Anton Rodgers
Anton Rodgers | |
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Rodgers in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961) | |
| Born | Anthony Rodgers 10 January 1933 London, England |
| Died | 1 December 2007 (aged 74) Reading, Berkshire, England |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–2007 |
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| Children | 5 |
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).