John Thaw
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Cry Freedom
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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The Sign of Four
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Into the Blue
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Sweeney!
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Sweeney 2
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The Last Grenade
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Buried Treasure
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The Absence of War
as George JonesPolitical drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw and based on Labour's disastrous...
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Dead Man's Chest
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Dinner at the Sporting Club
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Drake's Venture
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Business as Usual
as Kieran FlynnAfter seeing her husband fail in fighting a battle to keep his factory open, a manageress loses...
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Regan
as Det. Insp. Jack ReganRough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70's dramas can be, Regan...
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The Grass Is Singing
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The Waiting Time
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We'll Support You Evermore
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The Capone Investment
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Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
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Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
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Play for Today
as uncreditedPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Sherlock Holmes
as Jonathan SmallSherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...
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Inspector Morse
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BBC Play of the Month
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The Sweeney
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BBC Television Shakespeare
as uncreditedThe BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...
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The Protectors
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The Onedin Line
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Six Fifty-Five Special
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Lt. HolstAdaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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Kavanagh Q.C.
as James Kavanagh QCJames Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling...
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The Adventures of Black Beauty
as Jack DesmondBlack Beauty is a pure black, thoroughbred horse in late 19th Century rural England who is...
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Redcap
as Sergeant John MannRedcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television and broadcast on the...
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A Year in Provence
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Home to Roost
as Henry WillowsHome to Roost is a British television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television in the 1980s....
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Budgie
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The BAFTA Awards
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Mitch
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Stanley and the Women
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Strange Report
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Bat Out of Hell
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Monsignor Renard
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The Frighteners
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The Glass
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Armchair Cinema
as Det. Insp. Jack ReganBritish television drama anthology series of single plays.
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The Second World War in Colour
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Edgar Wallace Mysteries
as uncreditedThe Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a British second-feature film series, produced at Merton Park...
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The Morecambe & Wise Show
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Armchair Theatre
as TonyArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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Thick As Thieves
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Inheritance
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Plastic Man
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Mitch
as MitchMitch is a newspaper reporter with a difference, he cares about the people he reports.
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The Capone Investment
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