Tony Anholt
{{Short description|British actor (1941–2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Anthony Anholt
| image = Tony Anholt.jpg
| caption = Anholt in The Protectors
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1941|1|19}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|7|26|1941|1|19}}
| death_place = London, England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1965–2002
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Sheila Willet|1964|1986|end = divorced}}
- {{marriage|Tracey Childs|1990|1998|end = divorced}}
}}
| children = Christien Anholt
}}
Anthony Anholt (19 January 1941 – 26 July 2002), was a British television actor, known for several television roles over several decades. he is perhaps best known as Charles Frere in the BBC drama series Howards' Way (1985–90).
Early life
Anholt was born 19 January 1941 in Singapore to an Anglo-Dutch family. They moved to Australia before the end of the Second World War, then to South Africa for a brief time, eventually settling in the United Kingdom, where Anholt was educated at Cranleigh School in south Surrey. 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.
Career
Anholt was originally a continuity announcer for the BBC World Service.
He was a regular in two series produced by Gerry Anderson - The Protectors (1972–74) as Paul Buchet and Space: 1999 (1976–77) playing the role of Security Chief Tony Verdeschi in the second series.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1402981/Tony-Anholt.html|title=Tony Anholt obiturary|date=30 July 2002|newspaper=The Independent|accessdate=13 August 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/aug/01/guardianobituaries.filmnews|title=Obituary: Tony Anholt|first=Dennis|last=Barker|newspaper=The Guardian|date=1 August 2002|accessdate=13 August 2012}}
In 1974 he was cast as Mark Colebrook, a crooked architect in Contact Breaker the 12th episode of the first series of the police drama, The Sweeney.{{Citation|title="The Sweeney" Contact Breaker (TV Episode 1975) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0714426/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|access-date=2021-05-24}} Anholt appeared in an episode of Juliet Bravo in 1984 as Martin Lee.
His only credited film role was as an FBI agent in Fear Is the Key in 1972; he also made appearances in the 1984 miniseries The Last Days of Pompeii and as small-time crook Abdul, in the Only Fools and Horses episode To Hull and Back.
His last filmed acting work was for Canadian television productions; he appeared in small roles in several episodes of Lexx and also guest-starred in his son Christien's series, Relic Hunter as the character of Vincent de Bourdin, Series 1, episode 19 (title "Love Letter", aired 1 May 2000).{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684733/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i183 | title=IMDB, 'Relic Hunter', Season 1 Episode 19, "Love Letter"| website=IMDb}}
Personal life
Anholt married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Sheila Willet in 1964; they had a son, Christien, who is also an actor. Anholt and Willet divorced in 1986. His second marriage was to actress Tracey Childs, his co-star in Howards' Way. They married in 1990, and divorced eight years later.
==Death==
Anholt died in London aged 61 on 26 July 2002 after a long illness caused by a brain tumour.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Kate | Bruce Rogers | |
| 1972 | The Strauss Family | Eduard Strauss | |
| 1972 | Fear Is the Key | FBI Man | |
| 1972-1974 | The Protectors | Paul Buchet | 42 episodes |
| 1976 | Thriller | Johnny Baxter | 1 episode: "A Midsummer Nightmare" |
| 1976-1977 | Space: 1999 | Tony Verdeschi | 22 episodes |
| 1981 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Lepidus | |
| 1984 | Minder | Johnny Petselli | 1 episode: "Windows" |
| 1984 | Triangle | Nick Stevens | |
| 1985 | Only Fools and Horses | Abdul | 1 episode: "To Hull and Back" |
| 1985-1990 | Howards' Way | Charles Frere | 72 episodes |
| 2000 | Relic Hunter | Vincent de Bourdin | 1 episode: "Love Letter" |
References
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External links
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Category:People educated at Cranleigh School
Category:British male television actors