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Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott:In the David Hughes pseudo-documentary 'Missing Link' (1988)The go-to guy for gorillas in the British film industry, Peter Elliott is one of the world's most accomplished animal actors,...
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Michael Cochrane
Michael Cochrane: Another familiar face, equally often seen with a villainous sneer as with a cheerful grin. Michael Cochrane's expressive mouth and narrow eyes, combined with his suave manner, have...
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Nicholas McArdle
Nicholas McArdle:As a regularly recurring sight on the TV screens of the UK during the '70s-'90s, Nicholas McArdle's trademark drooping moustache and bald pate are so much more familiar than his name....
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Robert Lee
Robert Lee:A versatile veteran East Asian British character actor. I'd guess he is of Hong Kong Chinese descent, but he has been cast by British studios as Japanese and Korean almost as often. In any...
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Carol MacReady
Carol MacReady:An adaptable actress with expressive eyes and a face made to convey every nuance of doubt and disapproval, Carol MacReady has been a regular presence on the small screen since the early...
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Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice: Over the years, Ian McNeice has physically expanded to something like Fred Emney proportions, but his cold, regarding eyes have kept him well supplied with roles on the slightly sinister...
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Edward Kelsey
Edward Kelsey:Still going strong at 85 as the voice of the rascally Joe Grundy on the BBC Radio 4 serial 'The Archers', Edward Kelsey is a stalwart actor with a list of TV and film credits stretching...
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George Costigan
George Costigan:With a winning smile, tempered by a knack for portraying sarcasm and sleaziness, character actor George Costigan has a huge body of interesting work stretching back to the...
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David Calder
David Calder:Super-familiar, classically-trained, all-purpose character actor, perhaps bearing a resemblance to the late Iain Cuthbertson. You might have seen him - in fact it would have been hard to...
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Rosalind Ayres
Rosalind Ayres:She probably doesn't relish being referred to as Mrs Martin Jarvis, but Rosalind Ayres, despite being in some of Britain's best loved drama series and a few interesting comedies is less...
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Peter Martin
Peter Martin:Distinctive, spud-nosed actor. Played the gaffer looking for building supplies in those 'They've got the Jewson lot!' TV ads from the '90s. Born in Accrington, he has cornered a small part...
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Rosemarie Dunham
Rosemarie DunhamProbably best known for her portrayal of the Edna, the sensual, if slightly careworn, landlady in 'Get Carter' (1971), Scottish actress Rosemarie Dunham had previously appeared in a...
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Godfrey James
Godfrey James:You've probably seen Godfrey James's face many times in films and television without realising it, as aside from his distinctive dimpled chin (often hidden by a beard), there's nothing...
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Avril Elgar
Avril ElgarA splendidly severe-looking actress, yet impressively versatile, her long career encompasses roles as varied as society ladies and exhausted servants, via a slew of nouveau riche harridans,...
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Peter Jonfield
Peter Jonfield:With a memorable debut in the 1979 Sherlock Holmes movie 'Murder By Decree', Peter Jonfield's acting career swung into action. The film, starring Christopher Plummer and James Mason, is...
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Ken Bones
Ken Bones:A great name for this vaguely familiar skull-headed actor with a mix of doomy gravitas and steely intensity, Ken Bones has appeared in many TV favourites, from 'Doctor Who' and 'Doctors' to...
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Jane Freeman
Jane Freeman:Jane Freeman's acting career has been pretty much defined by one role, that of Ivy, the permanently disgruntled proprietress of the cafe in 'Last Of The Summer Wine'. She appears, fully...
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Michael Culver
Michael Culver: Now here's a face of the seventies, a lean, shrewd-looking actor who carved his name into a swathe of memorable roles through the heyday of popular television, yet without quite...
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Stanley Baxter
Stanley Baxter:Yes, he's hardly 'unknown' - in the UK at least. In fact the impish Scottish actor Stanley Baxter is virtually the last man standing of the golden era of British film comedy, alongside...
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Terence Sewards
Terence Sewards: Here's an actor that hasn't been seen on our screens for for a while. According to imdb, his last appearance was as long ago as 1984. His petulantly boyish looks led to a series of...
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