Anthony Jackson (actor)

Anthony Jackson
Born
Anthony Thomas Jackson

(1944-02-18)18 February 1944
Birmingham, England
Died26 November 2006(2006-11-26) (aged 62)
London, England
Alma materRose Bruford College
Years active1968–2006

Anthony Thomas Jackson (18 February 1944 – 26 November 2006) was an English actor. He appeared as the founder of the eponymous ghost hiring agency in the BBC children's comedy series Rentaghost and as Sid Abbott's neighbour Trevor, in the sitcom Bless This House.

Jackson began his career with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He studied at Rose Bruford College and in 1965 joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.[1] Later he played at the Mermaid Theatre and the Nottingham Playhouse.

Roles

Jackson played the part of The Tale Bearer (a narrator not included in the original story) in the 1968 BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.[2]

Jackson also provided a large number of voices in the animated children's series Ivor the Engine[3][4] and went on to have roles in many long-running British television series. He also appeared in the sitcoms Bless This House, All Our Saturdays, Mind Your Language, Citizen Smith, Dynasty, The Detectives, Lovejoy, Softly, Softly, Barlow at Large and Only Fools and Horses. In his final years, he appeared in The Bill, Casualty, Footballers' Wives, Walker Texas Ranger and Doctors.

Voiceover

Jackson also did voiceovers for animation including the TV series The Dreamstone, Budgie the Little Helicopter, Zokko!, The Ed and Zed Show, Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, Watership Down, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends and Testament: The Bible in Animation and the film A Monkey's Tale.

He also did voices in live-action shows and films including The Storyteller, Labyrinth and A.D.A.M.

He found a niche in The Godot Company,[5] and became one of its principal members.

Death

Jackson died of cancer in London on 26 November 2006,[6] having been ill during rehearsals of Waiting for Godot whilst the company was touring in Ireland.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1968 2001: A Space Odyssey Ape Credited as Tony Jackson
1975 Jungle Burger Voice English version, Credited as Tony Jackson
1976 Dawnbreakers Unknown Short film
1986 Labyrinth The Four Guards

Goblin (voice)

1999 A Monkey's Tale Additional voices English version

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Z Cars Mick Bentley (as Tony Jackson) Episode: "You Can't Win 'Em All!: Part 1"
1969 Doctor in the House Ponsonby (as Tony Jackson) Episode: "The War of the Mascots"
1969 Happy Ever After Joe Fowler Episode: "Fowler's Day"
1968–1970 Zokko! Voice 21 episodes
1970 Softly, Softly: Task Force Corry Episode: "The Hermit"
1970 Wicked Women Richard Timms (as Tony Jackson) Episode: "Anne Maria Moody"
1970 If It Moves, File It Bill Episode: "Lost and Found"
1970 Tales of Unease Derek Episode: "Ride, Ride"
1970 The Ed and Zed Show Voice 9 episodes
1970 Beyond Belief Unknown
1971 The Liver Birds Wilf (as Tony Jackson) Episode: "The Holiday Fund aka Housekeeping"
1971 Rules, Rules, Rules Mr. Plenty Episode: "Too Many Rules"
1971 Father, Dear Father Milkman Episode: "The Naked Truth"
1971 You're Only Young Twice Benny 6 episodes
1972 Mike and Bernie Milkman Episode: "The Dog It Was That Died"
1972 Three in a Bed Bert Television film
1972 Love Thy Neighbour Malcolm Episode: "The T.U.C. Conference '72"
1972 Thirty Minutes Worth Unknown Episode: #1.3
1973 Barlow Bernie Crane Episode: "Review"
1973 All Our Saturdays Frank Bosomworth 6 episodes
1973 ITV Sunday Night Theatre The Voice of A.D.A.M. Episode: "A.D.A.M.", voice
1971–1976 Bless This House Trevor Lewis 44 episodes
1976 Spring and Autumn Jim the milkman Episode: #4.3
1976 Ivor the Engine Dai Station

Evans the Song Mr. Dinwiddy

14 episodes, voice
1977 Whodunnit? Bill Jennings 2 episodes
1977–1978 BBC2 Play of the Week Charles

Richard Smith

2 episodes
1978 Mind Your Language Mr Jarvis Episode: "A Point of Honour"
1976–1979 Rentaghost Fred Mumford 24 episodes
1980 Citizen Smith Italian Barman Episode: "Buon Natale"
1981 Bognor Barnabas 6 episodes
1982 Frost in May Lister Episode: "The Sugar House"
1982 Only Fools and Horses Juan the Spanish Prison Guard Episode: "It Never Rains..."
1984 Bootle Saddles Man (as Tony Jackson) Episode: "Besieged, Bothered and Bewildered"
1986 Lovejoy Brian 3 episodes
1986 EastEnders Carpet Salesman Episode: #1.122
1987 Bust Sales Manager Episode: "Stag at Bay"
1988 The StoryTeller Devil (as Tony Jackson) Episode: "The Soldier and Death", voice
1990 The Dreamstone Nug

Mr. Blossom

Voice
1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Puck Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", voice
1992 Boon Bert Episode: "Shot in the Dark"
1994 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Policeman Episode: "The Tale of Pigling Bland", voice
1995 The Governor Matthew Effinger (uncredited) Episode: #1.1
1995 Rich Deceiver Night Club Singer (as Tony Jackson) Television film
1996 The Detectives First copper Episode: "Sacked"
1994–1996 Budgie the Little Helicopter Don

Ken (as Tony Jackson)

39 episodes, voice
1996 The Upper Hand Taxi-driver Episode: "The Chunnel of Love"
1996 Testament: The Bible in Animation Jailer

Trader (as Tony Jackson)

Episode: "Joseph", voice
1997 Screen Two Caller Episode: "Burn Your Phone"
1997 Backup Talbot Episode: "Something for the Weekend, Sir?"
1998 The Life of Confucius Baron Chi

Baron 3 Tzeng Tzu

1998 Mosley Returning Officer Episode: "Rules of the Game"
1999 Santa's Last Christmas The Postbear Television film, voice
2001 Watership Down Kehaar 5 episodes, voice
2001 Casualty Landlord Episode: "Consequences"
1993–2004 The Bill Fred Cross

George Decker Quayle

3 episodes
2005 Footballers' Wives Marco Episode: #4.4
2001–2006 Doctors Leslie Broughton

Mr. Eagles

2 episodes
2006 ChuckleVision Worthington Kent Episode: "In a Pickle"

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
1968 The Hobbit The Tale Bearer [7]
1968 The Hard Buy Zarkas (ep 3 onwards) [8]

References

  1. ^ Carleton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018
  2. ^ "The Hobbit (Dramatised) (Audio Download): Paul Daneman, Anthony Jackson, Heron Carvic, J. R. R. Tolkien, BBC Worldwide Ltd: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "British actor Anthony Jackson dead at 62". The Big Cartoon Forum. 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  4. ^ DeMott, Rick (18 December 2006). "Ivor the Engine Actor Dies". Animation World Network. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  5. ^ "The Godot Company".
  6. ^ "Anthony Jackson – News Obituaries". The Independent. 9 December 2006. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  7. ^ "J R R TOLKIEN - THE HOBBIT & THE LORD OF THE RINGS". www.britishdrama.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  8. ^ "The Hard Buy". www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m001q68d. Retrieved 14 September 2023.