Anthony Jackson (actor)
Anthony Jackson | |
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| Born | Anthony Thomas Jackson 18 February 1944 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 26 November 2006 (aged 62) London, England |
Anthony Thomas Jackson (18 February 1944 – 26 November 2006) was an English actor. He appeared as the founder of the eponymous ghost hiring agency in the BBC children's comedy series Rentaghost and as Sid Abbott’s neighbour Trevor, in the sitcom Bless This House.
Jackson began his career with the Birmingham Repertory. He studied at Rose Bruford College and in 1965 joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary.[1] Later he played at the Mermaid Theatre and the Nottingham Playhouse.
Roles
Jackson played the part of The Tale Bearer (a narrator not included in the original story) in the 1968 BBC Radio dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Jackson also provided a large number of voices in the animated children's series Ivor the Engine[2][3] and went on to have roles in many long-running British television series. He also appeared in the sitcoms Bless This House, All Our Saturdays, Mind Your Language, Citizen Smith, Dynasty, The Detectives, Lovejoy, Softly, Softly, Barlow at Large and Only Fools and Horses. In his final years, he appeared in The Bill, Casualty, Footballers' Wives, Walker Texas Ranger and Doctors.
Voiceover
Jackson also did voiceovers for animation including the TV series The Dreamstone, Budgie the Little Helicopter, Zokko!, The Ed and Zed Show, Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, Watership Down, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, Franny's Feet and Testament: The Bible in Animation and the film A Monkey's Tale.
He also did voices in live-action shows and films including The Storyteller, Labyrinth and A.D.A.M.
He found a niche in The Godot Company,[4] and became one of its principal members.
Death
Jackson died of cancer in London on 26 November 2006,[5] having been ill during rehearsals of Waiting for Godot whilst the company was touring in Ireland.
Film and television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1970 | Softly, Softly | Corry | |
| 1971-1976 | Bless This House | Trevor Lewis | |
| 1972 | Love Thy Neighbour | Malcolm (episode The TUC Conference) | |
| 1973 | All Our Saturdays | Frank Bosomworth | |
| 1975 | Ivor the Engine | Dai Station, Evans the Song, Mr Dinwiddy and others | Voice |
| 1976 | Rentaghost | Fred Mumford | |
| 1977 | You're Only Young Twice | Benny | |
| 1978 | Mind Your Language | Mr Jarvis | |
| 1980 | Citizen Smith | Italian Waiter | |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Bartender | |
| 1982 | Only Fools and Horses | Spanish police officer | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Brian – Car Mechanic | |
| 1986 | Labyrinth | The Four Guards / Goblin | Voice |
| 1986 | EastEnders | Carpet Salesman | |
| 1989 | A Monkey's Tale | Additional Voices | (English version, voice) |
| 1990 | The Dreamstone | Nug, Mr Blossom | Voice |
| 1994 | Budgie the Little Helicopter | Ken, Don | Voice |
| 1994 | The Tale of Pigling Bland | The Policeman | Voice |
| 1996 | The Detectives | First Copper | |
| 1997 | Backup | Talbot | |
| 2001 | Watership Down | Keeharr, Cowslip, Additional Voices | (Series 3 only) |
| 2004 | The Bill | Fred Cross | Episode 261 |
References
- ^ Carlton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018
- ^ "British actor Anthony Jackson dead at 62". The Big Cartoon Forum. 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ DeMott, Rick (18 December 2006). "Ivor the Engine Actor Dies". Animation World Network. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "The Godot Company".
- ^ "Anthony Jackson – News Obituaries". The Independent. 9 December 2006. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
