Harry Fielder

Harry Fielder
Fielder in 2008
Born
Henry Arthur Fielder

(1940-04-26)26 April 1940
London, England
Died6 February 2021(2021-02-06) (aged 80)
Years active1967–1999
Spouse
Mary Fielder
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(m. 1963; died 2010)​
[1]
Websiteharryfielder.co.uk

Henry Arthur Fielder (26 April 1940 – 6 February 2021), sometimes credited as Harry H. Fielder or Harry Aitch Fielder, was an English actor who worked extensively in British film and television from the 1960s to the 1990s.[2]

Career

Fielder was born in Islington, London. He appeared as an extra in many American films due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. His film credits include Oliver!, Star Wars: A New Hope, McVicar, and Highlander.[2]

He appeared as an extra in a wide range of TV shows including Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring, The Sweeney, Minder and The Professionals.[3]

Fielder co-presented CBTV, a Thames TV programme for younger viewers, in the 1980s where he played the Security Guard, Harry, who Jim Sweeney and Steve Steen would have to sneak past at the gates of Teddington Studios.

Personal life

In 2012, Fielder published his autobiography Extra Extra, Read All About It!: My Life as a Film and TV Extra.[4]

Fielder died on 6 February 2021 at the age of 80.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Quatermass and the Pit Workman
Possessed man 		Uncredited
1967 The Dirty Dozen French Waiter Uncredited
1968 Oliver! Smart gentleman Uncredited
1970 Cromwell Man in Parliament Uncredited
Trog Security Guard Uncredited
1972 Carry On Abroad Monk Uncredited
Mutiny on the Buses Bus Driver Uncredited
1973 Holiday on the Buses Busman Uncredited
1977 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Corporal Grenwick, Death Star trooper Uncredited
1978 The Thirty Nine Steps Policeman Uncredited
Superman Policeman Uncredited
1980 Superman II Cop Uncredited
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark German soldier Uncredited
Take It or Leave It Barman Uncredited
1984 Top Secret! German guard Uncredited
1986 Highlander Hospital guard Uncredited
1995 Mary Reilly Bearded man Uncredited
First Knight Villager Uncredited
1996 Loch Ness Reporter Uncredited
Mission: Impossible Car driver Uncredited
101 Dalmatians Passerby Uncredited
Evita Crowd member Uncredited
1997 Incognito Prison warder Uncredited
Wilde Courtroom member Uncredited
The Man Who Knew Too Little Photographer Uncredited
FairyTale: A True Story Houdini's stagehand Uncredited
The Jackal American cop on roof Uncredited
1999 Entrapment Stallholder Uncredited

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1967–1977 Z-Cars PC and others 6 episodes
1967–1982 Doctor Who Guard, Crewmember, Vogan, Assassin, Titan Base Crewman, Levithian Guard, Tigellan Guard 14 episodes
1976–77 Space: 1999 Medic and others 7 episodes, uncredited
1977 Survivors Larry 1 episode, The Peacemaker
1977–79 Secret Army Candide Patron, German POW and Tim Wooldridge 5 episodes, uncredited
1978–1981 Blake's 7 Federation Trooper and others 10 episodes
1979–1982 Minder Wedding guest and others 3 episodes, uncredited
1979 Fawlty Towers Laundry van driver 1 episode, The Kipper and the Corpse, uncredited
1980 A Tale of Two Cities Gaoler 2 episodes
1981 Yes Minister Hitman 1 episode, The Death List, uncredited
1982 Beau Geste Legionnaire 4 episodes, TV mini-series
1983 The Optimist Man in street 1 episode, The Light Fantastic
1985–1995 EastEnders Cafe Customer and others 3 episodes
1987 The Diary of Anne Frank Vegetable man 2 episodes, credited as Harry Aitch Fielder
1987–1991 The Bill Man at Council Estate and others 4 episodes
1990–93 London's Burning Barman and Pub Landlord 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Harry Fielder - My career in British films and TV". www.harryfielder.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Harry Fielder". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Harry Fielder". www.aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ Harry 'Aitch' Fielder; Clive Saunders (24 July 2015). Extra, Extra, Read All About It!: My Life as a Film and TV Extra. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-0-9931796-1-7. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Home". harryfielder.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Henry Arthur (Aitch/Harry) Fielder".


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