Philip Jackson
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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"
Known for
Credits
The Best Offer (2013)
as Fred
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
as Roger Smith
Cousin Bette (1998)
as De Wissembourg
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
as Burkinshaw
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
as Andrew Merry-Lees
I Want Candy (2007)
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
Brassed Off (1996)
as Jim
The Best Man (2005)
as Mr. Barker
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
as William
Scum (1979)
as Mr Greaves
Little Voice (1998)
as George
Fanny Hill (2007)
as Mr. Croft
The Opium War (1997)
as 船长怀特
The Sea (1978)
as Thompson
Peterloo (2018)
as John Knight
Girls' Night (1998)
as Dave Simpson
Spike Island (2012)
as Mr. Jackson
The Intended (2002)
as Norton
Rogue Male (1976)
as 1st Seaman
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (2003)
as Logan
Crime and Punishment (2002)
as Marmaladov
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
as Willis
High Hopes (1989)
as Martin Burke
Grow Your Own (2007)
as Big John
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple (2020)
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
as Alfred Roberts
Believe (2013)
as Bob
The First Men in the Moon (2010)
as Voice of Grand Lunar
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
as Alan
Stars in Shorts (2012)
as Trevor
Rat in the Skull (1987)
as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
Thacker (1992)
as Ben Royce
The Peacock (2023)
as Lord Hamish
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
as Lonnie Urquart
Above the Clouds (2018)
as William
What Rats Won't Do (1998)
Actor
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (1984)
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
Margaret (2009)
as Bernard Ingham
Games Without Frontiers (1980)
as Clive
Second Nature (2003)
as Lawrence Augenblick
Friend Request Pending (2011)
as Trevor
Afternoon Off (1979)
as Bernard
Coogan's Runner (2003)
as Self
The Last Dance (1993)
as Police Inspector
Pressure (1976)
as 2nd CID Officer
Von Trapped (2004)
as Torsten
Your Move (2023)
as Mikey
Becoming Victoria Wood (2026)
as Self
Glamour Night (1985)
as Bob
Our Boy (1998)
as DS Yorke
On the Palm (1987)
as Dawlish
Pig Bin (1974)
as Ken
The Chester Mystery Plays (1976)
Actor
Well Thank You, Thursday (1976)
as Stan
The Storyteller: The Luck Child (1988)
as King
A Pattern of Roses (1983)
as Builder
Bad Behavior (1993)
as Howard Spink
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (1993)
as Stan Eastwood
Blooming Youth (1973)
as Jeff
Keep an Eye on Albert (1975)
as Tarpy
Cruise of the Gods (2002)
as Hugh Bispham
Patrick's Day (2014)
as John Freeman
Around The World In 80 Days (2000)
as Inspector Fix (voice)
City State (2011)
as William
Pasmore (1980)
as Colin Pasmore
The Dark Room (1988)
as Greg
Shakespeare or Bust (1973)
as Hippie
Bumps (2020)
as Howard
A Little Outing (1977)
as Geoff
Ragged (2013)
as Prison Governor
True Love (Once Removed) (—)
as Bus driver
The Pigeon Fancier (1971)
as Harry
A Passage to Wisbech (1986)
as Narrator
Pocketful of Dreams (1982)
as Denny