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Eddie Tagoe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | actor |
| Notable work | Top Secret! Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? |
Eddie Tagoe is a Ghanaian actor and reflexologist, probably best-known for his film career in the late 1970s and 1980s.
The son of Ghanaian Chieftain Asafoatshe Ayah Tagoe, [1] Eddie Tagoe travelled to London to study reflexology prior to pursuing acting. He then received a grant from the government of Ghana to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. [1]
Tagoe is perhaps best-remembered for minor supporting roles in two film classics: As the hippie "Presuming Ed" in the 1987 film production of Withnail and I , a role that he resumed in 2000 in a stage production of the same work; and as one of the pirates in the 1981 hit movie Raiders of the Lost Ark . Billed only as the "Messenger Pirate", his character was sent to find Indiana Jones in advance of Nazis boarding the ship on which Jones was travelling. Initially unable to find Jones, he was instructed by the captain to look again, and immediately replied, "I found him!", pointing to Jones swimming to the Nazi submarine.
Tagoe had a significantly larger part in his film debut, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), [1] and as "Chocolate Mousse" in the 1984 farce, Top Secret! . He appeared in various other roles such as Sgt. Gwambe in Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985), as well as The Dogs of War (1980), Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) and Spaghetti House (1982). Tagoe also appeared in episodes of a number of British television series, including Legacy of Murder , Prospects , and The Bill , becoming "a well-known face on British television as an actor". [2]
In 1995, he returned to his reflexology career when he was recruited to serve as team reflexologist for Newcastle United F.C. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Black Joy | African Dustman | |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Mumbala | |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure | Nubian | |
| 1980 | The Dogs of War | Jinja | |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Messenger Pirate | |
| 1982 | Pink Floyd The Wall | Minder | |
| 1982 | Spaghetti House | Bill | |
| 1984 | Top Secret! | Chocolate Mousse, Resistance Member | |
| 1985 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Sergeant Gambwe | |
| 1987 | Withnail and I | Presuming Ed | |
| 1991 | Ama | Brother Josh |
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