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	\| birth_name = Anthony Thomas Jackson		\| birth_name = Anthony Thomas Jackson

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	==External links==		==External links==
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'''Anthony Thomas Jackson''' (18 February 1944 – 26 November 2006) was an English actor. He appeared as the founder of the eponymous ghost hiring agency in the [[BBC]] children's comedy series ''[[Rentaghost]]'' and as Sid Abbott’s neighbour Trevor, in the sitcom ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]''.

Jackson began his career with the Birmingham Repertory. He studied at [[Rose Bruford College]] and in 1965 joined the [[Radio Drama Company]] by winning the [[List of Carlton Hobbs Bursary winners|Carlton Hobbs Bursary]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/soundstart/roll.shtml Carlton Hobbs Bursary winners] at BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018</ref> Later he played at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] and the [[Nottingham Playhouse]].

==Roles ==
Jackson played the part of The Tale Bearer (a narrator not included in the original story) in the 1968 BBC Radio dramatisation of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

Jackson also provided a large number of voices in the animated children's series ''[[Ivor the Engine]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/British_actor_Anthony_Jackson_dead_at_62_P71534/ |title=British actor Anthony Jackson dead at 62 |date=10 December 2006 |accessdate=30 October 2009 |publisher=The Big Cartoon Forum |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120714114953/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/British_actor_Anthony_Jackson_dead_at_62_P71534/ |archivedate=14 July 2012 }}</ref><ref name="AWN1">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.awn.com/news/passing/ivor-engine-actor-dies
|title=Ivor the Engine Actor Dies
|last=DeMott
|first=Rick
|date=18 December 2006
|publisher=[[Animation World Network]]
|accessdate=28 January 2010}}</ref> and went on to have roles in many long-running British television series. He also appeared in the sitcoms ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'', ''[[All Our Saturdays]]'', ''[[Mind Your Language]]'', ''[[Citizen Smith]]'', ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', ''[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'', ''[[Lovejoy (TV series)|Lovejoy]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[Barlow at Large]]'' and ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. In his final years, he appeared in ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Footballers' Wives]]'', ''[[Walker Texas Ranger]]'' and ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.

==Voiceover ==
Jackson also did voiceovers for animation including the TV series ''[[The Dreamstone]]'', ''[[Budgie the Little Helicopter]]'', [[Zokko!]], [[The Ed and Zed Show]], ''[[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales]]'', ''[[Watership Down (TV series)|Watership Down]]'', ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'', ''[[Franny's Feet]]'' and ''[[Testament: The Bible in Animation]]'' and the film ''[[A Monkey's Tale]]''.

He also did voices in live-action shows and films including ''[[The Storyteller (TV series)|The Storyteller]]'', ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' and ''A.D.A.M.''

He found a niche in The Godot Company,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.godotcompany.com/|title=The Godot Company}}</ref> and became one of its principal members.

==Death ==
Jackson died of cancer in London on 26 November 2006,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anthony-jackson-427700.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anthony-jackson-427700.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Anthony Jackson – News Obituaries|date=9 December 2006|accessdate=30 October 2009|work=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> having been ill during rehearsals of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' whilst the company was touring in Ireland.

==Film and television roles==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' || Corry ||
|-
| 1971-1976 || ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'' || Trevor Lewis ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'' || Malcolm (episode The TUC Conference) ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[All Our Saturdays]]'' || Frank Bosomworth ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Ivor the Engine]]'' || Dai Station, Evans the Song, Mr Dinwiddy and others || Voice
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Rentaghost]]'' || Fred Mumford ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[You're Only Young Twice]]'' || Benny ||
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Mind Your Language]]'' || Mr Jarvis ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Citizen Smith]]'' || Italian Waiter ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' || Bartender ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' || Spanish police officer ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Lovejoy]]'' || Brian – Car Mechanic ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' || The Four Guards / Goblin || Voice
|-
| 1986 || ''[[EastEnders]]'' || Carpet Salesman ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[A Monkey's Tale]]'' || Additional Voices || (English version, voice)
|-
| 1990 || ''[[The Dreamstone]]'' || Nug, Mr Blossom || Voice
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Budgie the Little Helicopter]]'' || Ken, Don || Voice
|-
| 1994 || ''[[The Tale of Pigling Bland]]'' || The Policeman || Voice
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'' || First Copper ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Backup (TV series)|Backup]]'' || Talbot ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Watership Down (TV series)|Watership Down]]'' || Keeharr, Cowslip, Additional Voices || (Series 3 only)
|-
|2004
|''The Bill''
|Fred Cross
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0413273|name=Anthony Jackson}}

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in England]]
[[Category:English male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:English male voice actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands]]
[[Category:Alumni of Rose Bruford College]]
[[Category:British male comedy actors]]

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