John Dicks (actor)

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John Dicks
Born (1947-07-23) 23 July 1947 (age 76)
England, UK

John Dicks (born 23 July 1947) is an English stage, film and television actor. [1] [2] His stage work includes appearances with the RSC, and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's flop musical Jeeves in London, 1975, in which he also sang on the rare recording. [3] [4] His film appearances include The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The First Kangaroos (1988), Flirting (1991), Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) and Queen of the Damned (2002). [5]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Flame Lenny
1975 Three Men in a Boat Launch OwnerTV movie
1980 The Empire Strikes Back Captain Lennox (Imperial Officer)
1982-1983 Marco Polo Brother PhilipTV Mini-Series, 3 episodes
1982Give Us This DayMr. Sykes
1985 Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil LutzeTV movie
1988 The First Kangaroos Reverend Green
1991 Flirting Rev. Consti Nicholson
1991 Return to the Blue Lagoon Penfield
1991 The Gravy Train Goes East Larson Parson TV Series, 4 episodes
1996 Mercury Speaker TV Series
2002 Queen of the Damned Talamascan(final film role)

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  2. "John Dicks". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. "Search - RSC Performances - COM198308 - The Comedy of Errors - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
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