Anthony Rodgers (10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and

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. He starred in several sitcoms, including '' Fresh Fields'' (ITV, 1984–86), its sequel '' French Fields'' (ITV, 1989–91), and '' May to December'' (BBC, 1989–94). He also appeared in films, including '' Scrooge'' (1970) '' The Day of the Jackal'' (1973), and '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988).

Early life and career

Rodgers was born on 10 January 1933 in London, the son of William Robert Rodgers and Leonore Victoria (née Wood).Who's Who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the contemporary stage, seventeenth edition, ed. Ian Herbert, Gale Research Co., 1981, p. 582 His early education was at Westminster City School. The family were evacuated to

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, Isle of Ely during the war, where his father worked for Balding and Mansell, printers of ration books, permits and passes; Rodgers is sometimes erroneously reported as having been born in Wisbech. Later he was educated at the Italia Conti Academy and

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. He appeared on stage from the age of 14. He was known for his television performances, specifically his long-running roles in the television sitcoms '' Fresh Fields'' in the 1980s and '' May to December'' from 1989 to 1994. He also had a long career both on stage and in film. His stage roles ranged from contemporary comedy and satirical farce to Restoration comedy,

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, Shaw and

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and Peter Nichols. He appeared in films such as '' The Man Who Haunted Himself'' (1970), '' Scrooge'' (1970, in which he performed the

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-nominated Best Original Song "Thank You Very Much"), '' The Day of the Jackal'' (1973), and '' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987). He also narrated the children's animated TV series '' Old Bear Stories'' and appeared as Andre, the comically corrupt French policeman who aided

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in his romantic/financial schemes in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.'' He narrated three programmes for the railway video production company Video 125

Personal life

Rodgers married Morna Watson, a ballet dancer, in

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in 1959, having a son and a daughter and later divorcing. Rodgers's second wife was the actress Elizabeth Garvie; they frequently appeared on stage together and toured giving readings from the works of

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and

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, among others. He was a patron of the Angles Theatre,

. Rodgers died in

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on 1 December 2007, aged 74. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

Credits

Theatre

Rodgers made his first West End appearance in 1947, aged 14, in ''

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'' at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He followed this in same year with a tour of an adaptation of Charles Dickens' ''

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'' playing Pip, and the title role in a revival of Terence Rattigan's ''

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'' which toured the UK in 1948. After repertory experience at Birmingham, Northampton and Hornchurch, he trained at

. Returning to London in November 1957 he joined the cast of '' The Boy Friend'' at

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. Thereafter his credits include: *Fingers in ''The Crooked Mile'',

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, September 1959 *Appeared in the revue ''And Another Thing'',

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, October 1960 *Appeared in the revue ''Twists'', Arts Theatre, February 1962; and

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, August 1962 *Withers and Tim in

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's double-bill, ''Plays for England'',

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, July 1962 *He was a member of the original cast of the musical '' Pickwick'', in which he played Mr Jingle, Saville Theatre July 1963; making his New York debut in the same role at the

46th Street Theatre The Richard Rodgers Theatre (formerly Chanin's 46th Street Theatre and the 46th Street Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 226 West 46th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1925, it was ...

, October 1965 *Felix in '' The Owl and the Pussycat'', Criterion Theatre, February 1966 *Chichester Festival season 1967: Francis Archer in '' The Beaux' Stratagem''; Randall Utterword in ''

Heartbreak House ''Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes'' is a play written by Bernard Shaw during the First World War, published in 1919 and first performed in November 1920 at the Garrick Theatre, New York, followed by a West ...

''; and Fadinard in the Labiche farce '' An Italian Straw Hat'' *Title role in '' Henry V'', Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, March 1968 *Vladimir in ''

Waiting for Godot ''Waiting for Godot'' ( or ) is a 1953 play by Irish writer and playwright Samuel Beckett, in which the two main characters, Vladimir (Waiting for Godot), Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters w ...

'', University Theatre,

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, 1968 *Directed ''A Piece of Cake'' and ''Grass Roots'' at

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, 1968 *Devised and co-directed ''We Who Are About To...'' with

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, February 1969; eight one-act plays presented in a modified form as ''Mixed Doubles'' at the Comedy Theatre, April 1969 *Dr Stockman in ''

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'',

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, August 1969 *Directed ''

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'', Hampstead, May 1970, and took this production and ''The Rainmaker'' to the

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Festival *Directed '' The Roses of Eyam'' and ''

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'' at the

Northcott Theatre The Northcott Theatre is a theatre situated on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England. It opened in 1967 and was run until 2010 by the Northcott Theatre Foundation, when the company ceased operating after a pe ...

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, 1970 *Gerald in ''The Formation Dancers'', Hampstead Theatre, January 1971 *Frank in ''Forget-Me-Not Lane'' ( Peter Nichols), Greenwich Theatre, then Apollo Theatre, April 1971 *Macheath in ''

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'',

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, Ontario. 1972 *Dr Rank in ''

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'', Criterion Theatre, February 1973 *Hildy Johnson in '' The Front Page''. National Theatre production touring Australia, 1974 *Lord Henry Wotton in ''

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'', Greenwich Theatre, February 1975 *Directed ''

Death of a Salesman ''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1949 stage play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a ...

'',

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, October 1975 *Astrov in '' Uncle Vanya'', Oxford Playhouse, December 1975 *Jack Manningham in '' Gaslight'', Criterion Theatre, March 1976 *Directed ''Are You Now or Have You Ever Been...?'', Bush Theatre, June 1977 *Directed ''Flashpoint'', New End Theatre, December 1978; May Fair Theatre, February 1979 *Leading role in the 'musical entertainment' '' Songbook'',

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, July 1979 *Songbook was at the Angles Theatre, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for a single performance on a Sunday to raise funds for restoring this Georgian theatre. *Jim in '' Passion'' (Peter Nichols), RSC Aldwych Theatre, January 1981 *Walter Burns in '' Windy City'', Victoria Palace, July 1982 *Richard de Beauchamp in '' Saint Joan'' (

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), National Theatre Olivier, February 1984 *Tudor Phillips in ''Some Singing Blood'',

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Upstairs, March 1992 *Gerry Stratton in '' Time of My Life'' ( Alan Ayckbourn), Vaudeville Theatre, August 1993 *Dr Feldman in '' Duet for One'' revival ( Tom Kempinski),

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. May 1996 *Etienne in '' Under the Doctor'', Comedy Theatre. February 2001 *Grandpa Potts in ''

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'',

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, April 2002

Selected filmography

* '' Vice Versa'' (1948) - Pupil (uncredited) * '' The Browning Version'' (1951) - Pupil (uncredited) * '' Crash Drive'' (1959) - Tomson * '' Night Train for Inverness'' (1960) - Scottish Doctor (uncredited) * '' The Spider's Web'' (1960) - Sgt. Jones * '' On the Fiddle'' (1960) - Soldier in NAAFI Canteen (uncredited) * '' Tarnished Heroes'' (1961) - Don Conyers * '' Part-Time Wife'' (1961) - Tom Briggs * '' Petticoat Pirates'' (1961) - Alec * '' Girl on Approval'' (1961) - Snooty Bowler-hatted Neighbour (uncredited) * '' Carry On Cruising'' (1962) - Young Man * '' Operation Stogie'' (1962) - Jock * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

The Iron Maiden ''The Iron Maiden'' is a 1963 British comedy film. The film was directed by Gerald Thomas, and stars Michael Craig (actor), Michael Craig, Anne Helm, Jeff Donnell and Alan Hale Jr. There are minor roles for ''Carry On (series), Carry On'' stal ...

'' (1962) - Concierge * ''

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'' (1963) - Restaurant Customer (uncredited) * '' Carry On Jack'' (1964) - Hardy * ''Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver'' (1964) - P.R.O. / Window Dresser * '' Rotten to the Core'' (1965) - The Duke * ''To Chase a Million'' (1967) - Max Stein * '' The Man Who Haunted Himself'' (1970) - Tony Alexander * '' Scrooge'' (1970) - Tom Jenkins * '' The Day of the Jackal'' (1973) - Jules Bernard * '' Intimate Reflections'' (1975) - Michael White * '' East of Elephant Rock'' (1977) - Mackintosh * '' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) - George Berenson * '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988) - Inspector Andre * ''

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'' (1991) - Duke D'Antan * '' Son of the Pink Panther'' (1993) - Chief Lazar * ''

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'' (2004) - Foscari * ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...

'' (2004) - The Duke * '' The Last Drop'' (2006) - Churchill (uncredited) * '' Go Go Tales'' (2007) - Barfly

Television

* ''The Sky Larks'' (1958) - L.T. Gilmore, RN (16 episodes) * '' One Step Beyond'' (1961) - Mark (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1962) - Phil (2 episodes) * ''

The Third Man ''The Third Man'' is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. Set in post-Worl ...

'' (1962) - Fred (1 episode) * '' Maigret'' (1962) - Radek (1 episode) * ''

The Old Curiosity Shop ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is the fourth novel by English author Charles Dickens; being one of his two novels (the other being ''Barnaby Rudge'') published along with short stories in his weekly serial ''Master Humphrey's Clock'', from 1840 t ...

'' (1962-3) -

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(12 episodes) * ''

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'' (1962-3) - Sir Kenneth Stuart (4 episodes) * '' The Sentimental Agent'' (1963) - Mr Fripp (1 episode) * ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...

'' (1964) - Attala (1 episode) * ''

Gideon's Way ''Gideon's Way'' is a British television crime series that was made by ITC Entertainment and broadcast by ITV in 1964–1966, following the 1958 film, '' Gideon's Day''. The film and series are based on novels by John Creasey (writing as 'J. ...

'' (1965) - Peter Slone (1 episode) * ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

'' (1965) - Hugh Boone (1 episode) * '' Out of the Unknown: The Eye'' (1966) - Julian Clay * '' Blanding's Castle'' (1967) - Rupert Baxter (1 episode) * ''

Man in a Suitcase ''Man in a Suitcase'' is a British television private eye thriller series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV network), ITV from 27 September 1967 to 17 April 1968. American Broadcast ...

'' (1967) - Max Stein (2 episodes) * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan portrays Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a The Village (The Prisoner), mysteri ...

'' (1967) - Number Two (1 episode) * '' The Saint'' (1967) - Pierre (1 episode) * '' The World of Wooster'' (1967) - Bicky Bickersteth (1 episode) * ''

The Champions ''The Champions'' is a British espionage thriller/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company, and consists of 30 episodes broadcast in the UK on ...

'' (1968) - Jules (1 episode) * '' Department S'' (1969) - Terrell (1 episode) * '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1969) - Sir Percy Blakeney (10 episodes) * ''

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' is a British private detective television series, starring Mike Pratt (actor), Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope respectively as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. The series was created by Denn ...

'' (1969) - Calvin Bream (1 episode) * ''Fraud Squad'' (1970) - Dr. David Matthews (1 episode) * '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1971) - Scone (1 episode) * '' Jason King'' (1971) - Philippe de Brion (2 episodes) * ''The Organisation'' (1972) - Peter Frame (7 episodes) * '' The Protectors'' (1972) - Alan Sutherland ( 1 episode) * ''Affairs of the Heart'' (1974) - James Mallory (2 episodes) * ''

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'' (1974) - Frank Jarrot (1 episode) * ''Zodiac'' (1974) - David Gradley (6 episodes) * ''The Secret Agent'' (1975) - Mr Vladimir * '' Nightingale's Boys'' (1975) - Izzy (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1975) - Hon. Gerald Napier (1 episode) * '' The Duchess of Duke Street'' (1976) - Newdigate (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1977) - Thomas Haspburg-Jones QC (3 episodes) * ''Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle'' (1977) - Detective Inspector Purbright (7 episodes) * '' Disraeli'' (1978) Bentinck (1 episode) * '' Lillie'' (1978) - Edward Langtry (1 episode) * ''

Rumpole of the Bailey ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, ...

'' (1978) - Ken Aspen (1 episode) * '' Return of the Saint'' (1978) - Geoffrey Connaught (1 episode) * ''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

: Coming Out'' (1979) - Lewis Duncan / Zippy Grimes * '' Thomas & Sarah'' (1979) - Richard DeBrassey (1 episode) * ''Something in Disguise'' (1981) - John Cole (3 episode) * ''Pictures'' (1983) - Garfield Forbes-Lawson (6 episodes) * '' Fresh Fields'' (1984-6) - William Fields (27 episodes) * '' Murder with Mirrors'' (1985) - Dr. Max Hargrove * ''After the War'' (1989) - Samuel Jordan (7 episodes) * ''Comeback'' (1989) - John * '' French Fields'' (1989-91) - William Fields (19 episodes) * '' May to December'' (1989-94) - Alec Callender (39 episodes) * ''

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'' (1992) - David Scott-Fowler (1 episode) * '' The Queen's Nose'' (1996-9) - Mr. Swingit (3 episodes) * '' Noah's Ark'' (1997-8) - Noah Kirby (12 episodes) * ''Up Rising'' (2000) - Ronald Kegworthy (5 episode) * ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'' "Market for Murder" (2002) - Lord James Chetwood (1 episode) * ''C. S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia'' (2005) -

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* ''Where the Heart Is'' (2006) - Fred (1 episode) * ''

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'' (2006) -

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* ''You Can Choose Your Friends'' (2007) - Ken Snell

Voice

* '' Old Bear Stories'' (1993-7) – Narrator, Old Bear, Bramwell Brown, Little Bear, Rabbit and many others (41 episode) * '' Brambly Hedge'' (1997-8) – Lord Woodmouse (2 episodes) * '' Wide-Eye'' (2003) – Wide-Eye, Great Grandma Toad and Father Natterjack (2 episodes) * '' The Paz Show'' (2005) – Pappy (15 episodes)

References

External links

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Obituary in ''The Times'', 4 December 2007
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