Anton Rodgers
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Anton Rodgers counts as a veteran of both film and television with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. 76 credits across 67 years is a rate most careers never reach. Of everything on the filmography, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Day of the Jackal' belongs on any short list of his work.
Anton Rodgers
30 Movies
46 Series
Anton Rodgers counts as a veteran of both film and television with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. 76 credits across 67 years is a rate most careers never reach. Of everything on the filmography, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Day of the Jackal' belongs on any short list of his work.
Movies
Plays Jules Bernard
The Day of the Jackal
1973
Plays Inspector Andre
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
Plays Duke D'Antan
Impromptu
1991
Plays The Duke
The Merchant of Venice
2004
Plays Police Chief Charles Lazar
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
Plays George Berenson
The Fourth Protocol
1987
Plays Tom Jenkins
Scrooge
1970
Plays Tony Alexander
The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970
Plays Barfly
Go Go Tales
2008
Plays Churchill
The Last Drop
2006
Plays Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy
Carry On Jack
1964
Plays Sgt. Jones
The Spider's Web
1960
Plays The Duke
Rotten to the Core
1965
Plays Young Man
Carry On Cruising
1962
Plays Foscari
Secret Passage
2004
Plays Concierge
The Iron Maiden
1963
Plays Curtis
The Traitors
1962
Plays Mackintosh
East of Elephant Rock
1977
Plays Tom Briggs
Part-Time Wife
1961
Plays Alec
Petticoat Pirates
1961
TV Shows
Plays Alec
May to December
1989
Plays William Fields
Fresh Fields
1984
Plays William Fields
French Fields
1989
Plays Noah Kirby
Noah's Ark
1997
Plays Sir Percy Blakeney
The Elusive Pimpernel
1969
Plays Samuel Jordan
After the War
1989
Plays Edward Langtry
Lillie
1978
Plays Lord Woodmouse / Crabby Blackjacket (voice)
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
Plays DI Walter Purbright
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977
Plays Peter Frame
The Organization
1972
Plays Cyril Coutts - Izzy
Nightingale's Boys
1975
Plays Narrator
The Gingerbread Man
1992
Plays David Gradley
Zodiac
1974
Plays Sir Kenneth
Richard the Lionheart
1962
Plays Regalas
Ooh La La!
1968
Plays Timothy Hapsburg-Jones QC
Crown Court
1972
Plays Mr. Swingit
The Queen's Nose
1995
Plays Lord George Bentinck
Disraeli
1978
Plays James Mallory
Affairs of the Heart
1974
Plays Valentine
Playhouse
1974
Plays Mark
ITV Playhouse
1967
Plays William Kerr
The Wednesday Play
1964
Plays Number Two
The Prisoner
1967
Plays Barman
The Cheaters
1960
Plays Michael
Centre Play
1973
Plays Edmund Blake
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Plays Terrell
Department S
1969
Plays Lord James Chetwood
Midsomer Murders
1997
Plays Richard De Brassey
Thomas & Sarah
1979
Plays Pierre
The Saint
1962
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Go Go Tales
Full Filmography
Go Go Tales
Barfly
2008
Film
The Last Drop
Churchill
2006
Film
The Merchant of Venice
The Duke
2004
Film
Secret Passage
Foscari
2004
Film
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Lord Woodmouse / Crabby Blackjacket (Voice)
2004
Film
Noah's Ark
Noah Kirby · 12 episodes
1997–
TV
Midsomer Murders
Lord James Chetwood · 1 episode
1997–
TV
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Lord Woodmouse / Crabby Blackjacket (voice) · 8 episodes
1996–
TV
The Queen's Nose
Mr. Swingit · 2 episodes
1995–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Anton Rodgers still alive?
Anton Rodgers passed away on December 1, 2007 at age 74.
What are the most famous roles of Anton Rodgers?
Anton Rodgers is best known for roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Where Eagles Dare, The Day of the Jackal.
How many movies has Anton Rodgers been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1959), Anton Rodgers has appeared in 30 movies and 45 TV shows.
What was Anton Rodgers's first movie?
The career of Anton Rodgers began with Crash Drive (1959).
What is Anton Rodgers's most recent movie or series?
Anton Rodgers's most recent release is Go Go Tales, which premiered on June 20, 2008.
What TV shows has Anton Rodgers appeared in?
On television, Anton Rodgers has appeared in Midsomer Murders, The Prisoner, The Saint, Upstairs, Downstairs.
Anton Rodgers
1933-01-10 · Ealing, Middlesex, England, UK
Anton Rodgers (born Anthony Rodgers; 10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film and in television dramas and sitcoms, known best for the films The Day of the Jackel (1972) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988).