The man who plays the butler, Saxonburg is Mr. George Rose and . . .

Rose owned a pet lynx, birds and other exotic creatures. He had a music collection numbering around 17,000 records.[1]

In 1984, he purchased a holiday home in Sosúa, Dominican Republic, where he spent much of his time between his performances. Rose was gay and had no immediate family or permanent partner. He reportedly longed to have an heir. Shortly after moving, he took in a 14-year-old boy whom he supported financially and to whom he planned to leave his estate. He adopted the boy in January 1988.[2]

On 5 May 1988, during a two-week hiatus from the national tour of Drood, Rose was tortured and beaten to death by his adopted son, the boy's biological father and uncle and a friend of the father. The assailants tried to make the death look like a car accident, but soon confessed to killing Rose.[2] Though all four men were charged and spent time in prison, no trial was ever held, and eventually all were released.[1]

Rose is buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery near his holiday home in Sosúa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rose_(actor)

RIP, Mr. Rose.