Leon Herbert

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Leon Herbert
Born (1955-06-18) June 18, 1955 (age 68)
OccupationActor

Leon Herbert is a British actor. [1] Herbert is known for appearances in films including Salome's Last Dance (1988), Scandal (1989), Batman (1989), Alien 3 (1992), Double X: The Name of the Game (1992), Point of No Return (1993), The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1995), Fierce Creatures (1997), Lucinda's Spell (1998), [2] South West 9 (2001), 9 Dead Gay Guys (2002) [3] and Dark Floors (2008).

Herbert made his directorial debut with the 2003 film Emotional Backgammon . [4] [5] [6] He also appeared on the television series Come Dine with Me , [7] as well as an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Lenny Rutter. [8] He also played Errol Cooper in Ghosts , the father of Mike Cooper in the 2020 Christmas special, who constantly wants to help his son.

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  2. Gates, Anita (10 September 1999). "FILM REVIEW 'Lucinda's Spell': Wild Time in New Orleans, and It Sure Isn't Mardi Gras". The New York Times .
  3. Kehr, Dave (2009). "Nine Dead Gay Guys (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 15 March 2009.
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  8. Writer: Henrietta Hardy; Director: Jennie Paddon; Producer: Simon J Curtis (10 December 2020). "Love i a Strange Place". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.