Roger Booth (actor) explained

Roger Booth
Birth Name:Roger Thomas Booth
Birth Date:12 November 1933
Birth Place:East Stonehouse, Devon, England
Death Date:26 February 2014 (age 80)
Death Place:London, England
Occupation:Actor

Roger Thomas Booth (12 November 1933 – 26 February 2014[1]) was an English actor, often on television. He appeared in many British television series and films, which include Z-Cars, No Hiding Place, The Avengers, Robbery, The Tomorrow People, Law & Order, EastEnders, The Bill and others.[2] [3]

His theatre work includes Alan Bleasdale's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" at the Liverpool Playhouse, and plays with the RSC and the Bristol Old Vic.[4] [5]

Acting credits

TitleYearRoleNotes
Z-Cars1964HobsonEpisode: "Clues Are What You Think"
Compact1964Mr. RawsonEpisode: "Many Questions"
Paris 19001964GendarmeEpisode: "Half a Husband"
Hereward the Wake1965Gilbert's CookEpisode: "The War Arrow"
No Hiding Place1965Insp. LoganEpisode: "The Street"
The Avengers1965-1967'Porky' Purser / Tubby Vincent2 episodes
Disneyland1966Lord Calmsden2 episodes
ITV Play of the Week1967TrenchardEpisode: "The Voysey Inheritance"
The White Rabbit1967German orderly on trainEpisode: "O Absalom"
Robbery1967DetectiveFilm, Uncredited
Orlando1968Sheik Abu HassanEpisode: "Orlando and the Return of Moosh: Beau Geste and All That"
Work Is a Four-Letter Word1968PincherFilm, Uncredited
ITV Playhouse1968Porky LeightonEpisode: "The Tigers of Subtopia"
The Tyrant King1968Tourist2 episodes
Resurrection19683rd JudgeEpisode: "Dmitri"
Hadleigh1969Vic BennettEpisode: "The Wrong Side of the Hill"
The First Churchills1969Bentinck / Portland4 episodes
Mystery and Imagination1970Major O'RookeEpisode: "The Suicide Club"
Daniel Deronda1970Mr. Lush3 episodes
The Passenger1971Jack Steen1 episode
The Trouble with 2B1972Mr. GrottiFilm
Adult Fun1972Mr. CharlesFilm
Play for Today1972-1982Father George / Holland / Tom Barton / Trade union official / Frank5 episodes
Kidnapped1973Duke of CumberlandFilm
The Tomorrow People1973Rabowski4 episodes
Harriet's Back in Town1973Harry Palmer2 episodes
The Prince of Denmark1974Mr. YatesUnknown episode
You're on Your Own1975Roger WhitbyEpisode: "No One Wants Any Trouble"
The Main Chance1975Magnus TaitEpisode: "We're the Bosses Now"
Barry Lyndon1975King George IIIFilm
Yes, Honestly1976Tug LavenhamEpisode: "Black and White and Red All Over"
The Sweeney1976AshcroftEpisode: "May"
Armchair Thriller1978C.I.D. Supt.Episode: "Rachel in Danger: Part 4"
A Sharp Intake of Breath1978Mr. MathewsEpisode: "See You in Court"
Law & Order1978Chief Officer CarneEpisode: "A Prisoner's Tale"
The Life Story of Baal1978MechFilm
Matilda's England1979Mr. Frye3 episodes
Secret Army1979Reichskommissar Glaub2 episodes
Suez 19561979Peter ThorneycroftTV movie
Escape1980Episode: "The Cartland Murder"
BBC2 Playhouse1980Major DeansEpisode: "Fatal Spring"
Rumpole of the Bailey1980Alderman PertweeEpisode: "Rumpole's Return"
Remembrance1982Mark's fatherFilm
The Barchester Chronicles1982Plomacy1 episode
The Last Song1983Bruce2 episodes
The Nation's Health1983Staff – Mortuary TechnicianEpisode: "Chronic"
Diana1984HawthornEpisode: "Part Five – May 1937"
Kim1984Father VictorTV movie
Dempsey and Makepeace1985JackEpisode: "Blind Eye"
Lamb1985Farmer on TrainFilm
All in Good Faith1986PoultneyEpisode: "No Stone Unturned"
Big Deal1986Mr. RyeEpisode: "Playing the Ace"
The Fools on the Hill1986CommissionaireTV movie
Miss Marple: Nemesis1987Mr. Pelham2 episodes
Pulaski1987Buffy SaundersEpisode: "No Guns Please We're British"
Inspector Morse1988BartenderEpisode: "Last Seen Wearing"
Blind Justice1988Arnold FlowersEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"
Boon1989Mr. HancockEpisode: "Arms and the Dog"
Capital City1989Jerome HeronEpisode: "Max in Space"
The Wars of the Roses1990-1991Earl of Northumberland / Williams / Saunder Simpco / Father / Lord Hastings7 episodes
Strauss Dynasty19912 episodes
Billy Webb's Amazing Stories1991Mayor2 episodes
EastEnders1993Cab Passenger1 episode
All or Nothing at All1993ParishionerUnknown episodes
Cadfael1994Baldwin PecheEpisode: "The Sanctuary Sparrow"
A Pin for the Butterfly1994Party GuestFilm
The Bill1994-2003Tyrone / Fred McCormack2 episodes
Cutthroat Island1995AuctioneerFilm
Spark1997Kimberley's FatherEpisode: "Fourth Cousin Kimberley"
The Mill on the Floss1997Mr. RileyTV movie
The Famous Five1997FarmerEpisode: "Five Have a Wonderful Time: Part 1"
Doc Martin2001BoyTV movie
Crush2001Hearty GovernorFilm
Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali2002Cafe OwnerTV movie
My Uncle Silas2003Lord ChadwellEpisode: "A Funny Thing"
Ladies in Lavender2004ArthurFilm, (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find a will | GOV.UK. probatesearch.service.gov.uk.
  2. Web site: Roger Booth. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044933/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2aca60e. dead. 5 March 2016. BFI.
  3. Web site: Roger Booth. www.aveleyman.com.
  4. Web site: Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Voytek | V&A Search the Collections. 18 October 2019. V and A Collections.
  5. Web site: Roger Booth | Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.