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Reginald Jessup(1920-2000)

  • Actor
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Kenneth Cope and Reginald Jessup in The Avengers (1961)
Reginald Jessup was born on 8 February 1920 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961) and Curtain of Fear (1964). He was married to Janet Brandes. He died on 1 February 2000 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 8, 1920
DiedFebruary 1, 2000(79)
BornFebruary 8, 1920
DiedFebruary 1, 2000(79)
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Known for

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Servant
  • Lord Savar
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Reginald Herbert Dawson
Curtain of Fear
TV Series
  • Rassilov
The Spies (1966)
The Spies
6.5
TV Series
  • Colonel Gaspar

Credits

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Actor

  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Harris
    • Norman Wragg
    • Old Aged Pensioner ...
    • 1990–1996
  • The Fool (1990)
    The Fool
    6.0
    • 1990
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Foreman
    • 1986
  • Goodbye Days
    TV Movie
    • Wall mender
    • 1984
  • Kenneth Cranham in Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)
    Shine on Harvey Moon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Patient (as Reginald Jessop)
    • 1984
  • The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984)
    The Tragedy of Coriolanus
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Second Volscian Senator
    • 1984
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Frank Foulkes
    • 1981
  • Escape (1980)
    Escape
    TV Series
    • Acting High Commissioner
    • 1980
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
    The BBC Television Shakespeare
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Messenger
    • Poet
    • 1979–1980
  • Rebecca (1979)
    Rebecca
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Beefeater
    • 1979
  • In the Forest
    7.8
    • 2nd Monk
    • Knight
    • Old Man ...
    • 1978
  • Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)
    Return of the Saint
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Headmaster
    • 1978
  • Christopher Benjamin, Kenneth Colley, Vivien Heilbron, Philip Madoc, Patrick Mower, Ron Pember, Brendan Price, Sandy Ratcliff, and Maurice Roëves in Target (1977)
    Target
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Allison
    • 1978
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Servant
    • Lord Savar
    • 1966–1978
  • 1990 (1977)
    1990
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Henry Duncan
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Reginald Jessop
  • Born
    • February 8, 1920
    • West Ham, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 1, 2000
    • Kensington, London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Janet Brandes1953 - 1983 (her death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Tom Stoppard's plays, "Dirty Linen," and "New-Found-Land," at the Greenwich Theatre in Greenwich, London, England with Crawford Logan, Derren Nesbitt, and Ian Gardiner in the cast. Ed Berman was director.

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