Tony Selby
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Tony Selby | |
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| Born | Anthony Samuel Selby 26 February 1938 Lambeth, London, England |
| Died | 5 September 2021 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–2016 |
| Notable work | Get Some In! Doctor Who Mulberry EastEnders |
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| Children | 1 |
Anthony Samuel Selby (26 February 1938 – 5 September 2021) was an English actor. He was best known for his roles as
Life and career
Selby was born in
In 1965, he appeared as a convict under sentence of death in the BBC television drama Three Clear Sundays, directed by Ken Loach.[6]
He had one of his earliest film acting roles in
Other notable television appearances in the 1970s included
Selby appeared in the third episode of The Good Life (known as Good Neighbors in the US), as a rag-and-bone man who sold the Goods an old wood stove and brought them a cat.[16]
In the United States, Selby had an uncredited role as a hood in the first Superman motion picture.
Selby played Susan Harper's long-lost father Arthur in the BBC comedy My Family, in the episode "A Decent Proposal", first broadcast on 12 August 2011.[17]
In 2012, he appeared in the film Cockneys vs Zombies.[18]
He appeared in the television series New Tricks as Danny Paye, an East End loan shark, in the 2009 episode Meat is Murder.
Selby died in London on 5 September 2021, at the age of 83, after contracting COVID-19.[19][20]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1965 | The Wednesday Play | Up the Junction | Dave | |
| 1966 | Alfie | Lacey | |
| 1968 | The Avengers
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Stanley | Episode: The Curious Case of the Countless Clues |
| Witchfinder General | Salter | ||
| 1970–1971 | Ace of Wands | Sam Maxstead | |
| 1971 | Catweazle | Sergeant Jones | Episode: The Walking Trees |
| Villain | Duncan | ||
| 1972 | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Moss | Episode: Day of Reckoning |
| 1973 | Warship | PO-Wtr. Willows | Episode: Funny, They All Say That |
| 1974 | Thriller | Mark | Episode: I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill |
| 1974–1976 | Bless This House | Fingers/Intruder | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | The Good Life | Sam | Episode: The Weaker Sex? |
| 1975–1978 | Get Some In! | Corporal Marsh | |
| 1978 | Superman | 5th Hood | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Give Us a Break | Benny | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Cockles | Bunter | Episode: Mermaids |
| 1986–1987 | Doctor Who | Sabalom Glitz
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9 episodes |
| 1987 | The Secret Garden | Sergeant Barney | TV movie |
| 1991 | Lovejoy | Sgt. Hartley | Episode: Raise the Hispanic |
| 1992–1993 | Mulberry | Bert | 13 episodes |
| 1992-1994 | Love Hurts | Max Taplow | 30 episodes |
| 1994-1997 | The Detectives | 'Nozzer' Richardson | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | The World of Lee Evans | Father | Episode: Meet the Folks |
| 1997–2004 | The Bill | Vinnie Rogers/Norman Klein/Barry Jackson | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Holby City | Jim Horton | Episode: Puppy Love |
| 2002 | EastEnders | Uncle Clive | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | My Family | Arthur Riggs | Episode: A Decent Proposal |
References
- ^ "Tony Selby Biography (1938-)". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-5261-1197-5.
- ^ "Tony Selby | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ Walsh, Maeve (21 February 1999). "Thirty years ago today: 'Saved' for the nation, farewell to the censor". The Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ a b Masters, Tim (14 October 2011). "Saved still shocks, says original cast member". BBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "The Wednesday Play: Three Clear Sundays". 7 April 1965. p. 40 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Tony Selby". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Ace of Wands (1970-72)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Selby, Tony 1938– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "None of Your Business (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Tony Selby". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "If You Go down in the Woods Today (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Days of Fines and Closures (1989)". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Love Hurts". 7 February 1992. p. 80 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "EastEnders". 3 October 2002. p. 110 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "The Good Life - S1 - Episode 3: The Weaker Sex?". Radio Times.
- ^ "BBC One - My Family, Series 11, A Decent Proposal". BBC.
- ^ "Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Sitcom star Tony Selby dies aged 83". Belfasttelegraph. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (7 September 2021). "Tony Selby obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
- Tony Selby at IMDb
- Tony Selby discography at Discogs
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