Tony Rohr
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Tony Rohr | |
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| Born | Harold Anthony Rohr May 21, 1939 Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland |
| Died | October 29, 2023 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–2023 |
| Children | 1 |
Harold Anthony Rohr (21 May 1939 – 29 October 2023) was an Irish actor.[1]
Career
[edit]Rohr played Grandad in The Lakes and Solomon Featherstone in Middlemarch. He also appeared in The Bill, The Long Good Friday, McVicar, Softly, Softly, Crown Court, The Sweeney, Casualty, Lovejoy, I Hired a Contract Killer, Cracker, The Vet, Father Ted, Waking the Dead, Hustle and Inspector George Gently. He played the railway station master in the 2010 film Leap Year. He played the IRA Brigade Commander in Yorkshire TV's Harry's Game. He later played Anthony, the estranged father of the title character, Derek, in the series of the same name written and directed by Ricky Gervais.
Personal life and death
[edit]Rohr had a daughter, Louise, with actress Pauline Collins.[2] Collins gave baby Louise up for adoption in 1964. They were reunited 22 years later.[2] Collins' book, Letter To Louise, documents these events.[3]
Tony Rohr died from prostate cancer on 29 October 2023, at the age of 84.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Terror | Villager #3 | |
| 1980 | McVicar | Bootsie Hagan | |
| 1980 | The Long Good Friday | O'Flaherty | |
| 1982 | Angel | George | |
| 1983 | Ascendancy | Chauffeur | |
| 1985 | No Surrender | McCarthur | |
| 1985 | Code Name: Emerald | Patrick Callaghan | |
| 1986 | Rocinante | Stan | |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Christy | |
| 1989 | Desmond's | Priest | |
| 1990 | I Hired a Contract Killer | Frank the Doctor | |
| 1992 | The Playboys | Kelly | |
| 1992 | Into the West | Traveller | |
| 1997 | The Butcher Boy | Bogman in Mental Hospital | |
| 1998 | The Nephew | Crony #1 | |
| 1998 | Titanic Town | Cork Driver | |
| 1998 | The Tale of Sweety Barrett | Flick Hennessy | |
| 1999 | Most Important | Paudie O'Neill | |
| 2008 | Hustle | Archie | |
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | Mr. Jeff | |
| 2010 | Leap Year | Frank | |
| 2010 | Mr. Nice | Landlord | |
| 2010 | Round Ireland with a Fridge | Willy | |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Overseer | |
| 2013 | The Double | Rudolph | |
| 2013–2014 | Derek | Anthony |
References
[edit]- ^ Tony Rohr: Aveleyman.com
- ^ a b "A SPECIAL LOVE LETTER". Chicago Tribune. 13 December 1992.
- ^ Letter to Louise
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (17 November 2023). "Tony Rohr obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "The team here at the ICC are deeply saddened by the news that our wonderful friend, the great Irish Actor Tony Rohr has passed away". Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith on Facebook. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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