Person
Anton Rodgers
Acting · 1933–2007 · Ealing, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
Anton Rodgers (born Anthony Rodgers; 10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film and in television dramas and sitcoms, known best for the films The Day of the Jackel (1972) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988).
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Lord James Chetwood
The Saint
Pierre
Play for Today
1970
BBC Play of the Month
Marquess of Quex
Crown Court
Timothy Hapsburg-Jones QC
ITV Playhouse
Mark
Rumpole of the Bailey
Ken Aspen
Playhouse
Valentine
One Step Beyond
Mark
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Philip
Filmography
- 2008Go Go TalesBarfly
- 2007You Can Choose Your FriendsKen Snell
- 2006LongfordWillie Whitelaw
- 2006The Last DropChurchill
- 2005C.S. Lewis: Beyond NarniaC.S. Lewis
- 2004The Merchant of VeniceThe Duke
- 2004Secret PassageFoscari
- 2004Brambly Hedge: Classic CollectionLord Woodmouse / Crabby Blackjacket (Voice)
- 2003Wide-EyeWide Eye the Owl (voice)
- 2000Up Rising
- 1997Noah's Ark
- 1997Midsomer MurdersLord James Chetwood
- 1996The Enchanted World of Brambly HedgeLord Woodmouse / Crabby Blackjacket (voice)
- 1995The Queen's NoseMr. Swingit
- 1993Old Bear Stories
- 1993Son of the Pink PantherPolice Chief Charles Lazar
- 1992After the DanceDavid Scott-Fowler
- 1992The Gingerbread ManNarrator
- 1991Pebble MillSelf
- 1991PerformanceDavid Scott-Fowler
- 1991ImpromptuDuke D'Antan
- 19894 PlayAubrey Bellweather
- 1989French FieldsWilliam Fields
- 1989After the WarSamuel Jordan
- 1989May to DecemberAlec
- 1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsInspector Andre
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolGeorge Berenson
- 1985Murder with MirrorsDr. Max Hargrove
- 1984Sharing TimeWilliam
- 1984Fresh FieldsWilliam Fields
- 1983Affairs of the Heart
- 1983The Gay Lord QuexThe Marquess of Quex
- 1982A Gift of TonguesTom Lewis
- 1982Saturday Night ThrillerTom Lewis
- 1982Something in DisguiseJohn Cole
- 1982The GuestGerald
- 1982PreviewValentine
- 1979The Shining PyramidDr. Dyson
- 1979The Other SideAdwick
- 1979Coming OutLewis Duncan/Zippy Grimes
- 1979Thomas & Sarah
- 1978LillieEdward Langtry
- 1978Return of the SaintGeoffrey Connaught
- 1978DisraeliLord George Bentinck
- 1978You Are My Heart's DelightMike
- 1977East of Elephant RockMackintosh
- 1977The Sunday DramaMike
- 1977Murder Most English: A Flaxborough ChronicleDI Walter Purbright
- 1976The Duchess of Duke StreetNewdigate
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyKen Aspen
- 1975The Secret AgentMr. Vladimir
- 1974Intimate Reflections
- 1974Affairs of the HeartJames Mallory
- 1974PlayhouseValentine
- 1974ZodiacDavid Gradley
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesEdmund Blake
- 1973The Girls in Their Summer DressesMichael
- 1973Centre PlayMichael
- 1973The Day of the JackalJules Bernard
- 1972Crown CourtTimothy Hapsburg-Jones QC
- 1972The ProtectorsAlan Sutherland
- 1972The Left OversMike
- 1972The Greeks and Their GiftsNicholas Lindsay
- 1972The OrganizationPeter Frame
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsScone
- 1971JusticeFrank Jarrot, MP
- 1971Jason King
- 1970ScroogeTom Jenkins
- 1970Play for Today
- 1970The Man Who Haunted HimselfTony Alexander
- 1969Department STerrell
- 1969The Elusive PimpernelSir Percy Blakeney
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatrePhilip
- 1968Where Eagles DareGerman Officer at Airfield (uncredited)
- 1968The Sex GameJohn
- 1968The ChampionsJules
- 1968UkridgeStanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
- 1968Ooh La La!
- 1968Jamie, on a Flying Visit
- 1967The PrisonerNumber Two
- 1967Man in a Suitcase
- 1967ITV PlayhouseMark
- 1967The World of WodehouseStanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
- 1967To Chase A MillionMax Stein
- 1966The EyeJulian Clay
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMarquess of Quex
- 1965Out of the UnknownJulian Clay
- 1965Rotten to the CoreThe Duke
- 1965The World of WoosterBicky Bickersteth
- 1965Gideon's WayPeter Sloane
- 1964The Wednesday PlayWilliam Kerr
- 1964Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud CarverP.R.O. / Window Dresser
- 1964Sherlock Holmes
- 1964Carry On JackVice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy
- 1963The Iron MaidenConcierge
- 1963This Sporting LifeRestaurant Customer (uncredited)
- 1962The Old Curiosity Shop
- 1962The SaintPierre
- 1962Richard the LionheartSir Kenneth
- 1962The TraitorsCurtis
- 1962Carry On CruisingYoung Man
- 1962Operation StogieJock
- 1961Part-Time WifeTom Briggs
- 1961Petticoat PiratesAlec
- 1961On the FiddleSoldier in Canteen (Uncredited)
- 1961Tarnished HeroesPrivate Donald Conyers
- 1960The CheatersBarman
- 1960The Spider's WebSgt. Jones
- 1960Maigret
- 1960Danger ManAttala
- 1960A Taste of MoneyShop Assistant
- 1959Crash DriveTomson
- 1959One Step BeyondMark
- 1958The Sky LarksLt. Gilmore, RN
- 1956Armchair TheatreMike
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