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Anton Rodgers (1933–2007)

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Balding actor best remembered for playing "William Fields" in Fresh Fields, "Alec Callender" in May to December, vet "Noah Kirby" in Noah's Ark and "Ronald Kegworthy" in Up Rising, The comedy Fresh Fields ranked 83rd in a BBC poll to determine the best British sitcoms of all time. See more trivia »

Born:

Anthony Rodgers
in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 74) in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Photo taken October 2002 backstage at the London Palladium following a performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Stage Musical. (left to right) Richard O'Brien, Anton Rodgers, Brian Blessed, Robert B. Sherman
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2007 You Can Choose Your Friends (TV movie)
Ken Snell
 
2007 Go Go Tales
Barfly
 
2006 Longford (TV movie)
William Whitelaw
 
2006 Where the Heart Is (TV series)
Fred
– And on the Way I Dropped It (2006) … Fred
 
2006 The Last Drop
Churchill (uncredited)
 
2005 C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia (TV documentary)
C.S. Lewis
 
2004 The Merchant of Venice
The Duke
 
2004 Secret Passage
Foscari
 
2002 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Lord James Chetwood
– Market for Murder (2002) … Lord James Chetwood
 
1996-1999 The Queen's Nose (TV series)
Mr. Swingit
– Harmony's Return (1999) … Mr. Swingit
– Episode #2.1 (1996) … Mr. Swingit
 
1999 Up Rising (TV mini-series)
Ronald Kegworthy
 
1997-1998 Noah's Ark (TV series)
Noah Kirby
– Deep Waters (1998)
– Killing Time (1998)
– Old Dog, New Trick (1998)
– Family Matters (1997) … Noah Kirby
– Live and Learn (1997) … Noah Kirby
See all 9 episodes »
 
1997 Brambly Hedge (TV series)
Lord Woodmouse
– Spring Story (1997) … Lord Woodmouse (voice)
 
1993-1994 Old Bear Stories (TV series)
Narrator
– Ruff Follows His Nose (1994) … Narrator (voice)
– Spring Clean (1994) … Narrator (voice)
– The Boat Race (1994) … Narrator (voice)
– Ruff (1994) … Narrator (voice)
– The Perfect Presents (1993) … Narrator (voice)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1989-1994 May to December (TV series)
Alec / Alec Callender
– Until It's Time for You to Go (1994) … Alec
– Let the Heartaches Begin (1994) … Alec Callender
– Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White (1994) … Alec Callender
– Son of My Father (1994) … Alec Callender
– Take Good Care of My Baby (1994) … Alec Callender
See all 39 episodes »
 
1993 Son of the Pink Panther
Police Chief Charles Lazar
 
1992 Performance (TV series)
David Scott-Fowler
– After the Dance (1992) … David Scott-Fowler
 
1989-1991 French Fields (TV series)
William Fields
– Hail and Farewell (1991) … William Fields
– Darling Daughters (1991) … William Fields
– Surprise, Surprise (1991) … William Fields
– Make for the Hills (1991) … William Fields
– The Merry, Merry Pipes (1991) … William Fields
See all 19 episodes »
 
1991 Impromptu
Duke D'Antan
 
1989-1990 4 Play (TV series)
Aubrey Bellweather / Ronnie
– Talking Takes Two (1990) … Ronnie
– Goodbye and I Hope We Meet Again (1989) … Aubrey Bellweather
 
1989 After the War (TV mini-series)
Samuel Jordan
– Final Demands (1989) … Samuel Jordan
– In the Sixties (1989) … Samuel Jordan
– Love and Kisses (1989) … Samuel Jordan
– Yesterday and Tomorrow (1989) … Samuel Jordan
– Partners (1989) … Samuel Jordan
See all 7 episodes »
 
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Inspector Andre
 
1987 The Fourth Protocol
George Berenson
 
1987 Comeback (TV movie)
John
 
1984-1986 Fresh Fields (TV series)
William Fields
– Happy Returns (1986) … William Fields
– Brighton or Bust (1986) … William Fields
– Caught in the Act (1986) … William Fields
– Takes Two to Tango (1986) … William Fields
– Life Is Full of Ups and Downs (1986) … William Fields
See all 27 episodes »
 
1985 Murder with Mirrors (TV movie)
Dr. Max Hargrove
 
1984 Sharing Time (TV series)
William
– Happy Days (1984) … William
 
1983 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Marquess of Quex
– The Gay Lord Quex (1983) … Marquess of Quex
 
1982 Saturday Night Thriller (TV series)
Tom Lewis
– A Gift of Tongues (1982) … Tom Lewis
 
1982 Something in Disguise (TV series)
John Cole
– Jamaica (1982) … John Cole
– One Fine Day (1982) … John Cole
– First Sight (1982) … John Cole
 
1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
– The Guest (1982)
– Preview (1982)
 
1981 Pictures (TV mini-series)
Forbes Lawson
 
1979 The Other Side (TV series)
Adwick
– Underdog (1979) … Adwick
 
1979 Play for Today (TV series)
Lewis Duncan / Zippy Grimes
– Coming Out (1979) … Lewis Duncan/Zippy Grimes
 
1979 Thomas and Sarah (TV series)
Richard De Brassey
– Love Into Three Won't Go (1979) … Richard De Brassey
 
1979 The Shining Pyramid (TV movie)
Dr. Dyson
 
1978 Return of the Saint (TV series)
Geoffrey Connaught
– The Debt Collectors (1978) … Geoffrey Connaught
 
1978 Lillie (TV mini-series)
Edward Langtry
– Mr. Jersey (1978) … Edward Langtry
– Going on the Stage (1978) … Edward Langtry
– The Sailor Prince (1978) … Edward Langtry
– Let Them Say (1978) … Edward Langtry
– Bertie (1978) … Edward Langtry
See all 9 episodes »
 
1978 Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (TV mini-series)
Lord George Bentinck
– Mary Anne (1978) … Lord George Bentinck
– Dizzy (1978) … Lord George Bentinck
 
1976-1978 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Mike / Simon
– You are My Heart's Delight (1978) … Mike
– Now Is Too Late (1976) … Simon
 
1978 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Ken Aspen
– Rumpole and the Honourable Member (1978) … Ken Aspen
 
1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Timothy Hapsburg-Jones QC
– An Upward Fall: Part 1 (1977) … Timothy Hapsburg-Jones QC
 
1977 Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV series)
Detective Inspector Purbright
– Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 2 (1977) … Detective Inspector Purbright
– Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 1 (1977) … Detective Inspector Purbright
– The Flaxborough Crab: Part 2 (1977) … Detective Inspector Purbright
– The Flaxborough Crab: Part 1 (1977) … Detective Inspector Purbright
– Lonelyheart 4122: Part 2 (1977) … Detective Inspector Purbright
See all 7 episodes »
 
1977 Fathers and Families (TV mini-series)
Alex Frend
– Left for Dead (1977) … Alex Frend
 
1977 East of Elephant Rock
Mackintosh
 
1976 The Duchess of Duke Street (TV series)
Newdigate
– A Test of Love (1976) … Newdigate (as Anton Rogers)
 
1975 Comedy Premiere (TV series)
George Warner
– What a Turn Up (1975) … George Warner
 
1975 Village Hall (TV series)
Hon. Gerald Napier
– Pie in the Sky (1975) … Hon. Gerald Napier
 
1975 Nightingale's Boys (TV series)
Izzy
– Izzy (1975) … Izzy
 
1974 Affairs of the Heart (TV series)
James Mallory
– Mary and Louisa (1974) … James Mallory
– Flora (1974) … James Mallory
 
1974 Justice (TV series)
Frank Jarrot, MP
– The Very Fine Line of Duty (1974) … Frank Jarrot, MP
 
1974 Zodiac (TV series)
David Gradley
– The Horns of the Moon (1974) … David Gradley
– Sting Sting Scorpio (1974) … David Gradley
– Saturn's Rewards (1974) … David Gradley
– The Strength of Gemini (1974) … David Gradley
– The Cool Aquarian (1974) … David Gradley
See all 6 episodes »
 
1974 Intimate Reflections
Michael White
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Edmund Blake
– The Dinner Party (1973) … Edmund Blake
 
1973 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Philip
– Young Guy Seeks Part-Time Work (1973) … Philip
 
1973 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– The Girls in Their Summer Dresses (1973)
 
1973 The Day of the Jackal
Bernard
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Jeffrey
– A Face of Your Own (1973) … Jeffrey
 
1972 The Protectors (TV series)
Alan Sutherland
– King Con (1972) … Alan Sutherland
 
1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Mike
– The Left Overs (1972) … Mike
 
1968-1972 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Mark / Nicholas Lindsay
– The Greeks and Their Gifts (1972) … Nicholas Lindsay
– Who Is Sylvia? (1968) … Mark
 
1972 The Organization (TV series)
Peter Frame
– Mr Pulman and Mr Pershore (1972) … Peter Frame
– Veronica and Mr Pulman (1972) … Peter Frame
– Peter Frame and Veronica (1972) … Peter Frame
– Rodney Spurling and Peter Frame (1972) … Peter Frame
– Eve and Rodney Spurling (1972) … Peter Frame
See all 7 episodes »
 
1971 Jason King (TV series)
Phillipe de Brion
– All That Glisters: Part 2 (1971) … Phillipe de Brion
– All That Glisters: Part 1 (1971) … Phillipe de Brion
 
1971 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Scone
– The Mistress and the Maids (1971) … Scone
 
1970 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Dr. Matthews
– Remission: Negative (1970) … Dr. Matthews
 
1970 Scrooge
Tom Jenkins
 
1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself
Tony Alexander
 
1970 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Calvin P. Bream
– When the Spirit Moves You (1970) … Calvin P. Bream
 
1969 The Elusive Pimpernel (TV mini-series)
Sir Percy Blakeney
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
Terrell
– One of Our Aircraft Is Empty (1969) … Terrell
 
1968 The Sex Game (TV series)
– A Quartet at Sheila's (1968)
 
1968 Where Eagles Dare
German Officer at Airfield (uncredited)
 
1968 The Champions (TV series)
Jules
– Reply Box No. 666 (1968) … Jules
 
1968 Ukridge (TV series)
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
– The Wedding Bells (1968) … Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
– The Nasty Corner (1968) … Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
– The Comeback of Battling Billson (1968) … Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
– The Accident Syndicate (1968) … Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
– The Debut of Battling Billson (1968) … Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
See all 7 episodes »
 
1965-1968 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Jamie / William Kerr
– Jamie, on a Flying Visit (1968) … Jamie
– Cemented with Love (1965) … William Kerr
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
Number Two
– The Schizoid Man (1967) … Number Two
 
1967 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Max Stein
– Variation on a Million Bucks: Part 2 (1967) … Max Stein
– Variation on a Million Bucks: Part 1 (1967) … Max Stein
 
1967 The Saint (TV series)
Pierre
– A Double in Diamonds (1967) … Pierre
 
1967 Blandings Castle (TV series)
Rupert Baxter
– Lord Emsworth and the Crime Wave at Blandings (1967) … Rupert Baxter
 
1967 To Chase a Million
Max Stein
 
1966 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Julian Clay
– The Eye (1966) … Julian Clay
 
1965 Rotten to the Core
The Duke
 
1965 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Hugh Boone
– The Man with the Twisted Lip (1965) … Hugh Boone
 
1965 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Peta Sloane
– The Nightlifers (1965) … Peta Sloane
 
1964 Ninety Years On (TV movie)
Performer
 
1964 Secret Agent (TV series)
Attala
– Yesterday's Enemies (1964) … Attala
 
1964 Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver
P.R.O./Window Dresser
 
1963 Carry on Jack
Hardy
 
1963 Maupassant (TV series)
Captain Hector-Marie d Fontenne
– Secrets (1963) … Captain Hector-Marie d Fontenne
 
1963 The Swinging Maiden
Hotel Servant
 
1962-1963 Richard the Lionheart (TV series)
Sir Kenneth / Sir Kenneth Stuart
– The Vision Fades (1963)
– A Marriage of Convenience (1962) … Sir Kenneth Stuart
– The Saracen Physician (1962) … Sir Kenneth
– The Warrior from Scotland (1962)
 
1963 The Plane Makers (TV series)
Adrian Fielding
– The Dividing Line (1963) … Adrian Fielding
 
1962-1963 The Old Curiosity Shop (TV mini-series)
Dick Swiveller
– Episode #1.13 (1963) … Dick Swiveller
– Episode #1.12 (1963) … Dick Swiveller
– Episode #1.11 (1963) … Dick Swiveller
– Episode #1.10 (1963) … Dick Swiveller
– Episode #1.8 (1963) … Dick Swiveller
See all 12 episodes »
 
1963 This Sporting Life
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
 
1962 Maigret (TV series)
Radek
– Death in Mind (1962) … Radek
 
1962 The Odd Man (TV series)
Jeremy Hugerson-Vachell
– A Hundred Foot of Film (1962) … Jeremy Hugerson-Vachell
 
1962 The Traitors
 
1962 Tarnished Heroes
Don Conyers
 
1962 The Cheaters (TV series)
Barman
– The Case of George Peterson (1962) … Barman
 
1962 Carry on Cruising
Young Man
 
1961 Part-Time Wife
Tom
 
1961 Petticoat Pirates
Alec
 
1961 Operation Snafu
Soldier in NAAFI canteen (uncredited)
 
1961 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Mark
– Eyewitness (1961) … Mark
 
1960 The Spider's Web
Sgt. Jones
 
1960 Night Train for Inverness
Scottish Doctor (uncredited)
 
1959 Operation Stogie
 
1959 Crash Drive
Tomson
 
1959 The Vise (TV series)
Tony
– Scream in the Night (1959) … Tony
 
1958 The Sky Larks (TV series)
Lt. Gilmore RN
– Find the Lady (1958) … Lt. Gilmore RN
– Joining Routine (1958) … Lt. Gilmore RN
 
1958 Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV series)
Mr. Mell
– David and His Mother (1958) … Mr. Mell
 
1951 The Browning Version
Pupil (uncredited)
 
1948 Vice Versa
Pupil (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1970 Scrooge (performer: "Thank You Very Much")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter One: Variations on a Theme (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Songs of Praise (TV series)
Himself
– Candlelit Carols from Hereford Cathedral (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Don't Knock Yourself Out (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Pebble Mill at One (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1994 The Car's the Star (TV series documentary)
Himself - Citroen DS Owner
– Citroen DS (1994) … Himself - Citroen DS Owner
 
1988 Comic Relief (TV special)
Himself
 
1979-1980 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 January 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2008 Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (TV documentary)
Alec Callender (uncredited)
 

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(1971) He acted in the Peter Nichols' play, "Forget-Me-Not Lane," at the Greenwich and Apollo Theatres in London, England with Michael Bates and Joan Hickson in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director. See more »

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Trivia:

Balding actor best remembered for playing "William Fields" in Fresh Fields, "Alec Callender" in May to December, vet "Noah Kirby" in Noah's Ark and "Ronald Kegworthy" in Up Rising, The comedy Fresh Fields ranked 83rd in a BBC poll to determine the best British sitcoms of all time. See more »

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