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's friend and running coach Sandy McGrath, in the

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-winning 1981 film, ''

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''. His later films included '' Diamond Skulls'' (1989), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1994), '' The Innocent Sleep'' (1996) and '' Stardust'' (2007). Rodger is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Barbara Flynn's husband in the television detective series ''

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''. Rodger had a recurring role on ''

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'' as Detective Inspector Brush, a police detective noted for what Rumpole perceives as flagrant abuses of the law. He provided the voice for the ''

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'' character

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in the stories " New Earth" and "

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". Rodger has also appeared on television in episodes of ''

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'', '' Bergerac'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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(in the episode Four Funerals and a Wedding), '
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and ''

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'', as well as portraying Bonnie Prince Charlie in "Through a Glass, Darkly," a season four episode of '' Highlander: The Series''. In 2009, he appeared in '' The First Domino'' at Brighton Festival Fringe. In 2014, he played the mythical Three-Eyed Raven in the ''

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'' episode " The Children"; he was replaced by

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when the character reappeared in the sixth season. Also in 2009, Rodger made his video game debut in '' Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' as the con artist Monty Muzzle, in the episodes "Muzzled!" and "The Bogey Man", although he was erroneously credited as "Straun Rogers" From 2011 to 2018, he narrated annual official films for

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Filmography

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