thug actor

[chirpychirpy]

can anyone recall a tall round/flat faced dark haired (his hair was usually swept back) actor who used to play thug type roles on British telly in the 70s and 80s? His face was of the kind that fitted well under a bank robber's stocking, and usually did

[emmie]

arthur mullard? He was often in this type of programme, but also played some comedy as well...

[tonymclark]

The name that springs to my mind is Dudley Sutton. I don't think of his hair being swept back though, so he may not be the actor you are looking for...

http://www.rexfeature...15&search_oldest.y=12

[chirpychirpy]

no it wasn't either of those, though I do remember them

[jackthehat]

Him ?

http://i436.photobuck...p15/GeorgeSewell1.jpg

[sidkid]

John Bindon?

[janbee]

bryan pringle?

[AngelMell]

Nick Brimble?

[woof57]

Patrick Allen?

[woof57]

Or how about George Sewell?

[emmie]

thats one of the people i thought of John Bindon, wasn't he a criminal, thug in real life, did acting as a sideline, remember reading something about him a while back

[tonymclark]

Don Henderson?

http://www.rexfeature...=19&search_oldest.y=7

[chirpychirpy]

no, none of them. oddly enough he looked a bit like this photo of Jelena Jankovic which made me think of him!

http://www.hot4tennis...ry/page-98/image/312/

[emmie]

any idea what sort of programmes, gangster roles, detective dramas, sweeeney that kind of thing, this is bugging me now.

[Caran]

Donald Pleasance

[emmie]

Peter Vaughn, he was always quite menacing.

[chirpychirpy]

All of those, Em10

[vegasmad]

Anthony Valentine?

[Calibax]

Bob Hoskins?

[rowanwitch]

anthony valentine was the only one I could think of when I saw the picture but hardly flat faced or a regular villain but he did play his share of bad guys

[Calibax]

Ray Barrett?