biography
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| lived:
| (1940– )
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| biography:
| Actor, born in Edmonton, N Greater London, UK. He made his professional debut with the Bromley Repertory in 1965, and then appeared regularly in theatre, but became best known as a television actor. His many series include Open All Hours (1976, 1981–5), Only Fools and Horses (several series), A Bit of a Do (1988–9), The Darling Buds of May (1990–3), and A Touch of Frost (1992– ). In 1999 he appeared in BBC's All the King's Men. He received BAFTAs for best actor (1988), best light entertainment performer (1990), and best comedy actor (1997), and was honoured with a National Television Special Recognition Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television (1996). In 2003 he received a BAFTA Fellowship, the highest award in British television. |
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