Keith Marsh
{{Short description|English actor (1926–2013)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Keith Marsh
| image = Keith Marsh as Conway.jpg
| caption = Marsh in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1926
| birth_place = Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|28 January 2013|1926}}
| death_place = England
| death_cause =
| occupation = Television and film actor
| years_active = 1956–2005
| spouse =
}}
Keith Marsh (1926 – 28 January 2013) was an English actor who appeared in numerous television productions over a 50-year period. He is perhaps best known for playing Jacko in the Thames Television sitcom Love Thy Neighbour (1972–76), who had the catchphrase "I'll have half!"
Roles
Other TV appearances include Coronation Street, in which he appeared as a foreman (1961), George Chippendale (1966), James Dawson (1972), George Marsden (1980), Harry Ashton (1988) and Uncle Mervin (1999).[http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/marsh_keith.html Keith Marsh at Corrie.net.]. Retrieved 23 April 2012. He also appeared in George and the Dragon, Edna, the Inebriate Woman, Last of the Summer Wine, ‘’Special Branch’' (1974, series4, ep12), and The Bill. In 1985 Marsh appeared in The Beiderbecke Affair as "Harry" (the man with the dog called Jason).
His film work included Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Arthur? Arthur! (1969), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Scrooge (1970), the film version of Love Thy Neighbour (1973), The Human Factor (1979) and the role of Conway in the film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966).
Death
Marsh died in January 2013, aged 86 of prolonged health conditions.[https://archive.today/20130418080405/http://quatermassconclusion.blogspot.se/2013/02/keith-marsh-rip.html Keith Marsh at Quatermass.org.uk]. Retrieved 8 February 2013.[http://www.zetaminor.com/roobarb/showthread.php?42832-Keith-Marsh-(1926-2013)&p=1516433 Keith Marsh at Zetaminor.com]. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
Filmography
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1960
| Pete The Barman | |
| 1961-1999
| Various Roles | |
| 1965
| Othello | Senator | |
| rowspan=2|1966
| Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. | Conway | |
| The Family Way
| Fish and Chip Van Proprietor | Uncredited |
| 1966–1968
| Ralph | |
| 1967
| Johnson | |
| 1967
| | |
| rowspan=2|1969
| Wedding Guest | Uncredited |
| Arthur? Arthur!
| Lillywhite | |
| rowspan=2|1970
| Father | |
| Scrooge
| Well Wisher | |
| 1972-1976
| Jacko | |
| 1973
| Jacko | |
| 1979
| Porter | |
| 1980-1990
| All Creatures Great and Small | George Hindley/Mr. Howell | |
| rowspan=3|1983
| Henry Dodd | |
| My Cousin Rachel
| Rev. Pascoe | Miniseries |
| Jane Eyre
| Dr. Lloyd | Miniseries |
| rowspan=2|1986
| Lovejoy | Auctioneer | Episode: The Firefly Cage |
| Casualty
| Arthur | Episode: Survival |
| 1989
| Percy Spragg | Episode: The White Wedding The Dentists' Dinner Dance |
| 1991-1997
| The Bill | Mr. Allen/Len Blackmore | 2 episodes |
| 1992
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Bishop | Episode: The Curse of the Jackal |
| rowspan=2|1997
| Sweep | Episode: A Clean Sweep |
| Dalziel and Pascoe
| Edgar Masson | Episode: Deadheads |
| 2005
| Doctors | Terrance Fisher | Episode: No Place Like Home |
| 2005
| Mr McGrath | Episode: Friday (series 2) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0550595}}
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male soap opera actors