Reginald Marsh (actor)

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Reginald Marsh
Born
Reginald Albert Saltmarsh

(1926-09-17)17 September 1926
London, England
Died9 February 2001(2001-02-09) (aged 74)
Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Resting placeRyde Cemetery, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Years active1947–1998
Spouses
  • Jenifer Coverdale (1949–?; divorced)
Rosemary Murray
​
(m. 1960)​
Children6

Reginald Albert Saltmarsh, known by the stage name Reginald Marsh (17 September 1926 – 9 February 2001), was an English actor who is best remembered for supporting roles in many British sitcoms from the 1970s onwards.

Early life and career

Marsh was born in

rep.[1]

In 1958, he started working behind the scenes of

Dave Smith in Coronation Street
on and off from 1962 to 1976.

Marsh played works general manager Arthur Sugden in the boardroom drama

The Plane Makers (1963–64). He also appeared in The Champions (1968), Hine (1971), The Stone Tape (1972), Emmerdale Farm (1973), Crown Court (1973–74), QB VII (1974), Bless This House (1974), The Sweeney (1975), and The Duchess of Duke Street (1976).[3] From 1975, Marsh played Jerry Leadbetter's boss, managing director of JJM, in several episodes of The Good Life.[1] He played a similar role in George and Mildred from 1976 to 1979, as Humphrey Pumphrey, Mildred's brother-in-law. From 1979 to 1987, Marsh played another similar role, Sir Dennis Hodge, Terry's boss, in Terry and June[4] later reuniting with June Whitfield in the 1992 sitcom Terry and Julian, where he played Terry's boss George Wilson. From 1981 to 1985, Marsh played Reg Lamont in the soap opera Crossroads.[5]

His play The Death is Announced ("A Murder Play") was produced in Leeds in 1964. He played Inspector Cullen. He described the play as a "comedy who-dun-it" and said that he wrote it "because he could never find a good 'copper' part for himself."[6]

Later life

In the 1980s and 1990s, Marsh had many small roles on television, including appearing in

Alleyn Mysteries and Terry and June. One of his last television roles was in an episode of Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's... aired on 14 October 1997.[7]

Reginald Marsh was married to

Down’s Syndrome, and during his retirement on the Isle of Wight Reginald Marsh actively supported MENCAP.[1] Marsh died at his home in Ryde
on 9 February 2001, aged 74.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1959 The Ugly Duckling Reporter Uncredited
1961 The Day the Earth Caught Fire Picture Editor Uncredited
1961 The Pursuers Inspector
1962 Two Letter Alibi Salcombe
1962 Two and Two Make Six Plainclothes Policeman Uncredited
1962 Jigsaw Hilders Uncredited
1963 Shadow of Fear Oliver
1964 The Sicilians Inspector Webb
1965 It Happened Here IA Medical Officer
1967 Berserk! Sgt. Hutchins
1968 Headline Hunters Bogshot
1972 The Ragman's Daughter George
1972 Young Winston Prince of Wales
1973 The Best Pair of Legs in the Business Fred
1976 No Longer Alone Producer
1977 Sky Pirates Eddie
1987 Three Kinds of Heat Sir Hugh

Selected television

[8]

Year Title Role Notes
1947 The Man Who Came to Dinner Westcott Television film. First screen role
1957-66 ITV Play of the Week Various 6 episodes
1959 The Army Game Newspaper Reporter/Professor Steinberg 2 episodes
1959-61 Crime Sheet Inspector Nicholson 3 episodes
1960-65 Here's Harry Various 9 episodes
1961-62 The Cheaters Inspector Martin 5 episodes
1961-63 BBC Sunday-Night Play Murphy/Jack Vaughan 2 episodes
1962 Compact Harry Kane 6 episodes. Also played Mr Connelly in one episode (1965)
1962-1973 Z-Cars Various 6 episodes
1962-76 Coronation Street Dave Smith 110 episodes. Also played Mr Lawther (1 episode, 1961)
1963 The Avengers Higby 1 episode
1963 The Handy Gang Colonel Capp-Fitzwearitt 9 episodes
1963-64 The Plane Makers Arthur Sugden 18 episodes. Also played Wally in one episode (1963)
1964-65 Dixon of Dock Green Frank Rogers/Mr Bellamy 2 episodes
1965 Armchair Theatre Detective Inspector Wadcot 1 episode
1965 Emergency Ward 10 Councillor Vallance 3 episodes
1965 The Wednesday Play Arthur 1 episode, "A Designing Woman"
1965 Scales of Justice Harry Turner 1 episode "The Material Witness"
1965 Pardon the Expression Mr Granger 1 episode
1966 The New Forest Rustlers Inspector Foster 4 episodes
1966-67 The Baron Chief Inspector Filmer/Captain Brenner Filmer, 1 episode; Brenner, 2 episodes
1966-67 The Rat Catchers Arthur Dent/Barlow Barlow, 1 episode; Dent, 3 episodes
1967 Mrs Thursday Herbert Blakey 3 episodes
1967 The Big M Seymour Tancred 6 episodes
1968 The Newcomers Jack Stebbings 6 episodes
1968 The Saint Ed Brown 1 episode
1968 The Champions Captain Conrad Schultz 1 episode
1968-69 The Old Campaigner L.B. 6 episodes
1969 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) James Laker 1 episode
1970 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Inspector Pennycuick 1 episode
1970 Never Say Die Mr Hebden 6 episodes
1970 Thirty-Minute Theatre Mr Wilson 1 episode
1971 Hine Charles Bulfitt 1 episode
1971 The Persuaders! Dr Fowler 1 episode
1972 The Stone Tape William Crawshaw Television film
1972-73 Harriet's Back in Town Harvey Tyler 8 episodes
1973 Emmerdale Farm Bob Molesworth 6 episodes
1973 Crown Court Charles Baker 3 episodes. Also played John Stainsby (3 episodes, 1974).
1973 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Jack Cooper 1 episode
1974 Bless This House Mr Parker 1 episode
1974 Comedy Playhouse Arnold Episode "A Girl's Best Friend"
1974 My Name is Harry Worth George Bailey 2 episodes
1974 QB VII Inspector Henderson 1 episode
1974-75 How's Your Father? Mr Winterbottom 8 episodes
1975 The Sweeney Arnold Foss 1 episode
1975-77 The Good Life Sir Andrew 6 episodes
1976 Rogue's Rock Scoop 3 episodes
1976 The Duchess of Duke Street Mr Atkinson 1 episode
1976-78 George & Mildred Humphrey Pumphrey 7 episodes
1977 Midnight is a Place Silas Hobday 5 episodes
1978 Rumpole of the Bailey Mr Myers 1 episode
1979-80 The Ravelled Thread Higby 6 episodes
1979-87 Terry and June Sir Dennis Hodge 25 episodes
1980 The Two Ronnies Cheryl 2 episodes
1980-85 The Setbacks Mr Everybody 21 episodes
1981 Only When I Laugh Sir Julian Briggs 1 episode
1981 Scarf Jack Sir William Wynne 6 episodes
1981-82 Crossroads: Kings Oak Reg Lamont 59 episodes. Also played Noel Lamont (5 episodes, 1980)
1984 Minder Johnny Winstanley 1 episode
1986 Home to Roost Jim Brown 1 episode
1988-90 Bread Doctor 5 episodes. Also played Mr Rachel (1 episode, 1987)
1989 Bergerac Arnold Trowbridge 1 episode
1989 Boon George Boxall 1 episode
1990 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Colonel Pascoe 1 episode
1992 Terry and Julian Mr Wilson 1 episode
1993 KYTV Undertaker 1 episode
1995 Searching Chancy's father 3 episodes
1997 Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... Uncle George 1 episode: "Being Sound of Mind"
1997-98 Mr Wymi Henry 29 episodes. Final screen role

Radio

[9]

Year Title Role Notes
1951 Richard II Keeper First radio role
1962 Saturday Night Theatre Jack Vaughan "The Mather Story"
1963 Every Pebble on the Beach Willie Smith
1965 Afternoon Theatre Tom Walker "Border of Barbarity"
1972 Afternoon Theatre Joe "And You, Arnold"
1977 Albert and Me Mr Simpson Episode: "Spanner in the Works"
1978 Malcolm Mr Parker "Malcolm and a House"
1978 Share and Share Alike Managing Director 2 episodes
1978 Wireless Wonderland Himself
1979 Rush Hour Himself
1981 The Monday Play Allenby "Ross"
1984 It Sticks Out Half a Mile Sir Wensley Smithers Episode: "War Damage"
1985 Saturday-Night Theatre Dr Elston "A Bumper Year for Dahlias"
1987-89 Blandings Sir Gregory Parsloe Various
1987 Crime at Christmas Chief-Inspector Mitchell "Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy"
1989 Saturday-Night Theatre Desmond Dean "The Deep End"
1989 The Hedge Priest Sir Philip Bowfounder
1992 Butterflies Don't Count Peter First of two-part drama
1992 The Broken Butterfly Peter Second of two-part drama
1992 Thirty-Minute Theatre Sir George "The Rhino and the Love Pavilion"
1998 The Saturday Play Major Crowe "The Black Spectacles"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "A Celebration of The Good Life". Orion Books. 2000.
  2. ^ "Reginald Marsh". BFI.
  3. ^ "Reginald Marsh". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Terry and June (1979–87) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  5. ^ "Crossroads[02/11/1982] (1982)". BFI.
  6. ^ Information and quotes from "The Death is Announced" by Reginald Marsh, published by Evans Plays, London and New York.
  7. ^ "Being of Sound Mind (1997)". BFI.
  8. ^ "Reginald Marsh - IMDb". IMDb. 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. ^ "BBC Genome: Reginald Marsh (radio)". BBC Genome Project. 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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