Anton Rodgers

Known for

Acting

Born

January 10, 1933

Birthplace

Ealing, Middlesex, England, UK

Died

December 1, 2007 (aged 74)

Biography

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).

Best known work

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

Where Eagles Dare

1968

The Day of the Jackal

1973

The Merchant of Venice

2004

Midsomer Murders

1997

Son of the Pink Panther

1993

The Prisoner

1967

The Fourth Protocol

1987

Scrooge

1970

The Saint

1962

Filmography

2008
Go Go Tales
as Barfly
2007
You Can Choose Your Friends
as Ken Snell
2006
Longford
as Willie Whitelaw
2006
The Last Drop
as Churchill
2005
C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia
as C.S. Lewis
2004
The Merchant of Venice
as The Duke
2004
Secret Passage
as Foscari
2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
as Lord Woodmouse / Crabby Blackjacket (Voice)
2003
Wide-EyeTV
as Wide Eye the Owl (voice) (26 episodes)
2000
Up RisingTV
1997
Noah's ArkTV
as Noah Kirby (12 episodes)
1997
Midsomer MurdersTV
as Lord James Chetwood (1 episode)
1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly HedgeTV
as Lord Woodmouse / Crabby Blackjacket (voice) (8 episodes)
1995
The Queen's NoseTV
as Mr. Swingit (2 episodes)
1993
Old Bear StoriesTV
1993
Son of the Pink Panther
as Police Chief Charles Lazar
1992
After the Dance
as David Scott-Fowler
1992
The Gingerbread ManTV
as Narrator (6 episodes)
1991
Pebble MillTV
as Self (1 episode)
1991
PerformanceTV
as David Scott-Fowler (1 episode)
1991
Impromptu
as Duke D'Antan
1989
4 PlayTV
as Aubrey Bellweather (1 episode), as Ronnie (1 episode)
1989
French FieldsTV
as William Fields (18 episodes)
1989
After the WarTV
as Samuel Jordan (10 episodes)
1989
May to DecemberTV
as Alec (38 episodes)