"Kevin Whately Kevin Whately (born 6 February 1951) is an English actor. Whately is primarily known for his role as Robert ""Robbie"" Lewis in the crime dramas ""Inspector Morse"" and ""Lewis"", his role as Neville ""Nev"" Hope in the British television comedy ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet,"" and his role as Jack Kerruish in the drama series ""Peak Practice"", although he has appeared in numerous other roles. Whately is from Humshaugh, near Hexham, Northumberland. His mother, Mary (née Pickering), was a teacher and his father, Richard, was a Commander in the Royal Navy. His maternal grandmother, Doris Phillips, was a professional concert"
"other awards and nominations. Nail married Miriam Jones. They have two boys, Tommy and Freddie, and live in London. Jimmy Nail James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He is known for his role as Leonard ""Oz"" Osborne in the hit television show ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", his title role in ""Spender"", and his 1992 number one single, ""Ain't No Doubt"". James Michael Aloysius Bradford was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to father Jimmy and mother Laura. His father was an Irish Catholic shipyard worker, amateur"
"Jimmy Nail James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He is known for his role as Leonard ""Oz"" Osborne in the hit television show ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", his title role in ""Spender"", and his 1992 number one single, ""Ain't No Doubt"". James Michael Aloysius Bradford was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to father Jimmy and mother Laura. His father was an Irish Catholic shipyard worker, amateur boxer, and professional footballer. He describes himself as an angry, uncivilized kid who was expelled from secondary school for"
"of Drama at Sunderland University. Nail's wife, Miriam, encouraged him to audition for a television show, though he had no experience as an actor. He won the role of Leonard Jeffrey ""Oz"" Osborne on ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", a comedy drama about construction workers on the job in the U.S., Germany, Spain, and Cuba. The show turned him into a celebrity. In 2013, members of the cast returned to Newcastle to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the show's beginning. In 2000 he began work on reviving the ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" series, this time for the BBC. It was filmed in 2001"
"1973 film ""Soft Beds, Hard Battles"" with Peter Sellers. In 1975 Hughes retired from acting, leaving to work for car manufacturer BMW as a salesman. Neville Hughes Neville Hughes (1 June 1945 – 28 June 2015 ?) was an actor in the 1960s and 1970s. Hughes was born in 1945 in St. Clears, Wales. After joining RADA in 1965, and working in repertory theatre, Hughes made his television debut in ""The Man and the Hour"", the very first episode of ""Dad's Army"" in 1968. Following this he then appeared in the role of Rev Peter Hope in ""Crossroads"" for four"
"Neville Hughes Neville Hughes (1 June 1945 – 28 June 2015 ?) was an actor in the 1960s and 1970s. Hughes was born in 1945 in St. Clears, Wales. After joining RADA in 1965, and working in repertory theatre, Hughes made his television debut in ""The Man and the Hour"", the very first episode of ""Dad's Army"" in 1968. Following this he then appeared in the role of Rev Peter Hope in ""Crossroads"" for four years. Other lesser roles followed including ""The Avengers"", ""Department S"", ""The Protectors"", ""Emergency – Ward 10"", ""Father Brown"" and ""Rebecca"". He also appeared in the"
"Noel Clarke Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, screenwriter, director, and comic book writer from London. He is known for playing Wyman Norris in ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" and Mickey Smith in ""Doctor Who"". Clarke appeared in and wrote the screenplay for ""Kidulthood"" and wrote, directed, and starred in the sequels, ""Adulthood"" and ""Brotherhood"", which earned £1,209,319 during the opening weekend of its release. Clarke studied Media at the University of North London before going on to take acting classes at London's Actors Centre. Clarke won the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer in 2003"
"Sky 1's Starlings. In 2017 he played Ibbotson, Delaney's tenant farmer in BBC One's drama Taboo"". Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank (born 4 October 1953) is an English film, stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"". Born in Hertfordshire, Fairbank first developed an interest in acting while appearing in a play at his primary school in Clavering, Essex. He has numerous television credits to his name, including ""Sapphire and Steel"", ""The Professionals"", and ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"". He provided voice talent for two Aardman feature-length films, ""Curse of the"
"Julia Tobin Julia Tobin (born 1955 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actress from Newcastle upon Tyne, and is best known for playing Brenda Hope in the comedy drama series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" and Joan of Arc in the music video for ""Maid of Orleans"" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. She is the only actress to appear in every series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"". Tobin is the daughter of Stella (née Wright), and James Tobin. Tobin has two older siblings, James Jr. and Maureen, and a younger brother, Christopher Tobin. Tobin is married to Christopher Dobbins and still"
"""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", Holton played a Cockney carpenter who liked his women, music and drink, which was similar to his off-screen personality. He landed the part, the first of the seven main characters to be cast, after he was introduced to Ian La Frenais at a party. La Frenais and his writing partner Dick Clement had been drafting storylines and working on an idea given to them by Franc Roddam, who was the director of ""Quadrophenia"". The first series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" ran between 1983 and 1984. In February 1985, filming began on the second series. The final episode"
"Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank (born 4 October 1953) is an English film, stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"". Born in Hertfordshire, Fairbank first developed an interest in acting while appearing in a play at his primary school in Clavering, Essex. He has numerous television credits to his name, including ""Sapphire and Steel"", ""The Professionals"", and ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"". He provided voice talent for two Aardman feature-length films, ""Curse of the Were-Rabbit"" and ""Flushed Away"". Fairbank also appeared as one of the pair of muggers who rob"
"Phyllis Avery, John Cassavetes, Broderick Crawford, Angie Dickinson, Peter Falk, Sean Garrison, Jack Lord, Carol Lynley, Ida Lupino, Darren McGavin, Dina Merrill, Hugh O'Brian, Suzanne Pleshette, Cliff Robertson William Shatner, Robert Stack, Robert Wagner, Stuart Whitman, Shelley Winters, and Robert Young. Notable directors included Sydney Pollack, Stuart Rosenberg, John Cassavetes, Sam Peckinpah, Ida Lupino, and Daniel Petrie. Several episodes were rerun from 1968 through 1972 under several different titles: ""NBC Adventure Theatre"" (1971–1972), ""NBC Action Playhouse"" (1971–1972), ""NBC Comedy Playhouse"" (1968–1970) and ""NBC Comedy Theater"" (1971–1972). The Hope introductions were replaced by other hosts, such as Peter Marshall (who hosted"
"""Last Train Home"" (1990). He got the fourth major award nomination for a Golden Globe Award in category Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for ""Hear My Song"" (1990), portraying the Irish tenor Josef Locke and his fifth nomination for a MTV Movie Award in Best Villain category in the voice of antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in ""Toy Story 3"" (2010). He won a Drama Desk Award for ""Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"" (2004) in Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play category, along with Brendan Fraser and Frances O'Connor. Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is a"
"Lysette Anthony Lysette Anne Chodzko (born 26 September 1963), known professionally as Lysette Anthony, is an English actress and model. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 1992 film ""Husbands and Wives"", the first season of the ITV comedy-drama series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", the BBC One sitcom ""Three Up, Two Down"", and her role as Marnie Nightingale in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Hollyoaks"". Anthony was born in Marylebone, London, the only child of actor Michael Adam Anthony (né Chodzko), an actor from Jersey, and actress Bernadette Milnes. The couple later divorced. Anthony's French-born paternal grandfather, Alexander"
"Neil Hope Philip Neil Hope (September 24, 1972 – November 25, 2007), known as Neil Hope, was a Canadian actor best known for playing Derek ""Wheels"" Wheeler on ""Degrassi Junior High"" and ""Degrassi High"" in the 1980s and early 1990s. He had earlier played ""Griff"" in ""The Kids of Degrassi Street"". Hope's last television appearance was in a 2003 """" episode in which he reunited and reconciled with fellow members of the fictional band, ""Zit Remedy"". Hope moved around Ontario, living in Windsor and then in Hamilton. Though he died in 2007 in a Hamilton rooming house, his family did"
"and aired in 2002, with audience figures of over 12 million. Another series saw the brickies holed up in Cuba, and the final two-hour instalment, set in Laos, broadcast over Christmas 2004 attracting over seven million viewers. After the first two series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", Nail found himself typecast before creating the detective series ""Spender"", which he co-wrote with Ian La Frenais. The show ran for three series from 1991 to 1993 and also produced a tele-film and a novel. This was followed in 1994 by ""Crocodile Shoes"", which he also created and starred as musician Jed Shepherd. In"
"Burlington, Ontario. Neil Hope Philip Neil Hope (September 24, 1972 – November 25, 2007), known as Neil Hope, was a Canadian actor best known for playing Derek ""Wheels"" Wheeler on ""Degrassi Junior High"" and ""Degrassi High"" in the 1980s and early 1990s. He had earlier played ""Griff"" in ""The Kids of Degrassi Street"". Hope's last television appearance was in a 2003 """" episode in which he reunited and reconciled with fellow members of the fictional band, ""Zit Remedy"". Hope moved around Ontario, living in Windsor and then in Hamilton. Though he died in 2007 in a Hamilton rooming house, his"
"Nancy Opel Nancy Carol Opel (born c. 1957) is an American singer and actress. She grew up in the Kansas communities of Prairie Village and Leawood, and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. She trained at Juilliard. She was nominated for the 2002 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Penelope Pennywise in ""Urinetown"". She has appeared on Broadway in ""Evita"" (1979), ""Teddy & Alice"" (1987), ""Sunday in the Park with George"" as Frieda, Betty (1984), ""Anything Goes"" (replacement Hope Harcourt), ""Triumph of Love"" (1997) as Corine ""Fiddler on the Roof"" (2004) as"
"Jonathan Pryce's Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson character in 1989's ""The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"". He also appeared in the ""Concert for Cascara"" in the 1985 film ""Water"", and appears as a street commercial for ""The Zero Theorem"". The role of Albert Arthur Moxey in the hit television series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" was written for Cooper by friends Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, with the character originally being conceived as an Irishman, after Cooper expressed an interest in becoming an actor. The role was however given to Christopher Fairbank, who opted to play him as a scouser, due to Cooper"
"Phil Roth Philip Roth (July 6, 1930 – July 15, 2002) was an American television and film actor. Philip Roth appeared in over twenty television shows and movies beginning in 1961 with a small role in an episode of Tallahassee 7000. He was in several notable films in the early 70s such as ""What's Up, Doc?"" where he played 'Mr Jones', ""Catch-22"" as 'Doctor', ""One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"" as 'Woolsey', and ""Harry and Tonto"" as 'Vegas Gambler'. He also had roles in numerous smaller films as well as several TV shows such as ""The Monkees"" as 'Howard Needleman,'"
"lives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Other notable TV appearances include an episode of ""Spender"", ""The Bill"" and the ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" episode of the documentary series ""Drama Connections"". Julia Tobin Julia Tobin (born 1955 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actress from Newcastle upon Tyne, and is best known for playing Brenda Hope in the comedy drama series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" and Joan of Arc in the music video for ""Maid of Orleans"" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. She is the only actress to appear in every series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"". Tobin is the daughter of Stella"
"Bob Hope Leslie Townes Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) known professionally as Bob Hope, was an American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven ""Road"" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles, and was"
"Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, magician, and singer. He is known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on ""Doogie Howser, M.D."" (1989–1993), Barney Stinson on ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf in ""A Series of Unfortunate Events"" (2017–present). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"" (2008)"
"Melanie Hill Melanie Jane Hill (born 11 January 1962) is an English actress, best known for playing Hazel Redfearn in Auf Wiedersehen Pet (1985-86), Aveline in ""Bread"" (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in Kay Mellor drama ""Playing the Field"" (1998–2002), Maggie Budgen in BBC school-based drama ""Waterloo Road"" (2012–2015), Julie Travers in popular BBC drama ""The Syndicate"" (2015) and Cathy Matthews in ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (2015–present) Hill was educated at Monkwearmouth School before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she won the Vanbrugh award. Hill replaced Gilly Coman as the character of Aveline in the last"
"Anthony Zerbe Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American stage, film and Emmy-winning television actor. Notable film roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in ""The Omega Man"", a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, ""I Am Legend""; as a corrupt gambler in ""Farewell, My Lovely""; as Abner Devereaux in ""Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park""; as villain Milton Krest in the James Bond film ""Licence to Kill""; Rosie in ""The Turning Point""; Roger Stuart in ""The Dead Zone""; Admiral Dougherty in """" and Councillor Hamann in ""The Matrix Reloaded"" and ""The Matrix Revolutions""."
"Ginnifer Goodwin Jennifer Michelle ""Ginnifer"" Goodwin (born May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for playing Margene Heffman in the drama series ""Big Love"" (2006–2011), Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard in the fantasy series ""Once Upon a Time"" (2011–2017, 2018), and Judy Hopps in the Disney animated film ""Zootopia"". She also played Fawn in the Disney film ""Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast"". Goodwin has also appeared in various films including ""Mona Lisa Smile"", ""Something Borrowed"", ""Walk the Line"", ""Killing Kennedy"", ""He's Just Not That Into You"", and ""Ramona and Beezus"". Goodwin was born in Memphis,"
"on to study drama at the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1975. Before going professional, Whately was an amateur actor at the People's Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne during the 1970s. His brother, Frank, is a lecturer at Kingston University in London. Before turning to professional acting, Whately began his working life as a folk singer, and still plays the guitar, performing for charity concerts. Along with other ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" stars, he makes an appearance at the biennial benefit concert ""Sunday for Sammy"" in Newcastle. Before becoming an actor, he started training as an accountant. His acting"
"Sammy"" concerts in aid of the fund. Tim Healy (actor) Timothy Malcolm Healy (born 29 January 1952) is an English actor, best known for playing Dennis Patterson in the television series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", Les/Lesley in the ITV comedy-drama series ""Benidorm"" and Gastric in ""Still Open All Hours"". The son of Timothy Malcolm Healy Sr. and Sadie (née Wilson) who married in 1943, originally Tim Healy was a welder in a factory, also serving part-time in the 4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment (Territorial Army). In 1973 he successfully responded to an advert for the Northern Arts School, obtaining a student"
"born October 1987, and Molly, born September 1991. They divorced in August 1997. She is a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C. She married writer and producer Jimmy Daly on 29 April 2017 at a pub in Muswell Hill, North London. Melanie Hill Melanie Jane Hill (born 11 January 1962) is an English actress, best known for playing Hazel Redfearn in Auf Wiedersehen Pet (1985-86), Aveline in ""Bread"" (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in Kay Mellor drama ""Playing the Field"" (1998–2002), Maggie Budgen in BBC school-based drama ""Waterloo Road"" (2012–2015), Julie Travers in popular BBC drama ""The Syndicate"" (2015) and Cathy Matthews in ITV"
"1962; the couple has two children. Anthony Zerbe Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American stage, film and Emmy-winning television actor. Notable film roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in ""The Omega Man"", a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, ""I Am Legend""; as a corrupt gambler in ""Farewell, My Lovely""; as Abner Devereaux in ""Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park""; as villain Milton Krest in the James Bond film ""Licence to Kill""; Rosie in ""The Turning Point""; Roger Stuart in ""The Dead Zone""; Admiral Dougherty in """" and Councillor Hamann in ""The"
"The Hope (film) The Hope is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Herbert Blache and starring Jack Mulhall, Marguerite De La Motte, and Ruth Stonehouse. It was produced and distributed by the Metro Pictures company. As described in a film magazine, blackguard usurer Michael Waltburn (Grimwood), assuming for business purposes the name of Milton Dudley, keeps his daughter Olive (Stonehouse) in ignorance of his profession. He arranges with the Duchess of Remington (Kelso) to sponsor Olive socially, and in return he will not enforce payment of a debt owed to him. At the home of Harold, Lord"
"Deena Payne Diane Margaret ""Deena"" Payne (born 29 August 1954) is an English actress and former singer who is best known for playing Viv Hope in ITV's ""Emmerdale"". Payne was born in Orpington, Kent. She used to tour with ex-Animals keyboard player Alan Price as a backing singer and she was a member of the novelty girl band Cats U.K., who scored a UK top 30 hit with ""Luton Airport"" in October 1979. She was also one of the dancers in ""Rock Follies of '77"". Prior to ""Emmerdale"", Payne had acted in episodes of ""Tales of Sherwood Forest"" and ""The"
"take you guys such a long time to give me this award?"""" In December 1980, Sam Levene died of a heart attack in New York City. https://www.bard.org/news/nathan-detroits-through-time Sam Levene Sam Levene (born Scholem Lewin, August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway and film actor, who originated numerous legendary roles in 33 original Broadway productions, many considered a part of American theatrical history, including Nathan Detroit in ""Guys and Dolls"" (1950), Horace Vandergelder in ""The Matchmaker"" (1954), Sidney Black in ""Light Up the Sky"" (1948), Patsy in ""Three Men on a Horse"" (1935), Al Lewis in ""The"