Tony Haygarth

He and his Ivanhoe (1982) co-star John Forgeham both died on March 10, 2017.

Starting in 2007, he appeared as Alfred Doolittle in Peter Hall's production of "Pygmalion", a performance described by the reviewer of The Telegraph as "delightfully funny" and "scene-stealing". Haygarth also sidelined as an author of plays and wrote a book of poetry entitled "God wore Clogs".

Among innumerable other worthy supporting roles a list of standouts might comprise Gridley, the ruined chancery appellant in Bleak House (2005) ; Vic Snow in Where the Heart Is (1997) ; nouveau-riche timber merchant Melbury in The Woodlanders (1997) and the slightly seedy consular chauffeur Fidel Sanchez in Farrington of the F. O.

Currently resides in Kent, England with wife and daughters. [December 2002]

Tweedy in Aardman's animated feature Chicken Run (2000). Before claimed by the stage, Haygarth had briefly tried his luck at other fields of endeavour, including as a Torquay lifeguard and as a psychiatric nurse at Sefton Hospital in Liverpool. Having found his chosen vocation in repertory theatre he went from there to more distinguished roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre.

He won the Clarence Derwent Award in 1996 for his part in the play "Simpatico" and in 2003 appeared with Zoë Wanamaker in "His Girl Friday" and alongside Kenneth Branagh in "Edmond".

He is the first and only actor to portray two different leading "baddies" in the Sharpe series of TV movies. His first outing was in Sharpe: Sharpe's Enemy (1994) when he played the leader of the French deserters Pot-au Feu. In Sharpe: Sharpe's Justice (1997) he played the corrupt industrialist Parfitt.

(1986). He also voiced the slow-witted, mercilessly hen-pecked antagonist Mr.

Two daughters with Carol Haygarth: Katie (born 1984) and Becky (born 1985).

Occasional scene-stealing turns in support have included the deliriously mad Milo Renfield in Dracula (1979).

Instantly recognisable, often bearded Liverpudlian character actor who has been regularly featured on stage and screen in period productions, police dramas, sitcoms and soaps during a career spanning five decades. Extremely prolific and versatile, he has taken on just about any type of role, merrily alternating between bellicose, shifty, dependable, bucolic, curmudgeonly or avuncular types. His most prominent headliners have included PC Wilmot in the Yorkshire-based sitcom Rosie (1977) and the titular character of the sci-fi comedy Kinvig (1981) penned by Nigel Kneale.