1948-06-18 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series Robin of Sherwood. Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Queen's Theatre in the West End in 1991 and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Little Voice (1998). His television appearances have included Coronation Street, Robin of Sherwood, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, Little Britain, Hamish Macbeth, Raised by Wolves and Last of the Summer Wine. He has also appeared in the films Scum, Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street, Brassed Off, Mike Bassett: England Manager, "Grow Your Own", and My Week with Marilyn. He also appeared in the music video of A-Ha's "Take On Me"
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Your Move | Mikey | 2023-03-15 |
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Der Pfau | Lord Macintosh | 2023-03-09 |
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Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple | Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot | 2020-10-10 |
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Bumps | Howard | 2020-02-21 |
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Above the Clouds | William | 2018-10-01 |
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Peterloo | John Knight | 2018-11-01 |
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Patrick's Day | John Freeman | 2014-03-08 |
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La migliore offerta | Fred | 2013-01-01 |
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Believe | Bob | 2013-10-04 |
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Ragged | Prison Governor | 2013-06-06 |
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Spike Island | Mr. Jackson | 2012-10-11 |
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Stars In Shorts | Trevor | 2012-09-28 |
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My Week with Marilyn | Roger Smith | 2011-11-23 |
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Friend Request Pending | Trevor | 2011-10-13 |
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Borgríki | William | 2011-10-14 |
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The First Men in the Moon | Voice of Grand Lunar | 2010-10-19 |
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Margaret | Bernard Ingham | 2009-03-26 |
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Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley | Alfred Roberts | 2008-06-12 |
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Grow Your Own | Big John | 2007-06-15 |
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I Want Candy | Stephen, Joe's Dad | 2007-03-23 |
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Fanny Hill | Mr. Croft | 2007-10-22 |
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A Little Trip to Heaven | William | 2005-12-26 |
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The Best Man | Mr. Barker | 2005-07-09 |
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Von Trapped | Torsten | 2004-09-04 |
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Coogan's Runner | Self | 2003-06-02 |
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Second Nature | Lawrence Augenblick | 2003-06-22 |
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Cruise of the Gods | Hugh Bispham | 2002-12-23 |
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The Intended | Norton | 2002-06-06 |
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Crime and Punishment | Marmaladov | 2002-02-12 |
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Mike Bassett: England Manager | Lonnie Urquart | 2001-09-28 |
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Around The World In 80 Days | Inspector Fix (voice) | 2000-01-01 |
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Willis | 2000-12-25 |
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What Rats Won't Do | 1998-07-01 | |
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Our Boy | DS Yorke | 1998-02-15 |
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Cousin Bette | De Wissembourg | 1998-06-12 |
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Girls' Night | Dave Simpson | 1998-06-26 |
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Little Voice | George | 1998-11-05 |
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鸦片战争 | Captain White | 1997-06-09 |
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Brassed Off | Jim | 1996-11-01 |
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15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight | Stan Eastwood | 1993-08-18 |
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Sista dansen | Police Inspector | 1993-12-25 |
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Bad Behaviour | Howard Spink | 1993-05-28 |
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Thacker | Ben Royce | 1992-04-20 |
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High Hopes | Martin Burke | 1989-01-13 |
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The Dark Room | Greg | 1988-01-26 |
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The Fourth Protocol | Burkinshaw | 1987-03-20 |
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On the Palm | Dawlish | 1987-04-05 |
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Rat in the Skull | Detective Superintendent Derek Harris | 1987-01-01 |
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A Passage to Wisbech | Narrator | 1986-04-17 |
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a-ha: Take on Me | The Enemy | 1985-05-23 |
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The Doctor and the Devils | Andrew Merry-Lees | 1985-10-04 |
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Glamour Night | Bob | 1985-07-09 |
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Give My Regards to Broad Street | Alan | 1984-11-28 |
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Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer | Abbot Hugo de Rainault | 1984-04-28 |
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A Pattern of Roses | Builder | 1983-12-29 |
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Pocketful of Dreams | Denny | 1982-03-12 |
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Pasmore | Colin Pasmore | 1980-10-21 |
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Games Without Frontiers | Clive | 1980-05-09 |
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Afternoon Off | Bernard | 1979-02-03 |
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Scum | Mr Greaves | 1979-09-12 |
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A Little Outing | Geoff | 1977-10-20 |
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Well Thank You, Thursday | Stan | 1976-01-25 |
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Rogue Male | 1st Seaman | 1976-09-22 |
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Pressure | 2nd CID Officer | 1976-11-19 |
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Keep an Eye on Albert | Tarpy | 1975-11-11 |
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Pig Bin | Ken | 1974-10-28 |
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Shakespeare or Bust | Hippie | 1973-01-08 |
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Blooming Youth | Jeff | 1973-06-18 |
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The Pigeon Fancier | Harry | 1971-12-09 |
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True Love (Once Removed) | Bus driver |