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Brian Capron (born 11 February 1947) is an English actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is best known for his role as
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, in the long-running
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'', from 2001 to 2003. He had previously appeared in the series as the social worker Donald Worthington in 1981–1982, 1986.


Background

Capron first came to public attention through his role of the teacher, Mr Stuart "Hoppy" Hopwood in ''
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'' from 1980–1983. In 1984, he appeared as Fred, one of a pair of
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'' episode ''Around the Corner.'' Also that year, he appeared in ''
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'' episode "Do It Yourself" as lead character Maggie Forbes' gay hairdresser Toby. He also acted in
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'', playing Jerry McKenzie from 1993–1994. He played the guest role of Andrew Donelson in ''
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'' in the episode "A Fistful of Chips", in 1999. He was cast as
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in ''
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'' (1988), with Barry Foster as Inspector
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, and the two started filming in October 1987. It was later decided to recast with
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as Abberline and
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as Godley in order to attract larger audiences in the United States. Other notable TV credits include: ''
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'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''
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'', '' Shoestring'', '' Bergerac'', ''
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'', '' Birds of a Feather'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and '' Where the Heart Is'' and “
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”. His feature film appearances have included roles in '' Emma'' (1996), '' 101 Dalmatians'' (1996), ''
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'' (1998) and ''Ambleton Delight'' (2009). In ''The Bill'' he played Antionio Mancini, a husband who is always rowing and fighting his wife Joanna. Capron played this role twice, firstly in the series 4 episode "Trouble & Strife" and later on in the series 5 episode "Out to Lunch". In the Series 8 episode "Tip off", he played a prisoner, Keith Grounds. He has also played narrator in ''
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'' in London's West End, alongside
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, in January 2007. In 2007, Capron played Nathan Detroit on the ''
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'' tour, opposite
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. In September 2007, Capron was announced as one of the contestants to take part in the fifth series of ''
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''. He was partnered by Karen Hardy, who was Series 4 champion with cricketer
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. After finishing in last place on the first show, he found himself in the dance-off along with Kenny Logan, but the judges voted in favour of saving Logan and Capron was eliminated from the show.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capron, Brian 1947 births Living people English male soap opera actors English male film actors English male stage actors People from Eye, Suffolk Male actors from Suffolk Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art English people of Algerian descent English people of French descent