- Doug Fisher (actor)
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Douglas Fisher (1941 – 9 July 2000) was an English actor. He was schooled at The Royal Liberty - a grammar school in Romford, Essex, where he became a prefect in the sixth form. He later went on to Oxford University.
Fisher's career was predominantly in the theatre, although he played one-off or guest roles in many British series. His best-known part was that of Larry Simmonds, the lovable rogue who occupied the attic apartment in the ITV sitcom Man About the House.[1] He also appeared in All Our Saturdays, Yes Minister, Home to Roost, Sorry!, Haggard, Goodnight Sweetheart, Jonathan Creek and Heartbeat. His final role was a clergyman in the 1999 miniseries adaptation of Oliver Twist.
He also played the role of Jim Medhurst (Kevin Medhurst's father) In TV series London's Burning from 1988 until the character was killed off in series 6 in 1993.
He died of a heart attack in 2000 at the age of 59.
Selected television roles
Year Title Role 1970 Father Dear Father Leslie 1972 Cheap at Half the Price Charlie 1973 All Our Saturdays Ronnie Rendell 1973 Thirty Minutes Worth 1973 to 1976 Man About the House Larry Simmonds (19 episodes) 1979 Feet First Hamilton Defries 1982 Yes Minister Ben Stanley 1987 Home to Roost George 1987 to 1988 Sorry! (TV series) Wurzo 1988 to 1993 London's Burning Jim Medhurst 1992 Haggard (TV series) Elusive Edward 1993 The Detectives Cabbie 1997 Goodnight Sweetheart Stanley 1999 Oliver Twist (TV miniseries) Clergyman References
- ^ "Actor Left Out In In The Cold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1977. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iP5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2309,5987072&dq=doug-fisher+man-about-the-house&hl=en. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
Categories:- 1941 births
- 2000 deaths
- English actors
- English television actors
- English stage actors
- English television actor stubs
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