Tony Aitken
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Tony Aitken (born 20 June 1946) is an English actor, known for playing a variety of parts in popular television programmes.
He attended Belmont Abbey School, Hereford, 1959–64. He was active in the amateur dramatic society, appearing in many revues, plays and Gilbert and Sullivan productions. He acted with Neville Buswell another student at the school. Trained as a Drama and Art Teacher at St. Mary's University College, London 1964–67.
Over a forty five year career in theatre and TV, he has appeared regularly in series such as The Sweeney, Porridge, The Mistress, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Holby City, Casualty, End of Part One and No. 73, in films such as Robin Hood Junior, Jabberwocky, Quincy's Quest and The Remains of the Day in which he played the Postmaster.
His best-known role is perhaps as the "Merry Balladeer" in the closing titles of Blackadder II, in which he also portrayed a madman ("pity poor Tom") in "Money".[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In addition to his acting career, he now runs a broadcast audio studio, producing and voicing radio and TV commercials.[2] In 2011 he played the part of solicitor "Ben Dean" in several episodes of Coronation Street. He played "Professor Aubrey" in the Feature Film "The Arbiter" 2013.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Robin Hood Junior | Jugge | |
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Flagellant | |
| 1979 | Quincy's Quest | Teddy / Father Christmas | |
| 1987 | Hearts of Fire | Reporter #1 | |
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day | Postmaster | |
| 2013 | The Arbiter | Aubrey |
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