Patrick Mower
Patrick Mower (* 12. September 1940 in Oxford , England as Patrick Archibald Shaw ) is a British actor .
Life
Patrick Shaw attended Grammar School and began training as a draftsman at the British Motor Corporation . However, he decided to pursue an acting career and studied at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . In the mid-1960s he had his first guest appearances on British television series . He made his feature film debut in 1968 in The Devil's Bride , a horror film by Hammer Studios with Christopher Lee in the lead role. In the 1970s, he played police officers in three crime series; between 1970 and 1972 in Callan , from 1973 to 1974 in The Specialists and 1977 to 1978 in Target . He appeared in Savior of the Nation , a film from the carry-on… film series , starred in the British spaghetti western Under the Deadly Sun with Richard Roundtree and was seen in 1971 alongside Uschi Glas in a film adaptation of Black Beauty . Since 2000 he has played the role of Rodney Blackstock in the soap opera Emmerdale .
Mower was dating actress Suzanne Danielle in the 1980s . In his autobiography , published in 2007 , he suggested that he was born on September 12, 1938, and his place of birth is variously given as Pontypridd , South Wales .
Filmography (selection)
- 1965: Z-Cars
- 1966: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (The Avengers)
- 1968: The Devil ( The Devil Rides Out )
- 1970: UFO
- 1970: Cry of the Banshee (Cry of the Banshee)
- 1970: Department S
- 1970: Callan
- 1971: Black Beauty
- 1972: Jason King
- 1973: The Specialists (Special Branch)
- 1973: Under the Deadly Sun (Charley One-Eye)
- 1976: Savior of the Nation (Carry On England)
- 1976: Moon base Alpha 1 (Space: 1999)
- 1976: Peer Gynt
- 1977: Target
- 1977: The devil's advocate
- 1981: Jim Bergerac determined (Bergerac)
- 1982–1983: Marco Polo
- 1999: The Professionals - The Next Generation (CI5: The New Professionals)
- since 2000: Emmerdale
Web links
- Patrick Mower in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview in the Daily Mail (English)
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SURNAME | Mower, Patrick |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shaw, Patrick Archibald (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxford , England |