Anton Rodgers

Anton Rodgers
Rodgers in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961)
Born
Anthony Rodgers

(1933-01-10)10 January 1933
London, England
Died1 December 2007(2007-12-01) (aged 74)
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1947–2007
Spouses
  • Morna Watson
    (m. 1959, divorced)
  • (m. 1983)
Children5

Anthony Rodgers (10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms. He starred in several sitcoms, including Fresh Fields (ITV, 1984–1986), its sequel French Fields (ITV, 1989–1991), and May to December (BBC, 1989–1994).

In the 1960s and early 1970s, he appeared in many of the Lew Grade Incorporated Television Company classics. He was the memorable villain in the 1968 episode "One of Our Aircraft Is Empty" in the spy-fi Department S.

He also appeared in films, including Scrooge (1970) The Day of the Jackal (1973) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988).