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Howard Attfield(1946-2007)

  • Actor
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Howard Attfield in The Optimist (1983)
The Optimist - Season Two - Episode Three - The Light Fantastic /// Working as a humble cobbler, the Optimist is thrown into an international world of crime and classical ballet when a diamond is stolen - the famous Light Fantastic. Beautiful dancer Olga (Karen Smith) is on the run from incompetent thugs when she hides the stone in a ballet shoe and draws the Optimist into a plot that leads to him being forced on stage to dance a pas-de-deux in Swan Lake.
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The Light Fantastic (1985)
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Howard Attfield was born on 27 November 1946 in Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998), Doctor Who (2005) and Lexx (1996). He died on 31 October 2007 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 27, 1946
DiedOctober 31, 2007(60)
BornNovember 27, 1946
DiedOctober 31, 2007(60)
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Howard Attfield, Ian McNeice, and Enn Reitel in The Optimist (1983)
Howard Attfield, Ian McNeice, and Enn Reitel in The Optimist (1983)
Howard Attfield, Christine Garner, Ian McNeice, Enn Reitel, Geoffrey Russell, and Karen Smith in The Optimist (1983)
Howard Attfield and Ian McNeice in The Optimist (1983)
Howard Attfield, Ian McNeice, and Enn Reitel in The Optimist (1983)

Known for

Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott in Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
7.1
  • Jeweller
  • 1998
Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who
8.6
TV Series
  • Geoff Noble
Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
Lexx
7.3
TV Series
  • Executive
Lighthouse (1999)
Lighthouse
4.8
  • Sykes
  • 1999

Credits

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Actor

  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • Geoff Noble
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Brothers of the Head (2005)
    Brothers of the Head
    • Zak Bedderwick
    • 2005
  • Richard Lintern in Fooling Hitler (2004)
    Fooling Hitler
    • Col. Turner
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Pam Ferris and Felicity Kendal in Rosemary & Thyme (2003)
    Rosemary & Thyme
    • Coutts
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Barry Chuckle and Paul Chuckle in ChuckleVision (1987)
    ChuckleVision
    • Mr. Block
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
    Lexx
    • Executive
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
    One Foot in the Grave
    • Blind Man
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Lighthouse (1999)
    Lighthouse
    • Sykes
    • 1999
  • Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott in Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
    Ever After: A Cinderella Story
    • Jeweller
    • 1998
  • Jan Francis and Richard Wilson in Under the Hammer (1993)
    Under the Hammer
    • Neighbour
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Christina Giles, Katherine Giles, David Jason, Stephanie Ralph, and Julie Stichbury in The Darling Buds of May (1991)
    The Darling Buds of May
    • Fred
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    • Barber
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Leon the Pig Farmer (1992)
    Leon the Pig Farmer
    • Plaintiff
    • 1992
  • Ciaran Madden and Richard Pasco in Drummonds (1985)
    Drummonds
    • Waiter
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Terry on the Fence (1986)
    Terry on the Fence
    • Ron
    • 1986

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  • Born
    • November 27, 1946
    • Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 31, 2007
    • London, England, UK(cancer)

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