Arthur Tulloch Nightingale (born 1931) is a British actor. Nithtingale started his acting career rather late in life. He left school at 14 and worked as a telecommunication technician. It wasn't until the age of 42 that he was able to attend the drama school East 15 and he has worked as an actor ever since. On stage he has performed in plays by

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and

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and has had minor roles in musicals. His first role on TV was in 1978 in the British TV series ''Pinocchio''. Since then he has had supporting or guest roles in various British TV productions among them Great ''Expectations'', ''Jane'', ''The Professionals'', ''Classic Ghost Stories'', ''London's Burning'', ''Under the Moon'', ''The Bill'' and ''

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''. He has also appeared in a few well known British movies including ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' and ''Quartet''. Late in 2015 Nightingale attracted worldwide attention for his role in the Christmas commercial '' #heimkommen'' of the German supermarket chain

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, which became a

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. Edeka published the commercial on 28 November on

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and

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. On 2 December it had already received 300,000 likes and 500,000 shares on Facebook and over 20 million views on YouTube, as of December 18 the views on YouTube have increased to over 43 million.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-0kYhqoRo (retrieved 18 December 2015)

Filmography

* 1978: Pinocchio (TV series) * 1981:

Great Expectations (1981 miniseries) ''Great Expectations'' is a 1981 BBC drama serial based on the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes and adapted by James Andrew Hall. Plot summary Cast * Gerry Sundquist - Pip * Joan Hickson - Miss Havisham * Str ...

* 1986: Classic Ghost Stories (TV series) * 2004:

The Calcium Kid ''The Calcium Kid'' is a British mockumentary comedy film which was released in 2004. It stars Orlando Bloom as a milkman and amateur boxer. Billie Piper and Michael Peña are also featured. It is directed by Alex De Rakoff and produced by Workin ...

* 2009:

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel ''Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel'' (stylised as ''FAQ About Time Travel'') is a 2009 British comedy science fiction film directed by Gareth Carrivick from a script by Jamie Mathieson, starring Chris O'Dowd, Dean Lennox Kelly, Marc ...

* 2011:

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' is a 1974 spy novel by British author John le Carré. It follows the endeavours of taciturn, aging spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service. The novel has received ...

* 2012:

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writte ...

* 2012: Quartett * 2012–2014:

Derek (TV series) ''Derek'' is a British comedy-drama television series starring, written by and directed by Ricky Gervais. The pilot was produced by Derek Productions Ltd. for Channel 4 and aired on 12 April 2012. Channel 4 describes the show as "A bittersweet ...

* 2015: #heimkommen (commercial) * 2016:

The Crown (TV series) ''The Crown'' is a historical drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. Morgan developed it from ...

* 2018–2020: In the Long Run (TV Series)

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