Struan Rodger

Struan Rodger
Born (1946-09-18) 18 September 1946 (age 78)
United Kingdom
OccupationActor

Struan Rodger (born 18 September 1946) is a British actor who has appeared widely in a range of supporting roles. He appeared briefly in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? in 1978 but his first major film role was as Eric Liddell's friend and running coach Sandy McGrath, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film, Chariots of Fire. His later films included Diamond Skulls (1989), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Madness of King George (1994), The Innocent Sleep (1996) and Stardust (2007).[1]

Rodger is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Barbara Flynn's husband in the television detective series Chandler & Co.[2] Rodger had a recurring role on Rumpole of the Bailey as Detective Inspector Brush, a police detective noted for what Rumpole perceives as flagrant abuses of the law.[3] He provided the voice for the Doctor Who character Face of Boe in the stories "New Earth" and "Gridlock".[4]

Rodger has also appeared on television in episodes of Boys from the Blackstuff, Bergerac, Miss Marple, Maigret, Midsomer Murders (in the episode Four Funerals and a Wedding), Vera and Look and Read, as well as portraying Bonnie Prince Charlie in "Through a Glass, Darkly," a season four episode of Highlander: The Series.

In 2009, he appeared in The First Domino at Brighton Festival Fringe.[5] In 2014, he played the mythical Three-Eyed Raven in the Game of Thrones episode "The Children";[6] he was replaced by Max von Sydow when the character reappeared in the sixth season.

Also in 2009, Rodger made his video game debut in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures as the con artist Monty Muzzle, in the episodes "Muzzled!" and "The Bogey Man", although he was erroneously credited as "Straun Rogers"[7]

From 2011 to 2018, he narrated annual official films for the Open Championship.

Filmography

Year Title Role
1973 Joe and the Sheep Rustlers Joe
1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Asst. Director
1981 Chariots of Fire Sandy McGrath
1989 Reunion Pompetski
Diamond Skulls Peter Eggleton
1991 Afraid of the Dark Window Cleaner
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral Best Man - Wedding Three
The Madness of King George Dundas
Nexus 2.431 Azhar
1996 The Innocent Sleep Peter Samson
2003 Young Adam Judge
2007 Stardust Bishop
2011 Kill List The Client
7 Lives Rory's Dad
2017 The Marker Jimmy Doyle
2021 A Discovery of Witches John Dee

References

  1. ^ "Struan Rodger". Archived from the original on 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ TV.com. "Chandler & Co". TV.com.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Rumpole of the Bailey (1978-83, 87-92) Credits". screenonline.org.uk.
  4. ^ "New Earth (2006)". Archived from the original on 19 July 2018.
  5. ^ Emily-Ann Elliott (5 May 2009). "Bomb survivor writes Brighton play". The Argus. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. ^ "'Game of Thrones' Season 4 casts Struan Rodger: Is he Bloodraven?". zap2it.com. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  7. ^ "IMDB cite..." IMDb.


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