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Pete McCarthy(1951-2004)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Pete McCarthy was born on 9 November 1951 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for They Came from Somewhere Else (1984), The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006) and Mornin' Sarge (1989). He died on 6 October 2004 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornNovember 9, 1951
DiedOctober 6, 2004(52)
BornNovember 9, 1951
DiedOctober 6, 2004(52)
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Known for

They Came from Somewhere Else (1984)
They Came from Somewhere Else
7.6
TV Series
  • Colin
Mornin' Sarge (1989)
Mornin' Sarge
8.0
TV Series
  • Kevin
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006)
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer(as Peter Mccarthy)
Smith & Jones: One Night Stand
7.8
Video
  • Writer
  • 1994

Credits

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Actor

  • The Pier: Etta James Report (1993)
    The Pier: Etta James Report
    TV Series
    • Various Roles
    • 1993
  • Mornin' Sarge (1989)
    Mornin' Sarge
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Kevin
    • 1989
  • Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith in Alas Smith & Jones (1984)
    Alas Smith & Jones
    7.4
    TV Series
    • (as Peter McCarthy)
    • 1984–1987
  • Saturday Live (1985)
    Saturday Live
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1986
  • They Came from Somewhere Else (1984)
    They Came from Somewhere Else
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Colin
    • 1984
  • No 73 (1982)
    No 73
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Doppelganger (as The Cliff Hanger Theatre Company)
    • 1982

Writer

  • The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006)
    The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
    6.9
    TV Series
    • additional material (as Peter Mccarthy)
    • 2006
  • Smith & Jones: One Night Stand
    7.8
    Video
    • additional material
    • 1994
  • The Hangover Show
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Mornin' Sarge (1989)
    Mornin' Sarge
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1989
  • They Came from Somewhere Else (1984)
    They Came from Somewhere Else
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith in Alas Smith & Jones (1984)
    Alas Smith & Jones
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1984–1998

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • The Cliff Hanger Theatre Company
  • Born
    • November 9, 1951
    • Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 6, 2004
    • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK(cancer)
  • Other works
    Book: McCarthy's Bar (2000)

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    Author and columnist who was the son of an English father and an Irish mother.

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