Tony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth | |
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Born | George Anthony Haygarth 4 February 1945 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Died | 10 March 2017[1] Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | (aged 72)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–2013 |
Spouse |
Carole Winter
(m. 1985; div. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
George Anthony Haygarth (4 February 1945 – 10 March 2017)[2][3] was an English television, film and theatre actor.
Life and career
After leaving Marlborough College, Liverpool, Haygarth worked unsuccessfully in 1963 as a lifeguard in Torquay, and also tried escapology, equally unsuccessfully.[citation needed] Other jobs included psychiatric nursing and he was an amateur actor before turning professional and appearing in repertory theatre, followed by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
Haygarth played a milkman in
Haygarth played the title role in Kinvig (1981), a science-fiction comedy series produced by London Weekend Television. He appeared in Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) as a docker, and in Shoestring, series 1 episode 1. He played swindling but loveable Sanchez in Farrington of the F.O. (1986–87), and in 2005 appeared in the television adaptation of Under the Greenwood Tree. He played leading character Vic Snow in the ITV series Where the Heart Is from 1997 to 2002.
Haygarth's work in theatre included
Other interests
Haygarth was also a scholar of
Death and family
Haygarth died from the complications of Alzheimer's disease on 10 March 2017 at his home in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[9] At the time of his death, he was divorced from Carole Winter with whom he had two daughters, Katie and Becky.
Selected filmography
- Percy (1971) - Purdey
- Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) - Cary Farthingale
- The Love Ban (1973) - Policeman #2
- Last of the Summer Wine (1973) - Chip Simmonite
- I, Claudius (1976, TV Mini-Series) - Claudius' Slave
- Rachel and the Beelzebub Bombardiers (1977) - Reformed drunkard
- Holocaust (1978, TV Mini-Series) - Heinz Muller
- Let's Get Laid (1978) - Sgt. Costello
- Dracula (1979) - Milo Renfield
- S.O.S. Titanic (1979, TV movie) - Engineer Officer (uncredited)
- The Human Factor (1979) - Buffy
- McVicar (1980) - Rabies Pendel
- Outside In (1981)
- Ivanhoe (1982, TV Movie) - Friar Tuck
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (1983, TV Movie) - Launce
- Britannia Hospital (1982) - Fraser: The Workers
- A Private Function (1984) - Sutcliff
- The Bride (1985) - Tavern Keeper
- Dreamchild (1985) - Mad Hatter (voice)
- Clockwise (1986) - Ivan with the Tractor
- A Month in the Country (1987) - Douthwaite
- Hardwicke House (1987 TV series originally cancelled after first two episodes aired, remaining five uploaded to YouTube in 2019) - Mr Savage
- The Most Dangerous Man in the World (1988) - Yildirim
- The Dressmaker (1988) - Mr. Manders
- Tree of Hands (1989) - Kostas
- London Kills Me (1991) - Burns
- Between the Lines (1992) - Colin Keogh
- The Trial (1993) - Willem
- Prince of Jutland (1994) - Ragnar
- Sharpe (TV Series)(1994) - Pot Au Feu
- Our Friends In The North(1996) - Roy Johnson
- Swept from the Sea (1997) - Mr. Smith
- Where the Heart is (1997-2002) - Vic Snow
- The Woodlanders (1997) - Mr. Melbury
- Chicken Run (2000) - Mr. Tweedy (voice)
- Midsomer Murders ("Destroying Angel") (2001) - Tyson
- Fakers (2004) - Phil Norris
- Ghostboat (2006, TV Movie) - Cassidy
- Midsomer Murders ("King’s Crystal") (2007) - Jack Tewson
- Wild at Heart ("Series 2 Episode 5") (2007) - Bash
- New Tricks ("Tiger Tiger") (2011) - Peter Cooper
- Midsomer Murders ("A Rare Bird") (2012) - George Napier
References
- ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (7 August 2012). "Actor Tony Haygarth dies aged 72". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Tony Haygarth dies aged 72". ATV Today. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Coveney, Michael. "Tony Haygarth obituary | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Morley, Sheridan. (2001-09-26) The Lie. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2011-07-30.
- ^ "Pygmalion". Oldvictheatre.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ^ "Little Voice | Cast & Creative – Tony Haygarth". Littlevoicewestend.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ The Dark Lady. Peterbassano.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-30.
- ^ Simon Tait, Unmasked- the identity of shakespeares Dark Lady, "The Independent", 7 December 2003. Independent.co.uk (2003-12-07). Retrieved on 2011-07-30.
- ^ Lewis, Roz (10 March 2015). "Actor Tony Haygarth opens up about his Alzheimer's | Health | Life & Style". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
External links
- Tony Haygarth at IMDb
- "Tony Haygarth at cinema.com". Retrieved 5 December 2007.
- ""Fakers" Cast". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- "Full list of appearances". Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- "Under the Greenwood Tree". PBS. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2007.