Anthony Valentine

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name = Anthony Valentine


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birthdate = August 17, 1939
birthplace = Blackburn, Lancashire

Anthony Valentine (born August 17, 1939) is a British actor.

He is best known for his roles on television, most notably the titular "Raffles", the sinister Luftwaffe officer Major Mohn in the BBC drama "Colditz" and the psychopathic Toby Meres in the series "Callan". He also achieved fame as the voice of "Dr. X" on Queensrÿche's seminal 1988 album, "".

He was a child actor working for the BBC and appeared at the age of 10 in the film "No Way Back" and aged 12 in "The Girl on the Pier". He played Harry Wharton in the 1950s BBC Children's adaptation of Billy Bunter. He attended the Valerie Glynne School and Acton County Grammar School.

Other TV appearances include "A for Andromeda", "Z Cars", "The Avengers", "Softly, Softly", "Department S", "Budgie", "Codename", "", "Minder", "Tales of the Unexpected", "Bergerac", "Robin of Sherwood", "Boon", "Lovejoy", "The House of Eliott", "The Bill" and "New Tricks". He also narrated the three "Wildlife Explorer" documentary films & played a south London thug in the cult classic film Performance.

Later television work includes an episode of "Agatha Christie's Poirot", a further episode of "The Commander" in which he reprises his role of Commissioner Edward Sumpter and an episode of the popular series "Heartbeat".

His latest television roles are as Nuremberg Prison Commandant Burton C. Andrus in the 2006 BBC docudrama "" and as Jimmy "The Gent" Vincent in ITV's "The Last Detective".

He is also a noted theatre actor, appearing in many West End plays over the years, such as "No Sex Please, We're British", "Sleuth", "Half a Sixpence" and "'Art'", and he appeared in the premiere performance of Arnold Wesker's "Chicken Soup with Barley", playing the part of Ronnie. His most recent appearance was in "Separate Tables" at The Mill at Sonning. He also wrote and directed "The Waiting Game" at the same theatre.

Filmography

* The Girl on the Pier (1953)
* The Brain Machine (1955)
* The Damned (1963)
* Performance (1970)
* Tower of Evil (1972)
* To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
* Escape to Athena (1979)
* The Monster Club (1980)
* Jefferson in Paris (1995)
* The House of Angelo (1997)
* Cuisine américaine (1998)
* Two Men Went to War (2002)

External links

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* [http://www.raffles-the-amateur-cracksman.com Raffles The Amateur Cracksman]