," he said at the time.
"He was ill for years, but kept it hidden. We knew about it, but kept it quiet, and all the family are really hurting right now."
Jimmy was last seen at his brother's funeral being helped by his wife Amy Phillips, 27.
Speaking after Barry's death, Jimmy told the Sun: "He needed oxygen from a tank and was gulping for air - he was in a very bad way.
"He was ill for years, but kept it hidden. We knew about it, but kept it quiet, and all the family and his daughters are really hurting right now."
Jimmy and his other brother Brian both had successful comedy careers, starting off as the Patton Brothers in 1954.
They became firm favourites in the pantomime scene, getting their big break in Aladdin in 1956 when they played Chinese policemen.
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All four brothers - Jimmy, Brian, Barry and Paul - appeared together on the game show 3-2-1 in 1982 and also on the show New Faces.
And while Barry and Paul went on to form the Chuckle Brothers - which first aired on BBC in 1987 - Jimmy and Brian continued their work in the UK comedy scene as the Patton Brothers.
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