- Andrew Burt
Andrew Burt (born
23 May 1945 inWakefield ,West Yorkshire ) is an Englishactor .He is best known as the original
Jack Sugden in Emmerdale, a role he played from 1972 to 1974 (with a brief return in 1976), then handed over the character to another actor,Clive Hornby . Burt's other television credits include "Warship", "Campion ","Swallows and Amazons Forever! ", "I'm Alan Partridge ", "The Bill ", "Blake's 7 ", the "Doctor Who " story "Terminus" and the BBC series "The Voyage ofCharles Darwin ", in which he played the captain ofHMS Beagle ,Robert FitzRoy . He has also provided voice-overs for numerous commercials.Burt was educated at
Silcoates School , Wakefield and theUniversity of Kent . He trained atRose Bruford College of Drama and has considerable repertory experience, his preferred medium of acting being the stage. Andrew also was in an episode of Crown Courton ITV called "Question of Care".He now lives in Ealing, West London, where he works as a counsellor for people with stress-related illnesses.
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