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Jack Smethurst
Born: 9th Apr 1932 Collyhurst, Manchester, England, UK - Died 16th Feb 2022
Dept: Acting
An English television and film comic actor whose career dates back to the 1950s and is best known for his role as bigoted socialist Eddie Booth in Love Thy Neighbour.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 39
Film: 20 (51%)
Television: 19 (49%)
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Filmography
Nov 1998 (first aired)
Dinnerladies is a BBC sitcom written by and starring Victoria Wood that chronicles the antics of a group of workers in a canteen in the north of Engla ... view
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Bob (1 ep.)
Character:
Mickey O'Farrell
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. ... view
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John Jenkins (1 ep.)
Mr. Kirkby (1 ep.)
1991
As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English. ... view
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Miranda's Father
Oct 1990 (first aired)
Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you th ... view
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Man in Phone Booth (1 ep.)
Oct 1989 (first aired)
Bluebirds was a CBBC drama broadcast on 5 October to 9 November 1989, for six episodes. Set in London, youth group the Bluebirds try to protect their ... view
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Ernest (1 ep.)
1981
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a d ... view
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Sleeping Car Attendant
1974
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered mo ... view
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Himself
1973
Two men who are nextdoor neighbors constantly battle it out over seemingly trivial offenses. Their wives, on the other hand, are best of friends. The ... view
Character:
Eddie Booth
Jan 1973 (first aired)
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dal ... view
Character:
Davenport (1 ep.)
Apr 1972 (first aired)
Love Thy Neighbour is a British sitcom, which was transmitted from 13 April 1972 until 22 January 1976, spanning seven series. The sitcom was produced ... view
Character:
Eddie Booth (53 ep.)
1972
Walter and Ada Bingley celebrate their first wedding anniversary, unaware that that friends and family are planning a surprise party. Based on the 197 ... view
Character:
Leslie Pollitt
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Under and Over was a 1971 BBC television situation comedy, which lasted one series of six episodes.
In it The Bachelors, an Irish singing trio, playe ... view
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Hawkins (6 ep.)
1971
Mr. Hedges, the somewhat naive and idealistc teacher of the rebellious Class 5C, lobbies to have them allowed on the school camping trip despite much ... view
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Bus Driver
Apr 1971 (first aired)
Budgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and broad ... view
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Saunders (1 ep.)
1971
Mr Lumley's dazzling sales-talk business sometimes gets out of control. ... view
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Charles Henshaw
1971
Maria, a juvenile delinquent is stuck in a boring girls school for young offenders in Sunderland. A suggestive wink and a flash of her knickers at an ... view
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Sam Hed
1970
Colin Welland's play about a wife, her mother, her mother-in-law and conflict. ... view
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Ray
Apr 1970 (first aired)
For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom broadcast from April 1970 to December 1971. Created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, the series stars Irene Hand ... view
Character:
Leslie Pollitt (27 ep.)
1969
There's a killer on the loose in London, and whilst our typically craggy copper DI Rowan investigates, Judge Lomax is busy in court, dishing out harsh ... view
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Chief Inspector
Jul 1968 (first aired)
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976.
The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologis ... view
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Granger (1 ep.)
Apr 1968 (first aired)
The First Lady is a British television drama produced for BBC One, starring Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby, set around the ficti ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jul 1966 (first aired)
A completely lost BBC1 drama series centred on the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary. ... view
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Peter (1 ep.)
1966
A young woman is unable to decide between a boxer and folk singer, and ends up losing both. ... view
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Bernie
1966
Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospi ... view
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Long-Haired Patient (uncredited)
1964
A wealthy young layabout tries to double cross the master-crook who has engaged him to do a job. ... view
Character:
Ross
Oct 1964 (first aired)
Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television for ITV. John Thaw stars as Sergeant John Mann, a member of the Special Inves ... view
Character:
Sgt Cartwright (1 ep.)
May 1964 (first aired)
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first reg ... view
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Soldier (1 ep.)
Feb 1964 (first aired)
An anthology series of plays. Each episode explores a different story of villainy. ... view
Character:
George (21 ep.)
Mar 1963 (first aired)
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmis ... view
Character:
Red (1 ep.)
Jun 1962 (first aired)
A kid-friendly take on the exploits of King Richard the Lion Heart, from his participation in the Crusades, to his capture in Austria, to his final re ... view
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Tom (1 ep.)
1962
As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reco ... view
Character:
Conroy
1961
Serjeant Musgrave and his small band of men arrive in an impoverished northern coal town, ostensibly on a recruiting drive.....but their intentions ar ... view
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Slow Collier
1961
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedl ... view
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Dai Tovey
1960
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married. ... view
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Waiter (uncredited)
1960
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to sho ... view
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Sailor
Sep 1959 (first aired)
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September ... view
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Unknown/various (5 ep.)
1958
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Serv ... view
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First Recruit