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Doug Fisher
Fisher in 1968
Born(1941-09-20)20 September 1941 [1]
London, England
Died9 July 2000(2000-07-09) (aged 58)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2000

Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher (20 September 1941 – 9 July 2000) was an English actor best known for playing Larry Simmonds in Man About the House (1973–1976), Sammy in the films The Stud (1978) and The Bitch (1979) and Jim Medhurst in London's Burning (1988–1993).

Early life

He graduated from St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1966, with a degree in French and Russian. [2]

Career

He portrayed Larry Simmonds, the lovable rogue who occupied the attic apartment in the ITV sitcom Man About the House [2] and played Sammy in the films The Stud (1978) and The Bitch (1979), opposite Joan Collins. [3] He also appeared in All Our Saturdays, Yes Minister, Home to Roost, Sorry!, Haggard, Close to Home, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Upper Hand and Heartbeat. [4] His final role was a clergyman in the 1999 miniseries adaptation of Oliver Twist. [5]

He also played the role of Jim Medhurst (Kevin Medhurst's father) In TV series London's Burning from 1988 until the character was killed off in series 6 in 1993. [5] Fisher appeared as habitual criminal Stephen Grismal in the Jonathan Creek episode The Wrestler's Tomb, in 1997.

Personal life

Fisher had a relationship with actress Susan Penhaligon in the early 1980s. [6]

Death

On 9 July 2000, Fisher died of a heart attack aged 58. [7] [5] [8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Smashing Bird I Used to Know Young Man
1974 Man About the House Larry Simmonds
1978 The Stud Sammy
1979 The Bitch Sammy
1996 Street Gun Big G
1999 The Naked Man Viking

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Blackmail Cedric Delamore Episode: "Boys and Girls Commute to Play"
1970 Father, Dear Father Leslie Episode: "A Man About the House"
1970 His and Hers Landlord Episode: "Morals"
1971 That's Your Funeral Alf Episode: "Unholy Deadlock" [9]
1971 Take Three Girls Henry Episode: "The Private Sector"
1971 Comedy Playhouse Tom Potts Episode: "The Importance of Being Hairy"
1972 The Strauss Family Girardi 2 episodes
1972 Cheap at Half the Price Charlie TV film
1973 The Adventurer Don Merrick Episode: "Make It a Million"
1973 All Our Saturdays Ronnie Rendell 5 episodes
1973 Hunter's Walk Dennis Kenwright Episode: "Disturbance"
1973–1976 Man About the House Larry Simmonds 19 episodes
1973 Helen: A Woman of Today Larry Episode: "Harold"
1973 Thirty Minutes Worth Various Episode: #3.8
1974 The Protectors Tom Watt Episode: "The Tiger and the Goat"
1975 Whodunnit? Dennis Rogers Episode: "Beware, Wet Paint"
1978 A Soft Touch Len Episode: "I Wanna Be like You"
1978 Play for Today Terry Episode: "A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts"
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week Pilkington Episode: "The Vanishing Army"
1979 Feet First Hamilton Defries All 6 episodes
1979 The Other One Don Episode: #2.6
1981 BBC2 Playhouse The Man Episode: "The Man Who Almost Knew Eamonn Andrews"
1982 BBC2 Playhouse James Episode: "Keeping in Touch"
1982 Yes Minister Ben Stanley Episode: "The Challenge"
1984 Singles Rickie Episode: "Singles' Night"
1984 Ellis Island Harry Epstein Episode: #1.1
1985 Full House Workman Episode: "May the Best Man Win" [9]
1987–1988 Sorry! Wurzo 2 episodes
1987 Home to Roost George Episode: "Paper Chase"
1988 All in Good Faith Sam Episode: "Where My Caravan Has Rested"
1988 Streets Apart Man in Wine Bar Episode: #1.5
1988–1993 London's Burning Jim Medhurst 9 episodes
1989 Close to Home Ted Woods Episode: "Helen the Receptionist"
1991 Prime Suspect Edward Harvey Episode: "Price to Pay: Part 2"
1991 Singles Hargreaves Episode: "Fourth Time Lucky for Dennis Duval"
1991 The Upper Hand Dan Episode: "Wheels"
1992 Haggard Elusive Edward Episode: "Condemned"
1992 The Bill Mellor Episode: "On the Record, Off the Record"
1993 The Detectives Cabbie Episode: "Studs"
1993 Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery Solicitor TV film
1994 Pie In The Sky Mr. Barnet Episode: "An Innocent Man"
1994 Silk Stalkings Gunman Episode: "Reluctant Witness"
1996 The Bill John Fry Episode: "Going Guilty"
1997 Goodnight Sweetheart Stanley 2 episodes
1997 Jonathan Creek Stephen Grismal Episode: "The Wrestler's Tomb" [9]
1997 Heartbeat Trevor Lammas Episode: "In on the Act"
1999 Oliver Twist Clergyman Episode: "Containing Fresh Discoveries"

References

  1. ^ Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ a b "Actor Left Out In In The Cold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Doug Fisher | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Doug Fisher". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Doug Fisher". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ Oglethorpe, Tim (26 January 2002). "Frost brings Susan in from the cold; 1970s pin-up Susan Penhaligon on her tangled love life and her TV comeback in A Touch Of Frost". The Mirror.
  7. ^ Roger Bilder, Michael Palin (10 August 2000). "Doug Fisher Obituary". The Stage.
  8. ^ Robertson, Peter (22 April 2019). "Man About The House star Sally Thomsett opens up about her complicated love". mirror.
  9. ^ a b c "Doug Fisher". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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