Brian Croucher
{{short description|English actor and director}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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| years_active = 1964–present
| known_for = EastEnders, Blake's 7
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Brian Croucher is an English actor and director best known for his role as Ted Hills, which he played from 1995 to 1997, in the soap opera EastEnders. Croucher also had a regular role in the science fiction series Blake's 7.
Career
Croucher has appeared in a number of science fiction programmes, including being the second actor to portray Travis in Blake's 7. He played Borg in the Doctor Who story The Robots of Death. He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans. Earlier, in 1973, he played a key protagonist in the children's adventure series The Jensen Code.{{cite web
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In 1978, Croucher played a major role opposite Tom Bell in the Thames Television/Euston Films thriller series Out. He also played the role of Rooky in the Southern Television series The Famous Five, in the double episode "Five Get into Trouble".
One of Croucher's earliest film roles was in the Carol Reed film musical of Lionel Bart's Oliver!; he played one of the London Bridge bargemen—a small uncredited speaking part. His other film roles include Burke & Hare (1972), Made (1972), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979), Scrubbers (1983), and Underworld (1985).
Apart from acting, Croucher has directed two short films, Rank (2009, co-written with Nick Wilkinson) and Vodka & Coke (2013), also written and produced by Wilkinson.
Selected filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1968
|Barge operator |Uncredited |
| 1972
|Client in brothel | |
| 1972
|Made |Arthur | |
| 1979
|A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square |Gregory Peck | |
| 1982
|Leo | |
| 1985
|Darling | |
| rowspan=2|1994
|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans |Kurt | |
| Shopping
|Billy's dad | |
| 2003
|Al Shaw | |
| 2011
|Mr. Eels | |
| 2012
|Phil | |
| 2017
|Prison governor | |
| 2018
|Stubbs | |
| 2021
|Danny | |
=Television=
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|+ {{Sronly|List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown}} |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1969–75
|Various |3 episodes |
| 1973
|Gordon |13 episodes |
| 1974
|Ralph Keeton |2 episodes |
| rowspan=3|1977
|Borg |2 episodes |
| The XYY Man
|Reisen |4 episodes |
| Treasure Island
|John Hunter |3 episodes |
| rowspan=2|1978
|Out |Chris Cottle |5 episodes |
| The Famous Five
|Rooky |2 episodes |
| 1979
|Big John |1 episode |
| 1979
|Space Commander Travis |8 episodes |
| 1980
|Harry Blanden |2 episodes |
| rowspan=2|1981
|Jack Mangan |2 episodes |
| Blood Money
|David |2 episodes |
| rowspan=3|1984
|Sid Archer |2 episodes |
| The Last Days of Pompeii
|Melior |3 episodes |
| The Young Ones
|Real bank robber |2 episodes |
| 1985–2008
|Various |11 episodes |
| 1987–88
|1st Policeman / Dino the Robber |2 episodes |
| 1988
|Chief Superintendent Barry Wyatt |6 episodes |
| 1990–91
|Mr. Glanville |2 episodes |
| 1995–97
|104 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0189468|name=Brian Croucher}}
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