Eddie Tagoe is a

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ian

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and reflexologist, probably best-known for his film career in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Early life

The son of Ghanaian Chieftain Asafoatshe Ayah Tagoe, Eddie Tagoe travelled to

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to study

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prior to pursuing acting. He then received a grant from the government of Ghana to study at the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sen ...

in London.

Acting

Tagoe is perhaps best-remember for minor supporting roles in two film classics: As the hippie "Presuming Ed" in the 1987 film production of ''

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'', a role that he resumed in 2000 in a stage production of the same work; and as one of the pirates in the 1981 hit movie ''

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''. Billed only as the "Messenger Pirate", his character was sent to find Indiana Jones in advance of Nazis boarding the ship on which Jones was travelling. Initially unable to find Jones, he was instructed by the captain to look again, and immediately replied, "I found him!", pointing to Jones swimming to the Nazi submarine. Tagoe had a significantly larger part in his film debut, ''

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'' (1978),"Son Of African Royalty To Make His Film Debut", '' Jet'' (January 26, 1978), p. 56. and as "Chocolate Mousse" in the 1984 farce, ''

Top Secret! ''Top Secret!'' is a 1984 American action comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker ( ZAZ). It stars Val Kilmer (in his film debut role) and Lucy Gutteridge alongside a supporting cast featuring Omar Shari ...

''. He appeared in various other roles such as Sgt. Gwambe in '' Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'' (1985), as well as '' The Dogs of War'' (1980), ''

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'' (1982) and ''

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'' (1982). Tagoe also appeared in episodes of a number of British television series, including ''

Legacy of Murder ''Legacy of Murder'' is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC in six half-hour episodes between 16 February and 23 March 1982. A struggling London private detective and his assistant are hired by a lawyer to locate six ...

'', '' Prospects'', and ''

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'', becoming "a well-known face on British television as an actor".

Reflexology

In 1995, he returned to his reflexology career when he was recruited to serve as team reflexologist for

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Simon Turnbull, "ROYAL APPOINTMENTS FOR NEWCASTLE SQUAD!", ''The Northern Echo'', 11 February 1995.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tagoe, Eddie Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Ghanaian male film actors Ghanaian emigrants to England People in alternative medicine 20th-century Ghanaian male actors Place of birth missing (living people)