Tony Anholt
| Tony Anholt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony Anholt 19 January 1941 Singapore |
| Died |
26 July 2002 (aged 61) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–2002 |
| Spouse(s) |
Sheila Willet (1964–1986) (divorced) Tracey Childs (1990–1998; divorced) |
Anthony "Tony" Anholt (19 January 1941 – 26 July 2002) was a British television actor, known for his role as Charles Frere in the successful BBC drama series Howards' Way (1985–90). Other appearances include Gerry Anderson's Space: 1999 (1976–77) playing the role of Security Chief Tony Verdeschi in the second season and The Protectors (1972–73) as Paul Buchet.[1][2] His only credited film role was as an FBI agent in Fear Is the Key in 1972, and he also made appearances in the 1984 miniseries The Last Days of Pompeii and the Only Fools and Horses episode To Hull and Back.[1]
Biography
Born in Singapore to an Anglo-Dutch family, they moved to Australia before the end of World War II, then to South Africa for a brief time, and eventually settled in the United Kingdom where he was educated at Cranleigh School. His father had been taken prisoner by the Japanese, was forced to work on the Burma Railway and died when his son was three. His mother remarried five years later.[1][2]
He married and divorced twice. The first, in 1964, to Sheila Willet, with whom he had a son, Christien, also an actor. They divorced in 1986. His second marriage was to actress Tracey Childs, his co-star in Howards' Way. She became his second wife in 1990 but they divorced eight years later.[1][2]
Anholt was originally a continuity announcer for the BBC World Service.[2] His last filmed acting work was for Canadian television productions; he appeared in small roles in several episodes of Lexx and also guest-starred on his son Christien's series, Relic Hunter.
Tony Anholt died in London of a brain tumour in 2002, aged 61.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Tony Anholt obiturary". The Independent. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Barker, Dennis (1 August 2002). "Obituary: Tony Anholt". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2012.