Norman Eshley
Norman Eshley | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–present |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[2] |
Spouses | Lynette Braid
(m. 1980; div. 1981)Rachel Spiers (m. 2015) |
Norman Eshley (born 30 May 1945)[citation needed] is an English actor best known for his television roles.
Biography
Eshley attended Bristol Grammar School and worked in a bank, before training as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[citation needed] He played many Shakespearean roles on stage. His first screen role was in the 1968 film The Immortal Story, directed by Orson Welles. He played a lead character, Steve, in Blind Terror (1971) and appeared in the Pete Walker horror film House of Mortal Sin in 1975.[4]
In 1969 Eshley appeared alongside
In 1985 Eshley played the
His other TV credits include: Thriller ("The Colour of Blood"/US title: "The Carnation Killer", 1973) as an escaped serial killer, Warship (1973–74), The Duchess of Duke Street, I, Claudius, The Sweeney (all 1976), Return of the Saint (1978), a former SAS colleague of Bodie in The Professionals' episode "Kickback" (1980), a vicar in Minder (1985), Taggart (1990), Cadfael (1994), One Foot in the Grave (1997), Dangerfield (1998), and The Bill (1999–2000).
In 1988 he appeared in a public information film about road safety called Accident in Park Road. His character is seen driving a
Along with Douglas Fielding, he provided the narration for the
Personal life
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (June 2021) |
In 1993, Eshley was a passenger in a car which was involved in a crash in the Dordogne in France. He sustained multiple injuries, including head trauma. Eshley now lives with his wife in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
Filmography
Film
- The Immortal Story (1968) – Paul, the sailor
- The Lost Continent (1968) – Jonathan, the Prisoner
- Crossplot (1969) – Athol
- See No Evil (1971) – Steve Reding
- House of Mortal Sin (1976) – Father Bernard Cutler
- The Disappearance (1977) – Young Husband
- George and Mildred (1980) – Jeffrey Fourmile
- Empty Mirror (2000) – Oz Riley
- A Christmas Campaign (2011) - Creative Director
- The Immortal Orson Welles (2019) - Himself
- Cold Sun(2021) - Head of Counter Terrorism Commander
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | A Most Unfortunate Accident | Roger | |
1968 | A Man of Our Times | Simon | |
1968 | Mystery and Imagination | Jean Lemaistre | |
1968 | City '68 | Jeremy | |
1969 | Department S | Red | |
1969 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Rab | |
1969 | Canterbury Tales | Lover | |
1970 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Mike Hales | |
1970 | Parkin's Patch | Vickory | |
1972 | The Regiment | Simon Howarth | |
1972 | A Splinter of Ice | Jude | |
1972 | Play for Today | Dave Osmond | |
1973 | Justice | Nick Adams | |
1973 | Thriller | Arthur Page | |
1973 | Between the Wars | Vincent | |
1973 | Vienna 1900 | Alfred Beratoner | |
1973 | Warship | Lieutenant Bob Last | |
1974 | Man About the House | Ian Cross | |
1974 | The Onedin Line | Hon. Hugh Kernan | |
1974 | Zodiac | Paul Deening | |
1974 | The Skin Game | Charles Hornblower | |
1974 | And Mother Makes Five |
Mr. Witherspoon | |
1975 | Whodunnit? | Roy Sharp | |
1976 | House of Mortal Sin | Father Bernard Cutler | |
1976 | Man About the House | Norman Tripp | |
1976 | Orde Wingate | Cpl. Thomas | |
1976–1980 | George and Mildred | Jeffrey Fourmile | |
1976 | The Sweeney | Det. Sgt. Robert Hargreaves | |
1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Wilson | |
1976 | I, Claudius | Marcus Vinicius | |
1976 | Centre Play | William Wilson | |
1977 | Supernatural |
Edward | |
1977 | Yanks Go Home | Lt. Beamish Cooke-Cooke | |
1977 | Secret Army | Sgt. Clifford Howson | |
1978 | 1990 | Tony Borden | |
1978 | Out |
Turpitt | |
1978 | Return of the Saint | Detective Caufield | |
1978 | Return of the Saint | Inspector George | |
1980 | The Professionals | Jimmy Keller | |
1983 | Maybury | Larry Chalmers | |
1983 | The Outsider | Donald Harper | |
1985 | Hilary | Dr. Fenwick | |
1985 | Minder | Reverend Redwood | |
1985 | The Black Tower | Victor Holroyd | |
1986 | Executive Stress | Gascoigne | |
1987 | Late Expectations | Harry | |
1989 | William Tell | Woodsman | |
1989 | After Henry | Philip | |
1990 | Taggart | Commander Gunner | |
1991 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Jon Walsh | |
1994 | Cadfael | Baron Huon de Domville | |
1994 | All Night Long | Roy Morris | |
1997 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Baron Royston | |
1997 | Thief Takers | CI Samson | |
1997 | One Foot in the Grave | Detective Inspector Rickles | |
1998 | The Broker's Man | Leigh Dunwell | |
1998 | Get Real | Martin | |
1998 | Dangerfield | Superintendent Studley | |
1999 | Murder Most Horrid | DCI Reed | |
1999 | The Bill | Terry Riley | |
1999 | Harbour Lights | Mayor | |
1999 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Priestley | |
2000 | The Bill | Mr. Gibbs | |
2007 | New Tricks | Billy Pierce | |
2017 | The White Princess | The Abbot |
References
- ^ "Norman Eshley". IMDb.
- ^ Norman Eshley - Biography - IMDb
- ^ "Norman Eshley". IMDb.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "#6.1 Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread".
- ^ "Discography – Nightfall in Middle-Earth". Blind Guardian Website. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
External links
- Norman Eshley at IMDb