Who played the lodger Dermot in the first series of Men Behaving Badly
"minutes longer. ""Men Behaving Badly"" is based on Simon Nye's 1989 book of the same title. Producer Beryl Vertue first considered it for a film before deciding it was suited for television adaptation. Harry Enfield, already a well-known comedian, was cast first. He had seen Martin Clunes perform in a play and recommended him for the other lead. Enfield felt out of place in the sitcom and announced he was leaving after the first series. When Thames Television found out, their immediate reaction was to end the series, and they had to be persuaded to put on a second series,"
"Dylan McDermott Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ""The Practice"", which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in the first two seasons of ""American Horror Story"", entitled """" and """", portraying Ben Harmon and Johnny Morgan, respectively. He"
"Dylan McDermott was cast as the lead Ben Harmon in late April 2011. His character was initially described as ""a handsome and masculine but sensitive therapist who loves his family but has hurt his wife."" McDermott stated that he wanted to do the role to break away from his previous role as Bobby Donnell in the ABC series ""The Practice"". ""This was exactly why I wanted to do this show – to change it up and do a different kind of character. People think of me as the guy from ""The Practice""... I wanted to turn that [notion] on its"
"Kermit Murdock Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was an American film, television and radio actor known for his avuncular and professorial character portrayals. His more prominent character roles in major motion pictures included Dean Pollard in ""Splendor in the Grass"" (1961), Henderson, the banker in ""In the Heat of The Night"" (1967), and Dr. Robertson in ""The Andromeda Strain"" (1970). He is also well known for his voice acting in many episodes of the 1950s science fiction radio series ""X Minus One"". He was in ""The Mysterious Traveler"" episode ""Survival of the Fittest"" with Everett Sloane,"
"The series premiered on the ABC on 12 April 1996, with an initial order of 50 episodes. The ABC was initially apprehensive about executive producer Ted Robinson's choice of Paul McDermott for host. He had dreadlocks at the time, and was best known for the crude, aggressive ""bad boy"" character he had played in the Doug Anthony All Stars. In addition, it was doubted that he was capable of ad libbing and speaking well, as in past interviews he had usually allowed his fellow band members to do most of the talking. McDermott cut off his dreadlocks for the show"
"had at least one child. His third wife was an Australian beauty queen, and for a time he moved to her country. As of 2014, he lives in Worthing, West Sussex, with his fourth wife Miranda. Derren Nesbitt Derren Nesbitt (born Derren Michael Horwitz; 19 June 1935) is an English actor. Nesbitt's many television credits date back to the 1950s, including roles in ""The Invisible Man"", ""Man of the World"", ""Danger Man"", ""The Prisoner"", ""Doctor Who"", ""UFO"", ""The Saint"" and ""Special Branch"". He has also appeared in memorable roles in a number of movies, such as a predatory blackmailer of"
"for Best Actor), ""The Out-of-Towners"", ""The China Syndrome"", ""Missing"", ""Glengarry Glen Ross"", ""Tuesdays with Morrie"", ""Out to Sea"", ""Grumpy Old Men"", and ""Grumpier Old Men"". Lemmon was born on February 8, 1925, in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. He was the only child of Mildred Burgess LaRue and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. His father was of Irish heritage, and Lemmon was raised Catholic. He attended John Ward Elementary School in Newton and the Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts. During his acceptance of his lifetime achievement award, he"
"Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, musician, and voice actor. He is best known for his roles in romantic comedy, western, and drama films. Appearing on screen since the mid 1980s, he is known for his work in films such as ""Young Guns"" (1988), ""Staying Together"" (1989), ""Where the Day Takes You"" (1992), ""Point of No Return"" (1993), ""My Best Friend's Wedding"" (1997), ""About Schmidt"" (2002), ""The Wedding Date"" (2005), """" (2013), """" (2015), and the HBO films ""The Last Outlaw"" (1993) and ""Long Gone"" (1987). Mulroney played the main antagonist Francis Gibson in"
"complications following heart surgery on February 1, 2005, in Westwood, California, only 23 days shy of his 73rd birthday. He was cremated after a private funeral service. John Vernon John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in ""Animal House"", his role as the Mayor in ""Dirty Harry"" and as Fletcher in ""The Outlaw Josey Wales"". Vernon was born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz in Zehner, Saskatchewan. He was"
"Ken Jones (actor) Ken Jones (20 February 1930 – 13 February 2014) was an English actor. Jones was born in Liverpool. After working as a signwriter and performing as an amateur, he trained at RADA. Known for his roles as 'Horrible' Ives in ""Porridge"" and as Rex in The Squirrels. He also appeared in ""The Liver Birds"" as Uncle Dermot, in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"" as Owen Jones, and in ""Seconds Out"" as Dave Locket. Jones was married to the actress Sheila Fay, also a native of Liverpool, from 30 October 1964 until her death on 31 August 2013. He died from"
"bowel cancer on 13 February 2014, seven days before his 84th birthday, in a nursing home in Prescot, Merseyside. Ken Jones (actor) Ken Jones (20 February 1930 – 13 February 2014) was an English actor. Jones was born in Liverpool. After working as a signwriter and performing as an amateur, he trained at RADA. Known for his roles as 'Horrible' Ives in ""Porridge"" and as Rex in The Squirrels. He also appeared in ""The Liver Birds"" as Uncle Dermot, in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"" as Owen Jones, and in ""Seconds Out"" as Dave Locket. Jones was married to the actress Sheila Fay,"
"John Vernon John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in ""Animal House"", his role as the Mayor in ""Dirty Harry"" and as Fletcher in ""The Outlaw Josey Wales"". Vernon was born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz in Zehner, Saskatchewan. He was one of two sons of Adolf Agopsowicz, a grocer, and his wife Eleonore Krückel (also spelled as Kriekle or Kriekel). Both parents' families immigrated to the Edenwold"
"""Good Morning Tomorrow"" in 2003, playing a bartender. He went on to take other roles including a Lead Officer in ""Nikita"", Stu in ""Blood Pressure"" and Alec in ""Play the Film"". He had an ongoing role in ""Murdoch Mysteries"", playing Constable Slugger Jackson from 2012 to 2017, for seasons 6 through 11. His most famous role has been in the award-winning Canadian science fiction series ""Orphan Black"", playing Donnie Hendrix, the husband of one of the main characters, Alison Hendrix. His role became larger in the third season compared to the previous two, as he became a member of the"
"Raymond Adamson Raymond John Adamson (July 7, 1920 – March 20, 2002) was a British television actor. Born in Beckenham, then in Kent, he made his TV debut in 1956, playing a constable in ""David Copperfield"". He became typecast playing policemen or lawmen, also playing policeman in series such as ""Oliver Twist"" (1962), ""Out of This World"" (1962), ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1964), ""The Baron"" (1966), and ""New Scotland Yard"" (1972) and he also played a senator in ""Bergerac"" in the early 1980s. Other appearances include ""The Saint"" (1966), ""The Avengers"" (in the episodes ""The Decapod"" (1962), ""The Grandeur That"
"just some of the television shows he worked on. Donald Briggs Donald Briggs (January 28, 1911 – February 3, 1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television shows between the 1930s and 1970s. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Woodland Hills, California at age 75. Briggs was a graduate of Senn High School in Chicago and worked at KYW radio in 1928. Briggs played the title roles in ""The First Nighter Program"", ""The Sheriff"", ""Perry Mason"", and ""The Adventures of Frank Merriwell"". Briggs was married to actress Audrey Christie. These are a"
"Derren Nesbitt Derren Nesbitt (born Derren Michael Horwitz; 19 June 1935) is an English actor. Nesbitt's many television credits date back to the 1950s, including roles in ""The Invisible Man"", ""Man of the World"", ""Danger Man"", ""The Prisoner"", ""Doctor Who"", ""UFO"", ""The Saint"" and ""Special Branch"". He has also appeared in memorable roles in a number of movies, such as a predatory blackmailer of gay men in ""Victim"" (1961), a murderous pimp in ""The Informers"" (1963), a slimy assassin in ""Nobody Runs Forever"", and the suspicious Gestapo officer in ""Where Eagles Dare"" (1968). Nesbitt was keen to be as authentic"
"Derek Nimmo Derek Robert Nimmo (19 September 193024 February 1999) was an English character actor, producer and author. He was particularly associated with upper class ""silly-ass"" roles, and clerical roles. Nimmo was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and was educated at Booker Avenue Infants and Junior School as well as Quarry Bank High School and began his stage career at the Hippodrome Theatre in Bolton, Lancashire. It was during this time that he made a cameo appearance in the Beatles' film, ""A Hard Day's Night"" (in which he appeared as ""Leslie Jackson"", a magician with doves). He appeared in a number"
"Ed Devereaux Edward Sidney Devereaux (27 August 192517 December 2003), better known professionally as Ed Devereaux, was an Australian actor, director and scriptwriter who lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He was best known for playing the part of Matt Hammond the head ranger in the Australian television series ""Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"". He was also involved in the series behind the scenes, Devereaux writing the script and directing the episode ""The Veteran"" (1969), for which he received much critical acclaim. Devereaux based the story of the episode ""Double Trouble"" on an idea conceived by his children, wrote"
"E. G. Marshall E. G. Marshall (born Everett Eugene Grunz, June 18, 1914 – August 24, 1998) was an American actor, best known for his television roles as the lawyer Lawrence Preston on ""The Defenders"" in the 1960s and as neurosurgeon David Craig on """" in the 1970s. Among his film roles he is perhaps best known as the unflappable, conscientious ""Juror #4"" in Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama ""12 Angry Men"" (1957). He also played the President of the United States in ""Superman II"" (1980), """" (2006) and his photo (as The President) appears in the tv version of ""Superman"""
"Vermont with his wife, Pam Van Sant, and two children, Gill and Ellie. Treat Williams Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor and children's book author who has appeared on film, stage and television. He first became well known for his starring role in the 1979 film ""Hair"", and later also starred in the films ""Prince of the City"", ""Once Upon a Time in America"", ""The Late Shift"" and ""127 Hours"". From 2002 to 2006, he was the lead of the television series ""Everwood"" and was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Williams was born"
"reprised his role as Ben Harmon in """", the eighth season of the show. He also starred as Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series ""Dark Blue"" and starred in two short-lived CBS dramas, ""Hostages"" and ""Stalker"". McDermott was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Diane and Richard McDermott. He is of Italian (from his maternal grandfather), Irish, English, and French descent. Diane was fifteen and Richard was seventeen when McDermott was born; by 1967, the couple had divorced, and Diane and her two children were living with her mother, Avis (Rogers) Marino. On February 9, 1967, Diane was"
"He came to prominence in 1997, when he wrote and starred in ""Good Will Hunting,"" alongside Ben Affleck, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in ""Saving Private Ryan"" (1998), the antihero in ""The Talented Mr. Ripley"" (1999), a fallen angel in ""Dogma"" (1999), an energy analyst in ""Syriana"" (2005), and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in ""The Departed"" (2006). Damon is also known for his starring roles as"
"hit ""Touched by an Angel"", Fox's Top 20 hit ""The Simpsons"", and ABC's Top 40 hit ""The Wonderful World of Disney""—all of which were more family-friendly programs. The entire series of 35 episodes was released as a Region 1 DVD box set in February 2007. Men Behaving Badly (U.S. TV series) Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. It serves as a transatlantic equivalent to the earlier British sitcom of the same name. Set in Indianapolis, Indiana the show starred Rob Schneider, Ron Eldard and Justine Bateman. Kevin (Eldard) and Jamie (Schneider)"
"""The Troubleshooters"", ""Department S"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Holocaust"", """", ""Minder"", ""The Chinese Detective"", ""Bergerac"", ""Bird of Prey"", ""Dempsey and Makepeace"", ""Jekyll & Hyde"", ""Casualty"" and ""Waking the Dead"". In the sitcom ""Seconds Out"" he had a regular part as the manager of a boxer played by Robert Lindsay. In Bergerac he played Henri Dupont in several episodes Montague was the first storyteller on the BBC children's programme ""Jackanory"" in 1965. Lee Montague Lee Montague (born 16 October 1927) is an English actor noted for his roles in film and television, usually playing tough guys. Film credits include"
"Colm Feore Colm Feore OC (; born August 22, 1958), is an American-born Canadian stage, film and television actor. A 13-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is best known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the television miniseries ""Trudeau,"" as well as roles such as Detective Martin Ward in ""Bon Cop, Bad Cop"", Lord Marshal Zhylaw in ""The Chronicles of Riddick,"" Pope Julius II on ""The Borgias,"" First Gentleman Henry Taylor on ""24"", General Ted Brockhart on ""House of Cards"", and Declan Gallard on ""21 Thunder"". He is a Prix Iris and Screen Actors Guild"
"2007, aged 65, in a fire in her flat in London. Denholm Elliott Denholm Mitchell Elliott, (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor, with more than 120 film and television credits. Some of his well-known roles include the abortionist in ""Alfie"" (1966), Marcus Brody in ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" (1981) and ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"" (1989), Coleman in ""Trading Places"", (1983), and Mr. Emerson in ""A Room with a View"" (1985). Elliott earned critical acclaim in his later career. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance"
"is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober since the start of the 1990s. Dylan McDermott Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ""The Practice"", which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in the first two seasons of ""American"
"Michael Pitt Michael Carmen Pitt (born April 10, 1981) is an American actor, model and musician. Pitt is known in film for his roles in Bernardo Bertolucci's ""The Dreamers"" (2003), Gus Van Sant's ""Last Days"" (2005), Michael Haneke's ""Funny Games"" (2007) and M. Night Shyamalan's ""The Village"" (2004), and in television for his roles as Henry Parker in the teen drama ""Dawson's Creek"", Jimmy Darmody in the HBO series ""Boardwalk Empire"" and Mason Verger in the NBC series ""Hannibal"". He has also appeared in the films ""Hedwig and the Angry Inch"" (2001), ""Bully"" (2001), ""Silk"" (2007), ""Seven Psychopaths"" (2012), ""I"
"Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott are fictional characters created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series ""Desperate Housewives"". Bob is portrayed by Tuc Watkins and Lee by Kevin Rahm. They first appeared in the season four episode ""If There's Anything I Can't Stand"" on October 21, 2007. Within the series, Bob, an attorney, and Lee, a real-state agent, are the first gay couple to live on the fictitious Wisteria Lane. Prior to the fourth season of ""Desperate Housewives"", the series' sole leading gay character was Andrew Van de Kamp, whom"
"in ""The Protectors"" (1972), Pilkington in ""Follyfoot"" (1973), Lionel in ""The Growing Pains of PC Penrose"" (1975), Chauffeur in ""The Sweeney"" (1976), Mr Oliver in ""Survivors"" (1977) Judge Lambsfoot in ""Dick Turpin"" (1980), Scruffy Man in ""The Professionals"" (1980), Dr Losborne in ""Oliver Twist"" (1982), Jonathon Hopper in ""Whoops Apocalypse"" (1982), Mr Barraclough/Executive in ""Metal Mickey"" (1980-1982), Lapsley/Josie's Dad in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" (1976-1983), Mr Adam in ""The Witches and the Grinnygog"" (1983), the Retired Morris Dancer in The Black Seal episode of ""The Black Adder"" (1983), Guido in ""Ellis Island"" (1984), Old Mr Brooks in ""We'll Think"
"John Henshaw John Henshaw (born 1951, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire) is a British actor, best known for his roles as Ken Dixon the landlord in ""Early Doors"", Wilf Bradshaw in ""Born and Bred"" and PC Roy Bramwell in ""The Cops."" Often associated with characters who are ""hard men"", he played John Prescott in ITV drama ""Confessions of a Diary Secretary"". One of 12 siblings, he grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's ""Little Italy"" community. He was a binman for ten years before deciding, at the age of 40, to become an actor. His first big break in acting was as a minder"
"Army"" (1972); Thompson in """" (1973); Bill Chadwick in ""Follyfoot"" (1973); Maxie in ""The Changes"" (1975); Jack King in ""Z-Cars"" (1977); Uncle Billy in ""The Sweeney"" (1978); Dick Fawcett/Pub Customer in ""All Creatures Great and Small"" (1978-1988); Arthur in ""Quatermass"" (1979); George Taylor in ""The Gentle Touch"" (1980-1984); Percy/Vickery in ""Minder"" (1980-1991); Reverend Fulljames in ""Hi-de-Hi!"" (1983); Bob Hilton in ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" (1984); Vicar in ""Shine on Harvey Moon"" (1984); Mr Light in ""Grange Hill"" (1985); Ron Lucas/Edwin Palmer/Mr Wright in ""Casualty"" (1987-1993); Mr North in ""Boon"" (1988); Mr Russell in ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" (1989); Mr Oxley in ""Keeping"
"Percy Marmont Percy Marmont (25 November 1883 – 3 March 1977) was an English film actor. Marmont appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1968. A veteran film actor by 1923, he scored a big hit that year in ""If Winter Comes"", later remade by MGM in 1947 as ""If Winter Comes"". He is best remembered today for playing the title character in ""Lord Jim"" (1925), the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film ""Mantrap"" (1926). He was born and died in London, England."