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| {{Short description|English actor (1935–2014)}}
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| {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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| {{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
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| {{Infobox person
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| | image = Roy Heather in 2011.png
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| | caption = Heather in 2011
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| | name = Roy Heather
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| | birth_date = {{birth date|1935|05|20|df=y}}
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| | birth_place = [[Stoke Poges]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
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| | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|09|03|1935|05|20|df=yes}}
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| | death_place = [[Purbrook]], [[Hampshire]], England
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| | occupation = Actor
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| | years_active = 1981–2010
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| | spouse = Doreen (divorced)<br>{{marriage|Sarah Vernon|1982|1987}}<br>{{marriage|Sara Taylor|1993}}
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| | children = 3
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| }}
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| '''Roy Heather''' (20 May 1935 – 3 September 2014) was an English television actor best remembered for playing cafe owner Sid in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''.
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| Heather was born in [[Stoke Poges]], Buckinghamshire.<ref name=ind>{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|title= Roy Heather: Actor best known as Sid Robertson, owner of the Fatty Thumb cafe in Only Fools and Horses....|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/roy-heather-actor-best-known-sid-robertson-owner-fatty-thumb-cafe-only-fools-and-horses-9821542.html|publisher=independent.co.uk|date=27 October 2014}}</ref> After leaving school, he worked for an asbestos firm before [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] with the [[Royal Air Force]]. He then did several jobs, including working as a ''[[Betterware]]'' household goods salesman, while continuing his interest in amateur acting.<ref name=A-Z /> He was spotted by David Tudor, who gave him his first professional job in [[repertory theatre]] at the age of 44. While working for Tudor, he played many leading roles including Frank in ''Winter Journey'' and Reg in ''The Norman Conquests'', and co-starred in the world premiere of ''Aurelia'', with [[Ingrid Pitt]]. He debuted the role of Pistol in Peter Mottley's stage monologue, ''After Agincourt''.<ref name=ind /><ref name=A-Z/>
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| Heather appeared in various British [[television]] shows, usually in small roles, including ''[[Edge of Darkness]]'', ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot|Poirot]]'', ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin|The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]'', ''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]'', ''[[Hi-De-Hi]]'', ''[[Bottom (TV series)|Bottom]]'', ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'' and an episode of series 10 of [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[My Family]]''. He appeared as a nameless old man in the [[Al Murray]]/[[Richard Herring]] programme ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]''. He also attended fan conventions for ''Only Fools and Horses''.<ref name=A-Z>{{cite book|last=Webber|first=Richard|title= The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses|year=2002|publisher=Orion|isbn=978- 0752847313}}</ref>
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| ==Death==
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| Heather died in [[Purbrook]], [[Hampshire]] from undisclosed causes on 3 September 2014. He was 79 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roguesandvagabonds.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/rip-roy-heather-1935-2014-aka-sid-the-cafe-owner-in-ofah/|title=RIP Roy Heather [1935-2014] aka Sid the cafe owner in #OFAH|work=Rogues & Vagabonds|accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref>
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| == Filmography ==
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| === Film ===
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| !Year
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| !Title
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| !Role
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| ! class="unsortable" |Notes
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| |1982
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| |''[[Experience Preferred... But Not Essential]]''
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| |Wally
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| |-
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| |1986
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| |''[[Car Trouble (film)|Car Trouble]]''
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| |Ambulanceman 1
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| |}
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| === Television ===
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| !Year
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| !Title
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| !Role
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| ! class="unsortable" |Notes
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| |1981
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| |''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]''
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| |The Corporal
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| |Episode: "[[List of It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes#Series 8 (1981)|Aquastars]]"
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| |-
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| |1981
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| |''[[Scene (TV series)|Scene]]''
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| |Tom
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| |Episode: "Patty Fatty"
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| |-
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| |1982
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| |''Seconds Out''
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| |Chauffeur
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| |Episode: "Round 12"
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| |-
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| |1982–1983
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| |''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''
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| |Inspector Palmer
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| Second Man
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| |2 episodes
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| |-
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| |1982
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| |''[[Only Fools and Horses]]: Christmas Trees''
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| |Sid
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| |TV short
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| |-
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| |1982
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| |[[The Funny Side of Christmas|''The Funny Side of Christmas'']]
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| |Sid
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| |Television film
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| |-
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| |1983
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| |''[[The Crystal Cube]]''
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| |Gareths Father, Mr. 0001
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| |Television film
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| |-
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| |1983
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| |''The Nation's Health''
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| |Unknown
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| |Episode: "Collapse"
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| |-
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| |1983
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| |''[[Reilly, Ace of Spies|Reilly: Ace of Spies]]''
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| |Karl
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| |Episode: "The Trust"
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| |-
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| |1983
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| |''[[Johnny Jarvis]]''
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| |Car Showroom Manager
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| |Episode: "Part Two: 1978-1979"
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| |-
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| |1983
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| |''[[A Fine Romance (1981 TV series)|A Fine Romance]]''
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| |Taxi Driver
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| |Episode: "The Dinner Party"
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| |-
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| |1984
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| |''Mitch''
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| |Houseman
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| |Episode: "Business as Usual"
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| |-
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| |1984
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| |''[[Just Good Friends]]''
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| |Tom
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| |Episode: "Guilt"
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| |-
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| |1984
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| |''[[Big Deal (TV series)|Big Deal]]''
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| |Harry
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| |Episode: "A Ragged Run"
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| |-
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| |1984
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| |''[[The Clairvoyant (TV series)|The Clairvoyant]]''
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| |Man
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| |Episode: "Pilot"
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| |-
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| |1985
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| |''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)|Me and My Girl]]''
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| |Taxi Driver
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| |Episode: "On Approval"
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| |-
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| |1985
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| |''[[Edge of Darkness]]''
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| |Lowe
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| |Episode: "Burden of Proof"
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| |-
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| |1985
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| |''[[Terry and June]]''
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| |Deliveryman
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| |Episode: "[[List of Terry and June episodes#Christmas Special (1985)|Pantomania]]"
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| |-
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| |1986
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| |''[[Comrade Dad]]''
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| |Commissar
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| |Episode: "Dangerous Connections"
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| |-
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| |1986
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| |''[[Return to Treasure Island (TV series)|Return to Treasure Island]]''
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| |Simpson
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| |Episode: "Mutiny"
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| |-
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| |1986
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| |''Breaking Up''
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| |Wiggins
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| |Episode: #1.1
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| |-
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| |1987
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| |''Indelible Evidence''
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| |Doug Scott
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| |Episode: "Gaslight"
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| |-
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| |1987
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| |''[[The Little and Large Show]]''
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| |Unknown
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| |Episode: #7.3
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| |-
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| |1987
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| |''[[Bread (TV series)|Bread]]''
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| |Boat-owner
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| |Episode: [[List of Bread episodes#Series 3 (1987)|#3.11]]
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| |-
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| |1988
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| |''[[Colin's Sandwich]]''
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| |Workman
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| |Episode: "Pussyfoot"
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| |-
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| |1988
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| |''[[Christabel (TV series)|Christabel]]''
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| |Member of England committee
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| |Episode: #1.2
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| |-
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| |1990
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| |''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot|Poirot]]''
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| |Transport Superintendent
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| |Episode: "[[Poirot Investigates#The Kidnapped Prime Minister|The Kidnapped Prime Minister]]"
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| |-
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| |1991
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| |''[[Sleepers (TV series)|Sleepers]]''
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| |Janitor
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| |Episode: "On the Run"
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| |-
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| |1992
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| |''[[As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By]]''
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| |Taxi Driver
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| |Episode: "[[List of As Time Goes By episodes#Series 1 (1992)|Getting to Know You – Again]]"
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| |-
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| |1992
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| |''[[Screen One]]''
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| |Arnie Shaw
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| |Episode: "Seconds Out"
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| |-
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| |1992
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| |''[[Bottom (TV series)|Bottom]]''
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| |Mr Man
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| |Episode: "Parade"
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| |-
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| |1993
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| |''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]''
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| |G. Hamilton
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| |Episode: "[[List of Birds of a Feather episodes#Series 5 (1993)|It Happened in Hollywood]]"
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| |-
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| |1994
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| |''[[Grange Hill]]''
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| |Park Keeper
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| |Episode: [[Grange Hill (series 17)#Episodes|#17.14]]
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| |-
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| |1994
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| |''[[The 10%ers]]''
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| |Man in Club
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| |Episode: "A Small Package"
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| |-
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| |1994
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| |''[[Frank Stubbs Promotes]]''
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| |Caretaker
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| |Episode: "Faith"
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| |-
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| |1989–1995
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| |''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]''
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| |Bus Driver
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| Caretaker
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| |2 episodes
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| |-
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| |1996
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| |''[[Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives]]''
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| |Unknown
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| |Episode: "Hospital Entrepreneurs"
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| |1996
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| |''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin|The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]''
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| |Biscuit Man
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| |Episode: #1.3
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| |1997
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| |''[[Cadfael (TV series)|Cadfael]]''
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| |Wat the Inn Keeper
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| |Episode: "St. Peter's Fair"
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| |-
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| |1999
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| |''Real Women II''
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| |Karen's father
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| |-
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| |2001
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| |''Love or Money''
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| |Mr. Wright
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| |Television film
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| |-
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| |2000–2002
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| |''[[Time Gentlemen Please|Time Gentleman Please]]''
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| |Pops
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| |33 episodes
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| |-
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| |1985–2003
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| |''[[The Bill]]''
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| |Various
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| |7 episodes
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| |-
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| |1982–2003
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| |''Only Fools and Horses''
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| |Sid
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| |13 episodes
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| |-
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| |2005
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| |''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
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| |Reg Wincott
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| |Episode: "The Last Laugh"
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| |2005
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| |''[[The Green Green Grass]]''
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| |Sid
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| |Episode: "[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock]]"
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| |2009
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| |''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
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| |Drunken Man
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| |Episode: "[[Casualty (series 23)#Episodes|No Fjords in Finland: Part 1]]"
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| |-
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| |2006–2010
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| |''[[My Family]]''
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| |Man in Bar
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| Man in Ward
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| |2 episodes
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| |}
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| * {{IMDb name|id=0372745}}
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| [[Category:English male stage actors]]
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| [[Category:English male television actors]]
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