Philip Jackson (actor)

Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series Poirot and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series Robin of Sherwood.^[1]

Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Queen's Theatre in the West End in 1991 and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Little Voice (1998).

His many television appearances have included Coronation Street, Robin of Sherwood, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, Little Britain, Hamish Macbeth, Raised by Wolves (TV Series) 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, Brassed Off, Mike Bassett: England Manager, "Grow Your Own", and My Week with Marilyn. In 2007 he starred in the BBC Radio adaptation of the Petrella mysteries by Michael Gilbert, and guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play "Valhalla". In 2009 he starred as Gaynor's father Roy in the BBC 2 sitcom Home Time. In "Night Watch", he played Commander Vimes and in "Mort", he played Death's butler/cook, Albert who is eventually revealed to be Alberto Malich. He also voiced Risda Tarkaan on the BBC radio drama version of The Last Battle. He recently read Gulliver's Travels as an audiobook, and Martin Cruz Smith's Three Stations for Radio 4 Book at Bedtime.

In 2011, Jackson starred as Ron in the three-part BBC comedy drama series Sugartown alongside The Royle Family star Sue Johnston and actor Tom Ellis. He also appeared in the music video of A-Ha's "Take on Me".

In 2012, he appeared in the twice Oscar nominated film My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn's security guard.

Personal life

He is married to actress Sally Baxter, with whom he has two children, Amy and conductor George Jackson.

TV and filmography

• Porridge (1974) as Melvin "Dylan" Bottomley
• Last of the Summer Wine (1976) as Gordon
• Pennies from Heaven (1978) as Dave
• Scum (1979) as Greaves
• Coronation Street (1982) as Smithy
• Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) as Alan
• Robin of Sherwood (1984–86) as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
• The Doctor and the Devils (1985) as Andrew Merry-Lees
• The Fourth Protocol (1987) as Burkinshaw
• Hamish Macbeth (1996: "A Perfectly Simple Explanation") as Malachi McBean
• Brassed Off (1996) as Jim
• The Opium War (1997) as Captain White
• Touching Evil (1997) as Jim Keller
• Bramwell (1 episode, 1997) as Ronald
• Little Voice (1998) as George
• Cousin Bette (1998) as De Wissembourg
• Murder Most Horrid (2 episodes, 1994–99)
• The Sins (2000), as Mickey
• Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) as Willis
• Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) as Lonnie Urquart
• Silent Witness, (2001: "Faith") as Detective Inspector Mike Toner
• Crime and Punishment (2002) as Marmaladov
• Cruise of the Gods (2002) as Hugh Bispham
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2002, 2013) Chief Inspector James Japp
• Little Britain (1 episode, 2003) as Breakfast Cereal Director
• Trust (2003 one episode only)
• Heartbeat (2 episodes, 1998–2004) as Brian Simpson
• Hustle (1 episode, 2004: "The Last Gamble") as Arthur Bond
• Murder in Suburbia (2004 one episode only) as Bill Jackson
• A Touch of Frost (2 episodes, 1999–2005) as Detective Sergeant Sharpe
• Funland (2005) as Leo Finch
• Foyle's War (2006: "Invasion") as Alan Carter
• New Tricks (2006)
• The Chase (2007)
• Place of Execution (2008)
• The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
• Crooked House (2008)
• Midsomer Murders (1 episode, 2009: "The Glitch") as Daniel Snape
• Margaret (2009)
• Home Time (2009) as Roy Jacks
• Pete Versus Life (2010–2011) as Frank
• Sugartown (2011) as Ron
• My Week with Marilyn (2011) Roger Smith
• Friend Request Pending (2011) as Trevor
• Stars in Shorts (2012) as Trevor
• The Best Offer (2013) as Fred
• Boomers (2014-2016) as Alan
• Death in Paradise (2014) as David Witton
• Raised by Wolves (TV series) (2013-Current) as Grampy

References

External links

• Philip Jackson at the Internet Movie Database