Tony Aitken

Tony Aitken

Actor

Solihull, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
June 20, 1946

Biography

Tony Aitken is an English actor, known for playing a variety of parts in popular television programmes. He attended Belmont Abbey School, Hereford, 1959–64. He was active in the amateur dramatic society, appearing in many revues, plays and Gilbert and Sullivan productions. He acted with Neville Buswell another student at the school. Trained as a Drama and Art Teacher at St. Mary's University College, London 1964–67. Over a forty five year career in theatre and TV, he has appeared regularly in series such as The Sweeney, Porridge, The Mistress, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Holby City, Casualty, End of Part One and No. 73, in films such as Robin Hood Junior, Jabberwocky, Quincy's Quest and The Remains of the Day in which he played the Postmaster. Sharpe (sharpe’s revenge) as a clark in the war office who hands sharpe his orders posting him to Yorkshire. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

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Tony Aitken 1

Representative Works

Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
6.0
/ English
Hazlitt in Love
Hazlitt in Love
1.0
/ English
Robin Hood Junior
Robin Hood Junior
6.0
/ English
Sharpe's Justice
Sharpe's Justice
7.1
/ English
Calliope
Calliope
8.0
/ English
The Arbiter
The Arbiter
5.0
/ English
Quincy's Quest
Quincy's Quest
6.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Remains of the Day
1993Nominee

Best Performance

The Remains of the Day

Jabberwocky
1977Nominee

Best Performance

Jabberwocky

Hazlitt in Love
1977Nominee

Best Performance

Hazlitt in Love

Career Highlights

Robin Hood Junior
1975Highlight

Best Performance

Robin Hood Junior

The Stanley Baxter Hour
1982Highlight

Best Performance

The Stanley Baxter Hour

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