Phil Rose (born 2 May 1952) is an

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actor, best known for his role as Friar Tuck in the 1980s TV series ''

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Theatre

Rose was born in

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, and established himself as a theatre actor playing Sir Toby Belch in ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...

'' and The Gangster in '' Kiss Me, Kate'' at Bristol Old Vic. Numerous touring appearances followed, including the Ludlow Festival, Dundee Repertory Theatre and Colwyn Bay. In the West End, Rose appeared as Durdles in '' The Mystery of Edwin Drood''. In the 1980s and 1990s, he devoted his time mainly to touring theatre productions. In 1996, in a company that he co-founded with

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, he appeared in a touring production of '' There's a Girl in My Soup'' with

Jack Smethurst John Smethurst (9 April 1932 – 16 February 2022) was an English television and film comic actor. He was best known for his role as Eddie Booth in the British television sitcom ''Love Thy Neighbour''. Early life Smethurst was born on 9 April ...

, Deborah McAndrew and Tony Scannell.

Pantomime

Rose is well known for appearing in pantomime as the Dame and has more than 20 years' experience of this.

Television

In addition to his role in ''Robin of Sherwood'', Rose played the part of a doctor from the regional health authority in the 1984 BBC nuclear-war drama '' Threads''. In 2007, Rose played the science-fiction writer A.K. 'Bunny' Cheesewight in the second story in BBC7's ''Scarifyers'' series, "The Devil of Denge Marsh". He reprised the role in 2010 in "The Secret Weapon of Doom". Over the years, Rose has appeared in '' Minder'', ''Gaskin'', ''

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'' as well as a spell in ''

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Film

In 1984, Rose appeared with

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playing his nephew in the movie ''

Memed My Hawk ''Memed My Hawk'' is a 1984 British-Yugoslav drama film directed by Peter Ustinov (the final film he directed) and starring Ustinov, Herbert Lom, Denis Quilley and Michael Elphick. It is an adaptation of the 1955 Turkish novel ''Memed, My Hawk'' ...

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References

External links

Phil Rose Fan Club
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Birmingham Theatre School
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