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	In 1995 he appeared in ''[[Our Friends In The North]]'' as Roy Johnson, a police officer attempting to uncover police corruption.		In 1995 he appeared in ''[[Our Friends In The North]]'' as Roy Johnson, a police officer attempting to uncover police corruption.
	He also appeared in ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)\|Inspector Morse]]'' ("Daughters of Cain") as Ted Brooks, as well as two episodes of ''[[Sharpe (TV series)\|Sharpe]]'' (''[[Sharpe's Enemy (TV programme)\|Sharpe’s Enemy]]'' and ''[[Sharpe's Justice]]'').		He also appeared in ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)\|Inspector Morse]]'' ("Daughters of Cain") as Ted Brooks, as well as two episodes of ''[[Sharpe (TV series)\|Sharpe]]'' (''[[Sharpe's Enemy (TV programme)\|Sharpe’s Enemy]]'' and ''[[Sharpe's Justice]]'').
	His films included ''[[Chicken Run]]'' and ''[[Fakers]]''. In 2008 he played Alfred Doolittle in [[The Old Vic]]'s production of ''[[Pygmalion (play)\|Pygmalion]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=41 \| title = Pygmalion \| website = Oldvictheatre.com \| access-date = 2008-06-09 \| url-status = dead \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506105959/http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=41 \| archive-date = 6 May 2008 \| df = dmy-all }}</ref> In November 2008 he joined the cast of ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as Mick Naylor. In 2010 he appeared in the London production of ''[[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice\|Little Voice]]'', as Mr Boo.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.littlevoicewestend.com/cast_creative/cast/tony_haygarth/ \|title=Little Voice \| Cast & Creative – Tony Haygarth \|publisher=Littlevoicewestend.com \|access-date=2010-03-10 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009160420/http://www.littlevoicewestend.com/cast_creative/cast/tony_haygarth/ \|archive-date=9 October 2009 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> He appeared in the role of Peter Cooper in an episode of ''[[New Tricks]]'' (BBC1) (Series 8: 10 - Tiger Tiger) first shown 5 September 2011.~~{{cn\|date=July 2022}}~~		His films included ''[[Chicken Run]]'' and ''[[Fakers]]''. In 2008 he played Alfred Doolittle in [[The Old Vic]]'s production of ''[[Pygmalion (play)\|Pygmalion]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=41 \| title = Pygmalion \| website = Oldvictheatre.com \| access-date = 2008-06-09 \| url-status = dead \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506105959/http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=41 \| archive-date = 6 May 2008 \| df = dmy-all }}</ref> In November 2008 he joined the cast of ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as Mick Naylor. In 2010 he appeared in the London production of ''[[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice\|Little Voice]]'', as Mr Boo.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.littlevoicewestend.com/cast_creative/cast/tony_haygarth/ \|title=Little Voice \| Cast & Creative – Tony Haygarth \|publisher=Littlevoicewestend.com \|access-date=2010-03-10 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009160420/http://www.littlevoicewestend.com/cast_creative/cast/tony_haygarth/ \|archive-date=9 October 2009 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> He appeared in the role of Peter Cooper in an episode of ''[[New Tricks]]'' (BBC1) (Series 8: 10 - Tiger Tiger) first shown 5 September 2011.

	==Other interests==		==Other interests==

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	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	After leaving Marlborough College, Liverpool, Haygarth worked unsuccessfully in 1963 as a [[lifeguard]] in [[Torquay]], and also tried [[escapology]], equally unsuccessfully.~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2015}}~~ Other jobs included psychiatric nursing and he was an amateur actor before turning professional and appearing in repertory theatre, followed by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]].		After leaving Marlborough College, Liverpool, Haygarth worked unsuccessfully in 1963 as a [[lifeguard]] in [[Torquay]], and also tried [[escapology]], equally unsuccessfully. Other jobs included psychiatric nursing and he was an amateur actor before turning professional and appearing in repertory theatre, followed by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]].

	Haygarth played a milkman in ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'' and made his film debut in the comedy film ''[[Percy (1971 film)\|Percy]]'' (1971), subsequently playing many roles in police and historical dramas, as well as [[situation comedies]]. He was normally cast as a solid, reliable character with a down-to-earth attitude. From 1977 to 1981 he played PC Wilmot in [[Roy Clarke]]'s series ''[[Rosie (TV series)\|Rosie]]''. He played Milo Renfield in ''[[Dracula (1979 film)\|Dracula]]'' (1979) opposite [[Frank Langella]], [[Donald Pleasence]] and [[Laurence Olivier]].		Haygarth played a milkman in ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'' and made his film debut in the comedy film ''[[Percy (1971 film)\|Percy]]'' (1971), subsequently playing many roles in police and historical dramas, as well as [[situation comedies]]. He was normally cast as a solid, reliable character with a down-to-earth attitude. From 1977 to 1981 he played PC Wilmot in [[Roy Clarke]]'s series ''[[Rosie (TV series)\|Rosie]]''. He played Milo Renfield in ''[[Dracula (1979 film)\|Dracula]]'' (1979) opposite [[Frank Langella]], [[Donald Pleasence]] and [[Laurence Olivier]].

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	*{{cite web \|url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Tony-Haygarth.html\|title= Full list of appearances\|access-date=2007-12-13 }}		*{{cite web \|url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Tony-Haygarth.html\|title= Full list of appearances\|access-date=2007-12-13 }}
	*{{cite web\|url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greenwood/whos_who_text.html\|title= Under the Greenwood Tree\|website= [[PBS]]\|access-date= 2007-12-13\|archive-date= 8 June 2008\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080608212853/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greenwood/whos_who_text.html\|url-status= dead}}		*{{cite web\|url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greenwood/whos_who_text.html\|title= Under the Greenwood Tree\|website= [[PBS]]\|access-date= 2007-12-13\|archive-date= 8 June 2008\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080608212853/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greenwood/whos_who_text.html\|url-status= dead}}

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{{Short description|English television, film and theatre actor (1945–2017)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tony Haygarth
| image = Tony Haygarth photo portrait.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Tony Haygarth
| birth_name = George Anthony Haygarth
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|2|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|3|10|1945|2|4|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|first=Daisy |last=Bowie-Sell |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/actor-tony-haygarth-dies-aged-72_43107.html |title=Actor Tony Haygarth dies aged 72 |website=WhatsOnStage.com |date=2012-08-07 |access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Royal Tunbridge Wells]], [[Kent]], England
| nationality = British
| years_active = 1971–2013
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Carole Winter|1985|2013|reason=divorced}}
| children = 2
}}
'''George Anthony Haygarth''' (4 February 1945 – 10 March 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/93082-haygarth/ |title=Tony Haygarth dies aged 72 |publisher=ATV Today |date= 2017-03-11|access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Michael |last=Coveney |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/mar/14/tony-haygarth-obituary |title=Tony Haygarth obituary | Stage |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref> was an English television, film and theatre actor.

==Life and career==
After leaving Marlborough College, Liverpool, Haygarth worked unsuccessfully in 1963 as a [[lifeguard]] in [[Torquay]], and also tried [[escapology]], equally unsuccessfully.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} Other jobs included psychiatric nursing and he was an amateur actor before turning professional and appearing in repertory theatre, followed by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]].

Haygarth played a milkman in ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'' and made his film debut in the comedy film ''[[Percy (1971 film)|Percy]]'' (1971), subsequently playing many roles in police and historical dramas, as well as [[situation comedies]]. He was normally cast as a solid, reliable character with a down-to-earth attitude. From 1977 to 1981 he played PC Wilmot in [[Roy Clarke]]'s series ''[[Rosie (TV series)|Rosie]]''. He played Milo Renfield in ''[[Dracula (1979 film)|Dracula]]'' (1979) opposite [[Frank Langella]], [[Donald Pleasence]] and [[Laurence Olivier]].

Haygarth played the title role in ''[[Kinvig]]'' (1981), a science-fiction comedy series produced by [[London Weekend Television]]. He appeared in ''[[Boys from the Blackstuff]]'' (1982) as a docker, and in ''[[Shoestring (TV series)|Shoestring]]'', series 1 episode 1. He played swindling but loveable Sanchez in ''[[Farrington of the F.O.]]'' (1986–87), and in 2005 appeared in the television adaptation of ''[[Under the Greenwood Tree]]''. He played leading character Vic Snow in the ITV series ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' from 1997 to 2002.

Haygarth's work in theatre included ''[[The Tempest]]'' and ''[[Twelve Angry Men (play)|Twelve Angry Men]]'' in 1996, both of which brought nominations for [[Laurence Olivier Theatre Award]]s for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; he was also the author of several plays. He won the [[Clarence Derwent Award]] for ''Simpatico'' (1995). His first play, ''The Lie'', dealt with the death of Shakespeare's rival [[Christopher Marlowe]].<ref>Morley, Sheridan. (2001-09-26) [http://www.iht.com/articles/2001/09/26/lon26_ed3_.php The Lie]. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2011-07-30.</ref>
In 1995 he appeared in ''[[Our Friends In The North]]'' as Roy Johnson, a police officer attempting to uncover police corruption.
He also appeared in ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' ("Daughters of Cain") as Ted Brooks, as well as two episodes of ''[[Sharpe (TV series)|Sharpe]]'' (''[[Sharpe's Enemy (TV programme)|Sharpe’s Enemy]]'' and ''[[Sharpe's Justice]]'').
His films included ''[[Chicken Run]]'' and ''[[Fakers]]''. In 2008 he played Alfred Doolittle in [[The Old Vic]]'s production of ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=41 | title = Pygmalion | website = Oldvictheatre.com | access-date = 2008-06-09 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506105959/http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=41 | archive-date = 6 May 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> In November 2008 he joined the cast of ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as Mick Naylor. In 2010 he appeared in the London production of ''[[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice|Little Voice]]'', as Mr Boo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.littlevoicewestend.com/cast_creative/cast/tony_haygarth/ |title=Little Voice | Cast & Creative – Tony Haygarth |publisher=Littlevoicewestend.com |access-date=2010-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009160420/http://www.littlevoicewestend.com/cast_creative/cast/tony_haygarth/ |archive-date=9 October 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He appeared in the role of Peter Cooper in an episode of ''[[New Tricks]]'' (BBC1) (Series 8: 10 - Tiger Tiger) first shown 5 September 2011.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

==Other interests==
Haygarth was also a scholar of [[Shakespeare]]'s [[The Dark Lady#The Dark Lady|Dark Lady]], an unidentified character in the [[Sonnet]]s.<ref>[http://www.peterbassano.com/shakespeare The Dark Lady]. Peterbassano.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-30.</ref> He analysed a [[Nicholas Hilliard]] [[portrait]], ''Mistress Holland'', concluding that it was in fact of [[Emilia Lanier]], a candidate for the identity of ''The Dark Lady''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090530144353/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/unmasked--the-identity-of-shakespeares-dark-lady-575815.html Simon Tait, Unmasked- the identity of shakespeares Dark Lady, "The Independent", 7 December 2003]. Independent.co.uk (2003-12-07). Retrieved on 2011-07-30.</ref> His play ''Dark Meaning Mouse'' features Emilia, Shakespeare and [[Simon Forman]].

==Death and family==
Haygarth died from the complications of [[Alzheimer's disease]] on 10 March 2017 at his home in [[Royal Tunbridge Wells]], [[Kent]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis |first=Roz |url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/562978/Tony-Haygarth-on-dementia-alzheimer-s |title=Actor Tony Haygarth opens up about his Alzheimer's | Health | Life & Style |website=Express.co.uk |date= 2015-03-10|access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was divorced from Carole Winter with whom he had two daughters, Katie and Becky.

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Percy (1971 film)|Percy]]'' (1971) - Purdey
* ''[[Unman, Wittering and Zigo (film)|Unman, Wittering and Zigo]]'' (1971) - Cary Farthingale
* ''[[The Love Ban]]'' (1973) - Policeman #2
* ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1973) - Chip Simmonite
* ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'' (1976, TV Mini-Series) - Claudius' Slave
* ''Rachel and the Beelzebub Bombardiers'' (1977) - Reformed drunkard
* ''[[Holocaust (miniseries)|Holocaust]]'' (1978, TV Mini-Series) - Heinz Muller
* ''[[Let's Get Laid]]'' (1978) - Sgt. Costello
* ''[[Dracula (1979 film)|Dracula]]'' (1979) - Milo Renfield
* ''[[S.O.S. Titanic]]'' (1979, TV movie) - Engineer Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[The Human Factor (1979 film)|The Human Factor]]'' (1979) - Buffy
* ''[[McVicar (film)|McVicar]]'' (1980) - Rabies Pendel
* ''Outside In'' (1981)
* ''[[Ivanhoe (1982 film)|Ivanhoe]]'' (1982, TV Movie) - Friar Tuck
* ''Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (1983, TV Movie) - Launce
* ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982) - Fraser: The Workers
* ''[[A Private Function]]'' (1984) - Sutcliff
* ''[[The Bride (1985 film)|The Bride]]'' (1985) - Tavern Keeper
* ''[[Dreamchild]]'' (1985) - Mad Hatter (voice)
* ''[[Clockwise (film)|Clockwise]]'' (1986) - Ivan with the Tractor
* ''[[A Month in the Country (film)|A Month in the Country]]'' (1987) - Douthwaite
* ''[[Hardwicke House]]'' (1987 TV series originally cancelled after first two episodes aired, remaining five uploaded to [[YouTube]] in 2019) - Mr Savage
* ''The Most Dangerous Man in the World'' (1988) - Yildirim
* ''[[The Dressmaker (1988 film)|The Dressmaker]]'' (1988) - Mr. Manders
* ''[[Tree of Hands]]'' (1989) - Kostas
* ''[[London Kills Me]]'' (1991) - Burns
* ''[[Between the Lines (TV series)|Between the Lines]]'' (1992) - Colin Keogh
* ''[[The Trial (1993 film)|The Trial]]'' (1993) - Willem
* ''[[Prince of Jutland]]'' (1994) - Ragnar
* ''[[Sharpe (TV Series)]]'' (1994) - Pot Au Feu
* ''[[Our Friends In The North]]'' (1996) - Roy Johnson
* ''[[Swept from the Sea]]'' (1997) - Mr. Smith
* ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart is]]'' (1997-2002) - Vic Snow
* ''[[The Woodlanders]]'' (1997) - Mr. Melbury
* ''[[Chicken Run]]'' (2000) - Mr. Tweedy (voice)
* ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' ("Destroying Angel") (2001) - Tyson
* ''[[Fakers]]'' (2004) - Phil Norris
* ''[[Ghostboat]]'' (2006, TV Movie) - Cassidy
* ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' ("King’s Crystal") (2007) - Jack Tewson
* ''[[Wild at Heart (British TV series)|Wild at Heart]]'' ("Series 2 Episode 5") (2007) - Bash
* ''[[New Tricks]]'' ("Tiger Tiger") (2011) - Peter Cooper
* ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' ("A Rare Bird") (2012) - George Napier
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{cite web|url= http://www.guerilla-films.com/fakers/cast.asp|title= "Fakers" Cast|access-date= 2007-12-13|archive-date= 7 October 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071007230329/http://www.guerilla-films.com/fakers/cast.asp|url-status= dead}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Tony-Haygarth.html|title= Full list of appearances|access-date=2007-12-13 }}
*{{cite web|url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greenwood/whos_who_text.html|title= Under the Greenwood Tree|website= [[PBS]]|access-date= 2007-12-13|archive-date= 8 June 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080608212853/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greenwood/whos_who_text.html|url-status= dead}}

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