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| name              = Doug Fisher
| name              = Doug Fisher
| image              = Doug Fisher 6 March 1968.jpg
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| caption            = Fisher in 1968
| birth_name        = Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1941|9|20|df=y}}<ref>[https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7579&h=1575473&tid=&pid=&queryId=28a0acccf748e248e2a5ee9e97066d20&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Dqh267&_phstart=successSource Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007]</ref>
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'''Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher''' (20 September 1941 – 9 July 2000) was an English actor best known for playing Larry Simmonds in ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1973–1976), Sammy in the films ''[[The Stud (film)|The Stud]]'' (1978) and ''[[The Bitch (film)|The Bitch]]'' (1979) and Jim Medhurst in ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' (1988–1993).
'''Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher''' (20 September 1941 – 9 July 2000) was an English actor best known for playing Larry Simmonds in ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1973–1976), Sammy in the films ''[[w:The Stud (film)|The Stud]]'' (1978) and ''[[w:The Bitch (film)|The Bitch]]'' (1979) and Jim Medhurst in ''[[w:London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' (1988–1993).


==Early life==
==Early life==
He graduated from [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]] in 1966, with a degree in French and Russian.<ref name="sydney" />
He graduated from [[w:St Edmund Hall, Oxford|St Edmund Hall]] in 1966, with a degree in French and Russian.<ref name="sydney" />


==Career ==
==Career ==
He portrayed Larry Simmonds, the [[lovable rogue]] who occupied the [[attic]] [[apartment]] in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Man About the House]]''<ref name="sydney" /> and played Sammy in the films ''[[The Stud (film)|The Stud]]'' (1978) and ''[[The Bitch (film)|The Bitch]]'' (1979), opposite [[Joan Collins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/doug-fisher-p23635|title=Doug Fisher &#124; Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref> He also appeared in ''[[All Our Saturdays]]'', ''[[Yes Minister]]'', ''[[Home to Roost]]'', ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'', ''[[Haggard (TV series)|Haggard]]'', ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Upper Hand]]'' and ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=49805|title=Doug Fisher|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>  His final role was a clergyman in the 1999 miniseries adaptation of ''[[Oliver Twist (1999 miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0bb6249|title=Doug Fisher|website=BFI}}</ref>
He portrayed Larry Simmonds, the [[w:lovable rogue|lovable rogue]] who occupied the [[w:attic|attic]] [[w:Apartment|flat]] in the [[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[w:sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Man About the House]]''<ref name="sydney" /> and played Sammy in the films ''[[w:The Stud (film)|The Stud]]'' (1978) and ''[[w:The Bitch (film)|The Bitch]]'' (1979), opposite [[w:Joan Collins|Joan Collins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/doug-fisher-p23635|title=Doug Fisher &#124; Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref> He also appeared in ''[[w:All Our Saturdays|All Our Saturdays]]'', ''[[Yes Minister]]'', ''[[Home to Roost]]'', ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'', ''[[Haggard (TV series)|Haggard]]'', ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', ''[[w:Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[w:The Upper Hand|The Upper Hand]]'' and ''[[w:Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=49805|title=Doug Fisher|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>  His final role was a clergyman in the 1999 miniseries adaptation of ''[[w:Oliver Twist (1999 miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0bb6249|title=Doug Fisher|website=BFI}}</ref>


He also played the role of Jim Medhurst (Kevin Medhurst's father) In TV series ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' from 1988 until the character was killed off in series 6 in 1993.<ref name=bfi/>Fisher appeared as habitual criminal Stephen Grismal in the ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' episode ''The Wrestler's Tomb,'' in 1997.
He also played the role of Jim Medhurst (Kevin Medhurst's father) In TV series ''[[w:London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' from 1988 until the character was killed off in series 6 in 1993.<ref name=bfi/>Fisher appeared as habitual criminal Stephen Grismal in the ''[[w:Jonathan Creek|Jonathan Creek]]'' episode ''The Wrestler's Tomb,'' in 1997.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Fisher had a relationship with actress [[Susan Penhaligon]] in the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Frost+brings+Susan+in+from+the+cold%3B+1970s+pin-up+Susan+Penhaligon+on...-a082169449|title=Frost brings Susan in from the cold; 1970s pin-up Susan Penhaligon on her tangled love life and her TV comeback in A Touch Of Frost.|first=Tim|last=Oglethorpe|date=26 January 2002|publisher=The Mirror}}</ref>
Fisher had a relationship with actress [[w:Susan Penhaligon|Susan Penhaligon]] in the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Frost+brings+Susan+in+from+the+cold%3B+1970s+pin-up+Susan+Penhaligon+on...-a082169449|title=Frost brings Susan in from the cold; 1970s pin-up Susan Penhaligon on her tangled love life and her TV comeback in A Touch Of Frost.|first=Tim|last=Oglethorpe|date=26 January 2002|publisher=[[w:The Mirror|The Mirror]]}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
On 9 July 2000, Fisher died of a [[heart attack]] aged 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001637/20000810/158/0026|title=Doug Fisher Obituary|author=Roger Bilder, Michael Palin|date=10 August 2000|publisher=The Stage}}</ref><ref name =bfi/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/man-house-star-sally-thomsett-14446462|title=Man About The House star Sally Thomsett opens up about her complicated love|first=Peter|last=Robertson|date=22 April 2019|website=mirror}}</ref>
On 9 July 2000, Fisher died of a [[w:heart attack|heart attack]] aged 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001637/20000810/158/0026|title=Doug Fisher Obituary|author=Roger Bilder, Michael Palin|date=10 August 2000|publisher=The Stage}}</ref><ref name =bfi/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/man-house-star-sally-thomsett-14446462|title=Man About The House star Sally Thomsett opens up about her complicated love|first=Peter|last=Robertson|date=22 April 2019|website=mirror}}</ref>


== Selected television roles ==
== Selected television roles ==
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|1971
|1971
|''[[That's Your Funeral]]''
|''[[w:That's Your Funeral|That's Your Funeral]]''
|Alf<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Guide|first=British Comedy|title=Doug Fisher|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/doug_fisher/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|Alf<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Guide|first=British Comedy|title=Doug Fisher|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/doug_fisher/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
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| 1972 || ''Cheap at Half the Price'' || Charlie
| 1972 || ''Cheap at Half the Price'' || Charlie
|-
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| 1973 || ''[[All Our Saturdays]]'' || Ronnie Rendell  
| 1973 || ''[[w:All Our Saturdays|All Our Saturdays]]'' || Ronnie Rendell  
|-
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Thirty Minutes Worth]]''||  
| 1973 || ''[[w:Thirty Minutes Worth|Thirty Minutes Worth]]''||  
|-
|-
| 1973 to 1976 || ''[[Man About the House]]'' || Larry Simmonds ''(19 episodes)''
| 1973 to 1976 || ''[[Man About the House]]'' || Larry Simmonds ''(19 episodes)''
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| 1987 to 1988 || ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'' || Wurzo
| 1987 to 1988 || ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'' || Wurzo
|-
|-
| 1988 to 1993 || ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' || Jim Medhurst
| 1988 to 1993 || ''[[w:London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' || Jim Medhurst
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' || Ted
| 1989 || ''[[w:Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' || Ted
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Haggard (TV series)|Haggard]]'' || Elusive Edward  
| 1992 || ''[[w:Haggard (TV series)|Haggard]]'' || Elusive Edward  
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'' || Cabbie
| 1993 || ''[[w:The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]'' || Cabbie
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Pie in the Sky (TV series) |Pie In The Sky]]'' || Mr. Barnet
| 1994 || ''[[w:Pie in the Sky (TV series) |Pie In The Sky]]'' || Mr. Barnet
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' || Stanley
| 1997 || ''[[w:Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' || Stanley
|-
|-
|1997
|1997
|''[[List of Jonathan Creek episodes|Jonathan Creek]]''
|''[[w:List of Jonathan Creek episodes|Jonathan Creek]]''
|Stephen Grismal<ref name=":0" />
|Stephen Grismal<ref name=":0" />
|-
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| 1999 || ''[[Oliver Twist (1999 miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]'' || Clergyman
| 1999 || ''[[w:Oliver Twist (1999 miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]'' || Clergyman
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
<references><ref name=sydney>{{cite news |title=Actor Left Out In In The Cold |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iP5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2309,5987072&dq=doug-fisher+man-about-the-house&hl=en |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=18 July 1977 |accessdate=8 September 2011 }}</ref></references>
<references><ref name=sydney>{{cite news |title=Actor Left Out In In The Cold |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iP5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2309,5987072&dq=doug-fisher+man-about-the-house&hl=en |work=[[w:The Sydney Morning Herald|The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=18 July 1977 |accessdate=8 September 2011 }}</ref></references>


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Doug Fisher
Doug Fisher.jpg
Born
Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher

(1941-09-20)20 September 1941[1]
London, England, U.K.
Died9 July 2000(2000-07-09) (aged 58)
London, England, U.K.
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2000

Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher (20 September 1941 – 9 July 2000) was an English actor best known for playing Larry Simmonds in Man About the House (1973–1976), Sammy in the films The Stud (1978) and The Bitch (1979) and Jim Medhurst in London's Burning (1988–1993).

Early life

He graduated from St Edmund Hall in 1966, with a degree in French and Russian.[2]

Career

He portrayed Larry Simmonds, the lovable rogue who occupied the attic flat in the ITV sitcom Man About the House[2] and played Sammy in the films The Stud (1978) and The Bitch (1979), opposite Joan Collins.[3] He also appeared in All Our Saturdays, Yes Minister, Home to Roost, Sorry!, Haggard, Close to Home, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Upper Hand and Heartbeat.[4] His final role was a clergyman in the 1999 miniseries adaptation of Oliver Twist.[5]

He also played the role of Jim Medhurst (Kevin Medhurst's father) In TV series London's Burning from 1988 until the character was killed off in series 6 in 1993.[5]Fisher appeared as habitual criminal Stephen Grismal in the Jonathan Creek episode The Wrestler's Tomb, in 1997.

Personal life

Fisher had a relationship with actress Susan Penhaligon in the early 1980s.[6]

Death

On 9 July 2000, Fisher died of a heart attack aged 58.[7][5][8]

Selected television roles

Year Title Role
1970 Father, Dear Father Leslie
1971 That's Your Funeral Alf[9]
1972 Cheap at Half the Price Charlie
1973 All Our Saturdays Ronnie Rendell
1973 Thirty Minutes Worth
1973 to 1976 Man About the House Larry Simmonds (19 episodes)
1979 Feet First Hamilton Defries
1982 Yes Minister Ben Stanley
1986 Full House Workman[9]
1987 Home to Roost George
1987 to 1988 Sorry! Wurzo
1988 to 1993 London's Burning Jim Medhurst
1989 Close to Home Ted
1992 Haggard Elusive Edward
1993 The Detectives Cabbie
1994 Pie In The Sky Mr. Barnet
1997 Goodnight Sweetheart Stanley
1997 Jonathan Creek Stephen Grismal[9]
1999 Oliver Twist Clergyman

References

  1. ^ Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ a b "Actor Left Out In In The Cold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Doug Fisher | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Doug Fisher". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Doug Fisher". BFI.
  6. ^ Oglethorpe, Tim (26 January 2002). "Frost brings Susan in from the cold; 1970s pin-up Susan Penhaligon on her tangled love life and her TV comeback in A Touch Of Frost". The Mirror.
  7. ^ Roger Bilder, Michael Palin (10 August 2000). "Doug Fisher Obituary". The Stage.
  8. ^ Robertson, Peter (22 April 2019). "Man About The House star Sally Thomsett opens up about her complicated love". mirror.
  9. ^ a b c Guide, British Comedy. "Doug Fisher". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-11-04.

External links

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