Anthony
Valentine was born in Blackburn, Lancashire on August 17 1939. He was educated
at the Valerie Glynne School and Acton County Grammar School. Anthony has a prolific
and impressive body of work to his credit; some of his most recent television
roles include: Waking the Dead, Commander II, Judge John Deed
and Coronation Street as George Wilson. Anthony's recent theatre
appearances include: Art (Wyndhams), Hans Andersen (London Palladium),
Sleuth (St.Martin's), No Sex Please, We're British (Strand) and
Half a Sixpence (Cambridge).
As
a very popular leading man in the 1970s, Anthony starred in two very successful
series' Colditz as the Luftwaffe officer Major Mohn and
Raffles in which he stars as the eponymous hero. Anthony
also guest starred in shows such as Bergerac, Minder, Lovejoy,
Z Cars, Tales of the Unexpected, The Avengers, A For Andromeda and many more.
Earlier in his career, he starred as Toby Meres in Callan. In addition
to his tv, film and theatre work Anthony is also a voice-over artist.
Anthony
Valentine was a child actor aged 10 when he appeared in Billy Bunter of Greyfriars
School as the character Harry Wharton in the BBC Television adaptation
of the stories written by Frank Richards (one of the many pseudonyms used by the
prolific author Charles Hamilton). This series was one of the first to be made
by the BBC's Children's Department at Lime Grove Studios; it ran from 1952 until
1961.
In
1958, Anthony Valentine appeared opposite Sir Laurence Olivier and Irene Worth
in the play based on Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman as part of the
ITV Play of the Week series. Sir Lawrence Olivier played Borkman and Anthony Valentine
played Erhart, the play is directed by Christopher Marahan.
Film
and theatre credits include:
Film
American
Cuisine
Midnight Orchid
The Way To Dusty Death
The Age Of Treason
The Monster
Club
Escape to Athena
Murder Is Easy
To The Devil A Daughter
Performance
Day Of The Triffids
The Flesh And The Fiend
West 11
The Damned
Theatre
Two
Men Went To War
The White Devil (Lyrick
Hammersmith)
Art (Wyndhams)
Hans Anderson London Palladium)
Sleuth
(St. Martin's)
No Sex Please We're British (The Strand)
Something To Hide
(Richmond Playhouse)
The Platinum Cat Wyndhams)
Ross (Playhouse)
Romanoff
And Juliet (Playhouse)
Romeo And Juliet (Playhouse)
Henry V (Cockpit)
Half A Sixpence (Cambridge London)
Two Stars For Comfort (Garrick)
Macbeth
(Playhouse Nottingham)
A Man For All Seasons (Playhouse Nottingham)
Seagulls
Over Sorrento (Playhouse Guildford)
The Corn Is Green (Playhouse Guildford)
Charley's Aunt (Playhouse Oxford)
The Shifting Heart (The Duke Of York's)
Chicken Soup With Barley (Belgrade / Royal Court)
Epitaph For George Dillon
(Royal Court)
Sport Of My Mum And Dad (Royal Court)
Thanks,
to Associated International Management
