Struan Rodger

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Struan Rodger
Born (1946-09-18) 18 September 1946 (age 77)
United Kingdom
OccupationActor

Struan Rodger (born 18 September 1946) is a British actor who has appeared widely in a range of supporting roles. He appeared briefly in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? in 1978 but his first major film role was as Eric Liddell's friend and running coach Sandy McGrath, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film, Chariots of Fire . His later films included Diamond Skulls (1989), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Madness of King George (1994), The Innocent Sleep (1996) and Stardust (2007). [1]

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Rodger is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Barbara Flynn's husband in the television detective series Chandler & Co . [2] Rodger had a recurring role on Rumpole of the Bailey as Detective Inspector Brush, a police detective noted for what Rumpole perceives as flagrant abuses of the law. [3] He provided the voice for the Doctor Who character Face of Boe in the stories "New Earth" and "Gridlock". [4]

Rodger has also appeared on television in episodes of Boys from the Blackstuff , Bergerac , Miss Marple , Maigret , Midsomer Murders (in the episode Four Funerals and a Wedding), Vera and Look and Read , as well as portraying Bonnie Prince Charlie in "Through a Glass, Darkly," a season four episode of Highlander: The Series .

In 2009, he appeared in The First Domino at Brighton Festival Fringe. [5] In 2014, he played the mythical Three-Eyed Raven in the Game of Thrones episode "The Children"; [6] he was replaced by Max von Sydow when the character reappeared in the sixth season.

in 2009, Rodger made his video game debut in Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures as the Con Artist Monty Muzzle, in the Episodes "Muzzled!" and "The Bogey Man", although he was erroneously credited as "Straun Rogers" [7]

From 2011 to 2018, he narrated annual official films for the Open Championship.

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1973Joe and the Sheep RustlersJoe
1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Asst. Director
1981 Chariots of Fire Sandy McGrath
1989 Reunion Pompetski
1989 Diamond Skulls Peter Eggleton
1991 Afraid of the Dark Window Cleaner
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral Best Man - Wedding Three
1994 The Madness of King George Dundas
1994Nexus 2.431Azhar
1996 The Innocent Sleep Peter Samson
2003 Young Adam Judge
2007 Stardust Bishop
2011 Kill List The Client
2011 7 Lives Rory's Dad
2017 The Marker Jimmy Doyle
2021 A Discovery of Witches John Dee

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