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{{Infobox person
| name = Tony Steedman
| birthname = Anthony Francis Steedman
| image = Tony_Steedman.jpg
| caption = Publicity still, 1984
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|8|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Warwickshire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2001|02|04|1927|8|21}}
| death_place = [[Haywards Heath]],<ref name=findagrave/> [[West Sussex]], England
| resting_place = [[East London Cemetery]], [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]], London
| years_active = 1957–1998
| spouse = {{marriage|Ann Taylor|1957|1963|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|[[Judy Parfitt]]|1963}}
| children = Two
| occupation = Actor
}}

'''Anthony Francis Steedman''' (21 August 1927 – 4 February 2001) was an English character actor, perhaps best known for roles in British TV drama series of the 1970s and 1980s, and for his role as [[Socrates]] in ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billandted.org/steedman.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210182755/http://billandted.org/steedman.html|url-status=dead|title=Tony Steedman Biography|archive-date=10 December 2010|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
In addition to film work, his theatre appearances were extensive, including [[Ray Cooney]]'s comedy ''[[Her Royal Highness..? (play)|Her Royal Highness]]'' in the West End of London,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/350/tony-steedman|title=Tony Steedman | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> and he appeared in numerous television productions, including episodes of [[The Feathered Serpent (UK TV series)|''The Feathered Serpent'']], ''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Babylon 5]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' and ''[[Barry Morse]] presents Strange But True''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/tony-steedman-p67797/other_appearances|title=Tony Steedman | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=20874|title=Tony Steedman|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He had a recurring role in the British soap opera [[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]] as Dr. Butterworth. He was also a regular in the final two series of BBC sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]'' (1979–80).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/577221/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Citizen Smith (1977-80) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> He holds the distinction of portraying Nazi Gen. [[Alfred Jodl]] twice, first in ''[[The Death of Adolf Hitler (ITV Sunday Night Theatre)|The Death of Adolf Hitler]]'' (1973) and later in ''[[The Bunker (1981 film)|The Bunker]]'' (1981).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0a86ad5|title=Tony Steedman|website=BFI}}</ref> Following his role in ''Bill and Ted'', he voiced the character of [[Justin Hammer]] in the first season of ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/justin-hammer/4005-10219/|title=Justin Hammer (Character)|website=Comic Vine}}</ref>

===Partial filmography===
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* ''[[War and Peace (1972 TV series)|War & Peace]]'' (1972-1973) - Marshal Davout
* ''[[Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 film)|Gawain and the Green Knight]]'' (1973) - Fortinbras
* ''[[The Abdication]]'' (1974) - Carranza
* ''[[Golden Rendezvous]]'' (1977) - Assassin (uncredited)
* ''[[The Thirty Nine Steps (1978 film)|The Thirty Nine Steps]]'' (1978) - Admiral
* ''[[The Bunker (1981 film)|The Bunker]]'' (TV) (1981) - Gen. Alfred Jodl
* ''[[The Missionary]]'' (1982) - Lord Quimby
* ''[[Ascendancy (film)|Ascendancy]]'' (1982) - Colonel
* ''[[The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (TV) (1984)
* ''[[My Two Dads]]'' (TV series) (1987) - School Director
* ''[[Scrooged]]'' (1988) - Bobby - the Headwaiter
* ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' (1989) - Socrates
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' (TV) (1989) - Jasper DeKimmel
* ''[[Delirious (1991 film)|Delirious]]'' (1991) - Edward - the Butler
* ''[[Split Second (1992 film)|Split Second]]'' (1992) - Pat O'Donnell
* ''[[Mrs Dalloway (film)|Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1997) - Prime Minister
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==Personal life==
Steedman met his first wife, Ann Taylor, in 1957 during a production of ''[[Oklahoma!]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brackleyballetschool.co.uk/about.html|title=BRACKLEY BALLET SCHOOL - About Us|website=Brackleyballetschool.co.uk|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> and they were married in November of that year in [[Brackley]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=215233318&d=bmd_1395091734| title = Find your ancestors - Free UK Genealogy}} FreeBMD Entry - marriage Steedman/Taylor</ref> They had one daughter, and divorced in 1963.

Steedman's second wife was actress [[Judy Parfitt]], whom he met in 1960 at the [[Birmingham]] Rep. They were married in 1963 and jointly ran Allerway Limited, an artistic creation company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bizzy.co.uk/uk/01473496/allerway |title=Allerway Limited. Check Company 01473496. Free Company Profile |access-date=2014-03-26 |archive-date=2014-03-26 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140326152637/http://bizzy.co.uk/uk/01473496/allerway |url-status=dead }}</ref> They had one son together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/628451/Judy-Parfitt-terrified-losing-husband-to-dementia-Call-The-Midwife-Sister-Monica-Joan|title=Judy Parfitt: I was terrified of losing the man I love to dementia|first=Lucy|last=Benyon|date=December 22, 2015|website=Express.co.uk}}</ref>

Steedman died on 4 February 2001 and was buried in [[East London Cemetery]], [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]], London.<ref name=findagrave>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12874122/tony-steedman|title=Tony Steedman (1927-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial|website=www.findagrave.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Find a Grave|12874122}}

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