Jack Klaff | |
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Born | Jack Klaff Johannesburg, South Africa |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, academic |
Jack Klaff is a South African-born actor, writer and academic. [1] He has held professorships at Princeton University and Starlab. [2]
Amongst his early screen roles were in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) as Red Four and For Your Eyes Only (1981) as Apostis. [3] He also appeared in the 1984-87 BBC radio comedy series Delve Special alongside Stephen Fry.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Space: 1999 | Launch Pad Security Guard | 3 episodes |
1977 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | John D. Branon (Red Four) | |
1981 | For Your Eyes Only | Apostis | |
1982 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Officer | TV movie |
1985 | King David | Jonathan | |
1987 | Vanity Fair | Rawdon Crawley | TV miniseries |
1990 | 1871 | Cluseret | |
1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | The Hon. Philip Green | The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax |
1991 | Chernobyl: The Final Warning | Dr Pieter Claasen | TV movie |
1991 | Red Dwarf | Abraham Lincoln | 1 episode |
1995 | Ghosts | Trevor | 1 episode |
1998 | Cadfael | Lord Eudo Blount | The Potter's Field |
2004 | Hotet | McBready | |
2009 | Elemental Storage | Professor Phillip Hargrave |
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