Philip Jackson (actor)
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| Born | Philip Jackson June 18, 1948 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor, Presenter, Singer |
| Years active | 1974-present |
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948, Retford) is an English actor best known for his role as Chief Inspector Japp in the British television series Poirot.
He also played Abbot Hugo de Rainault, brother to the Sheriff of Nottingham, in Robin of Sherwood.
Jackson started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Liverpool and London. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Little Voice (1998).
His many television appearances have included A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Heartbeat, Little Britain, Hamish Macbeth and Last of the Summer Wine. He has also appeared in films, including the 1979 Scum and Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street. In 2007 he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play "Valhalla". In "Night Watch", he played Commander Vimes and in "Mort", he played Death
He is married to actress Sally Jackson, with whom he has two children.
[edit] Selected film and television roles
- Porridge (1974) - as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
- Last of the Summer Wine (1976)- as Gordon
- Pennies from Heaven (1978) - as Dave
- Scum (1979) - as Greaves
- Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) - as Alan
- Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986) - as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
- The Fourth Protocol (1987) - as Burkinshaw
- Hamish Macbeth, A Perfectly Simple Explanation (1996) - as Malachi McBean
- Brassed Off (1996) - as Jim
- Touching Evil (1997) - as Jim Keller
- Bramwell (1 episode, 1997) - as Ronald
- Cousin Bette (1998) - as De Wissembourg
- Murder Most Horrid (2 episodes, 1994-1999)
- Silent Witness, "Faith" (2001) - as DI Mike Toner
- Crime and Punishment (2002) - as Marmaladov
- Cruise of the Gods (2002) - as Hugh Bispham
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2002) - Chief Inspector James Japp
- Little Britain (1 episode, 2003) - as Breakfast Cereal Director
- Heartbeat (2 episodes, 1998-2004) - as Brian Simpson
- A Touch of Frost (2 episodes, 1999-2005) - as DS Sharpe
- Funland (2005) - as Leo Finch
- Foyle's War, Invasion (2006) - as Alan Carter
- New Tricks (2006)
- The Chase (2007)
[edit] References
- Agatha Christies's Poirot: The Collection, Volume 3, The ABC Murders.
