Patrick Mower | |
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Born | Patrick Archibald Shaw 12 September 1938 [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1964–present |
Spouse | Anya Pope (m. 1996) |
Children | 3 |
Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Rodney Blackstock in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2000. As well as portraying Rodney, Mower has appeared in various films and television series, including Swizzlewick , The Devil Rides Out , Monella , Callan , and Special Branch'and ‘Target’.
Mower was born the youngest of three boys in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother, Peggy. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later he discovered that his birth was not registered and he was born on 12 September 1938. [2] After first training as an engineering draughtsman at the Cowley plant of Pressed Steel Company, Mower graduated from RADA. [1]
Mower first came to prominence in the early 1970s, as the ruthless government assassin James Cross in the ITV spy series Callan . He then appeared as DCI Tom Haggerty in Special Branch , Det. Supt. Steve Hackett in the police series Target , and featured in one of the last Carry On films, Carry On England . [1] In the late 1960s, at the age of 28, Mower auditioned and was considered for the role of James Bond in the James Bond franchise. However, he was told that he was too young. [1] Mower's television roles afterwards included guest appearances in Jason King , Space: 1999 , UFO (episode "The Square Triangle"), Minder , The Sweeney and Bergerac . [1] In October 2000, he made his first appearance as Rodney Blackstock in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale , a role he has portrayed since. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | The Devil Rides Out | Simon Aron | |
1969 | The Smashing Bird I Used to Know | Harry Spenton | |
1970 | Incense for the Damned | Richard Fountain | |
Cry of the Banshee | Roderick | ||
1971 | Percy | James Vaile | |
Black Beauty | Sam Greener | ||
To Catch a Spy | James Fenton | ||
1976 | Carry On England | Sergeant Len Able | |
One Away | Tam Bass | ||
1977 | The Devil's Advocate | Il Lupo | |
1984 | Escape from El Diablo | ||
1998 | Monella | André | |
2000 | The Asylum | Dr. Adams |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1964 | Swizzlewick | Kenneth Wiley | 26 episodes |
1964 | Mary Barton | Harry Carson | 2 episodes |
1966 | The Avengers | Duboys | Episode: "A Sense of History" |
1967–1968 | Haunted | Michael West | 8 episodes |
1970 | UFO | Cass Fowler | Episode: "The Square Triangle" |
1970 | Mystery and Imagination | Malcolm Ross | Episode: "Curse of the Mummy" |
1970–1972 | Callan | Cross | 14 episodes |
1972 | Jason King | Achille | Episode: "Nadine" |
1973–1974 | Special Branch | Detective Chief Inspector Tom Haggerty | 16 episodes |
1973-1978 | Whodunnit? | Self (panelist) | 16 episodes |
1975 | State of Emergency | Paul Frederick | 3 episodes |
1975 | The Sweeney | Colin McGruder | 2 episodes |
1976 | Space: 1999 | Dave Reilly | Episode: "All That Glisters" |
1977–1978 | Target | Det. Supt. Steve Hackett | 17 episodes |
1981 | Bergerac | Eddie St. Pierre | Episode: "Last Chance For A Loser" |
1982–1983 | Marco Polo | Brother Damian | 6 episodes |
1983 | The Dark Side of the Sun | Don Tierney | 6 episodes |
1984 | Tales Of The Unexpected | Walter | Episode: "The Last of the Midnight Gardeners" |
1984 | Minder | Clive Cosgrove | Episode: "A Number of Old Wives Tales" |
1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | John Patrick Duncan | Episode: "Czech Mate" |
1997 | Chucklevision | Petrovich Liningrad | Episode: "The Perils of Petrovich" |
2000–present | Emmerdale | Rodney Blackstock | Series regular |
2001 | Lily Savage's Blankety Blank | [4] | |
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