Tony Haygarth
Biography
Biography
Tony Haygarth was a notable British actor who appeared in dozens of films and television shows over the course of his 50-plus year acting career. Born and raised in Liverpool, England, Haygarth never intended on becoming an actor. After briefly attending Liverpool College, he dropped out and took on a number of various odd jobs, including becoming a lifeguard, a psychiatrist nurse, even trying his hand at being a Houdini-like professional escape artist. He failed at everything, however, and it wasn't until he tried acting that Haygarth realized he had found his true calling. Haygarth began his career on the London stage, appearing in numerous plays produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. In the late 60s and early 70s he gravitated towards screen acting work, landing his first film role in the 1971 British comedy "Percy." Over the course of the 70s Haygarth racked up numerous TV credits with one-off roles on shows like "Last of the Summer Wine" (BBC, 1973-2010) and "Churchill's People" (BBC, 1974-75). One of his very first breakout film roles came in 1979 when he nabbed a supporting role in the horror film "Dracula," which exposed Haygarth to a whole new slate of avid filmgoers. He followed that up with a recurring role on the short-lived sci-fi comedy "Kinvig" (ITV, 1981), while continuing to act steadily in both films and TV shows throughout the 80s and 90s. In 2000 Haygarth voiced the role of Mr. Tweedy in the hit animated comedy "Chicken Run," and went on to land supporting roles in films like "Horatio Hornblower 3" (2003), "Fakers" (2004), and "Gracie!" (2010) throughout the remainder of the decade. Haygarth's last credited acting role was in a 2013 episode of the long-running medical soap opera "Doctors" (BBC, 2000- ). After a long and memorable screen acting career, spanning over half a century, Tony Haygarth died of Alzheimer's disease on March 10, 2017. He was 72.
Filmography
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Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1970
Made his film acting debut in "Percy"
1974
Had small guest role on "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"
1977
Co-starred as PC Wilmot on "Rosie"
1978
Played Heinz Muller on TV mini-series "Holocaust"
1979
Played Milo Renfield in John Badham's version of "Dracula"
1981
Played Des Kinvig, an electrical repair shop owner who is visited by aliens, in "Kinvig"
1986
Played the hustling chauffeur Sanchez in "Farrington of the F.O."
1992
Played Frank on "El C.I.D."
1997
Cast as Vic Snow, a recent widower with two children to raise, on "Where the Heart Is"
2000
Provided the voice of Mr. Tweedy in "Chicken Run"
2001
Played several roles on "Midsomer Murders"
2004
Appeared as several different characters on "Doctors"
2008
Played the farmhand Mick Naylor on soap opera "Emmerdale"
