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Aliases: Phillip Jackson , 필립 잭슨 , Филип Джексон , فیلیپ جکسون

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 44

TV Involvements: 27


Most Famous Work

Biography

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"

Most Famous Work

Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Daniel Snape
Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Colin Pasmore
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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8

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(1989) Assistant Commissioner Japp
The Day of the Jackal
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8

The Day of the Jackal

(2024) Trevor
Tales of the Unexpected
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7

Tales of the Unexpected

(1979) George Forester
Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Rob Royson
A Touch of Frost
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8

A Touch of Frost

(1992) D.S. Sharpe
Foyle's War
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8

Foyle's War

(2002) Alan Carter

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Trevor
2023 Mikey
Lord Macintosh
2022 Mickey Sparrow
Peter
2021 Martin Dewsbury
Phil
2020 Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
Peter
Howard
2018 John Knight
William
Chamberlain
2017 Ken
Paul Smart
2015 Grampy
2014 Alan
John Freeman
2013 Bob
Prison Governor
Fred
2012 Mr. Jackson
Trevor
Tony
2011 Roger Smith
David Witton
Self - Participant
William
Trevor
N/A
2010 Voice of Grand Lunar
2009 Harold Wilson
Roy Jacks
Bernard Ingham
2008 N/A
Bloxham
Old George Bennett
Alfred Roberts
2007 Mr. Croft
Mr. Croft
Big John
Stephen, Joe's Dad
2006 Jovius
N/A
2005 William
N/A
Mr. Barker
2004 Torsten
Samuel Pepys
N/A
Arthur Bond
N/A
2003 N/A
Lawrence Augenblick
Self
2002 Hugh Bispham
Alan Carter
Norton
Marmaladov
2001 Lonnie Urquart
2000 Willis
Mickey Thomas
Inspector Fix (voice)
1999 N/A
1998 George
N/A
Dave Simpson
De Wissembourg
N/A
DS Yorke
N/A
1997 Captain White
Daniel Snape
1996 Jim
N/A
1995 Eustace Buckle
Ronald Kennedy
Malachi McBean
1994 Detective Inspector Russell Rush
N/A
1993 Police Inspector
Stan Eastwood
Howard Spink
1992 Sergent Sharpe
D.S. Sharpe
Ben Royce
Ken Marsden
Brian Simpson
1991 Patron
Police Sergeant
1989 Martin Burke
Chief Inspector James Harold Japp
Assistant Commissioner Japp
1988 King
Greg
1987 N/A
Dawlish
Burkinshaw
Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
1986 Rob Royson
Narrator
1985 Andrew Merry-Lees
The Enemy
1984 Alan
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
1983 Builder
1982 Denny
1980 Colin Pasmore
Clive
N/A
1979 Mr Greaves
N/A
George Forester
Bernard
1978 Dave
1977 Geoff
1976 2nd CID Officer
1st Seaman
Stan
1975 Tarpy
1974 Ken
Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
1973 Jeff
Hippie
Gordon
1971 Harry
1970 Colin Pasmore
Bus driver
Year Character Movie/Tv

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