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	'''Anthony Sagar''' (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English [[character actor]] and a member of the [[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He was prolific screen performer and appeared in many films (including seven of the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' series) and television series including the 1959 adaptation of ''[[The Moonstone (1959 TV series)\|The Moonstone]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[Dad's Army]]''.		'''Anthony Sagar''' (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English [[character actor]] and a member of the [[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He was prolific screen performer and appeared in many films (including seven of the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' series) and television series including the 1959 adaptation of ''[[The Moonstone (1959 TV series)\|The Moonstone]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

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	'''Anthony Sagar''' (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English [[character actor]] and a member of the [[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He was prolific screen performer and appeared in many films (including seven of the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' series) and television series including the 1959 adaptation of ''[[The Moonstone (1959 TV series)\|The Moonstone]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[Dad's Army]]''.		'''Anthony Sagar''' (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English [[character actor]] and a member of the [[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He was prolific screen performer and appeared in many films (including seven of the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' series) and television series including the 1959 adaptation of ''[[The Moonstone (1959 TV series)\|The Moonstone]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

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[[File:Anthony Sagar.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Anthony Sagar as the Drill Sergeant in the ''[[Dad's Army]]'' episode [[Room at the Bottom (Dad's Army)|Room at the Bottom]] (1969)]]
'''Anthony Sagar''' (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English [[character actor]] and a member of the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. He was prolific screen performer and appeared in many films (including seven of the ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' series) and television series including the 1959 adaptation of ''[[The Moonstone (1959 TV series)|The Moonstone]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

==Career==
James Anthony Sagar was born in [[Burnley]], Lancashire<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=James+Anthony+&gsln=Sagar+&MSAV=1&msbdy=1920&msbpn__ftp=Burnley%2c+Lancashire%2c+England&msbpn=84797&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c3251%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c5271%7c84797%7c0%7c&msddy=1973&gskw=Actor&_83004003-n_xcl=m&cpxt=1&cp=11&catbucket=rstp&uidh=rc8&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=45074163&recoff=3+4+5&db=ONSBirth84&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1 James Anthony Sagar in the England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916–2005] – [[Ancestry.com]] pay to view</ref> and his early career was largely in film and stage. His first television role, in ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', came at the age of 36. He stayed with police dramas, appearing in ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]'' and ''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]''. Other television roles included Ernie Kidd in ''[[Swallows and Amazons (TV series)|Swallows and Amazons]]'' (1963), Sergeant Harris in ''[[Doomwatch]]'' (1970) and Parker in ''[[Spyder's Web]]'' (1972), as well as appearances in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (1969) and ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'' (1969).<ref name=Webber>Richard Webber, [[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]], ''The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army'' – Orion Media (2000) pg 186 {{ISBN|0-75281-838-4}}</ref>

In addition to appearing in seven [[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On films]] he also appeared as a coxswain in ''[[Barnacle Bill (1957 film)|Barnacle Bill]]'' (1957), a customs official in ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958), the Sergeant of the Guards in ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), an instructor's assistant in ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960), a drunk in ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]'' (1962) and Hill in ''[[The Offence]]'' (1972).<ref name=Webber/>

Theatre appearances included ''[[The Hollow (play)|The Hollow]]'' at the [[Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton|Grand Theatre]], Wolverhampton (1953), ''[[The Gay Dog]]'' at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton (1954), Joe in '' The Ring of Truth'' at the [[Savoy Theatre]] (1959), ''[[There's a Girl in My Soup (play)|There's a Girl in My Soup]]'' at the [[Golders Green Hippodrome]] (1966), and Percy Elliott in ''[[Epitaph for George Dillon]]'' for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] at the [[Young Vic]] (1971).<ref>[http://theatricalia.com/person/1py1/anthony-sagar Sagar on the Theatricalia website]</ref>

In TV comedy he appeared in ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' as George in the episode ''Full House'' in 1963, and appeared in two episodes of the [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[Dad's Army]]'' – as Drill Sergeant Gregory in ''[[Room at the Bottom (Dad's Army)|Room at the Bottom]]'' (1969) and as the Sergeant Major in ''[[Fallen Idol (Dad's Army)|Fallen Idol]]'' (1970); he also played a Police Sergeant in the series' [[Dad's Army (1971 film)|film version]].<ref name=Webber/>

He died in [[Kensington]] in London on 24 January 1973 aged 52.

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Sailor Beware! (1956 film)|Sailor Beware!]]'' (1956) – Naval Rating (uncredited)
* ''[[X the Unknown]]'' (1956) – Gateman (uncredited)
* ''[[Miracle in Soho]]'' (1957) – Billy (uncredited)
* ''[[The Birthday Present]]'' (1957) – 1st Reception Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[The One That Got Away (1957 film)|The One That Got Away]]'' (1957) – Cook – Kent (uncredited)
* ''[[Barnacle Bill (1957 film)|Barnacle Bill]]'' (1957) – Coxswain
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958) – Customs Official
* ''[[Next to No Time]]'' (1958) – Ellis
* ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958) – Stores Sergeant
* ''[[Chain of Events]]'' (1958) – Drunk
* ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958) – Guard Sergeant (Villa)
* ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959) – First Ambulance Man
* ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959) – Demolition Workman (uncredited)
* ''[[Jack the Ripper (1959 film)|Jack the Ripper]]'' (1959) – Drunk at Murder Scene
* ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1960) – Barman
* ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960) – Angry Customer (uncredited)
* ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960) – Instructor's Assistant (uncredited)
* ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961) – Bus Conductor
* ''[[A Pair of Briefs]]'' (1962) – Hotel Meat Porter (uncredited)
* ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962) – Cook
* ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]'' (1962) – Fenton (uncredited)
* ''[[The Early Bird]]'' (1965) – Fireman (uncredited)
* ''[[Carry On Screaming!]]'' (1966) – Policeman
* ''[[Some Will, Some Won't]]'' (1970) – Policeman in Court (uncredited)
* ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970) – Man in Hospital
* ''[[Carry On Henry]]'' (1971) – Heckler (scenes deleted)
* ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)|Dad's Army]]'' (1971) – Police Sergeant
* ''[[Villain (1971 film)|Villain]]'' (1971) – Danny
* ''[[The Offence]]'' (1972) – Hill
* ''[[That's Your Funeral]]'' (1972) – Policeman (Crematorium)
* ''[[Our Miss Fred]]'' (1972) – R.S.M.
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0755990}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg Anthony Sagar at allmovie.com]

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