Patrick Mower | |
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| Born | Patrick Archibald Shaw (1938-09-12)12 September 1938 (age 86)[1] Oxford,Oxfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
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| Children | 3 |
Patrick Mower (bornPatrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor. He is often known for his portrayal ofRodney Blackstock in theITV soap operaEmmerdale, a role he first played in 2000. Mower has extensively appeared in a wide range of films and television series, includingSwizzlewick,The Devil Rides Out,Monella,Callan,Special Branch andTarget.
Mower was born the youngest of three boys inOxford, to aWelsh father and anEnglish 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 engineeringdraughtsman at theCowley plant ofPressed Steel Company, Mower graduated fromRADA.[1]
Mower first came to prominence in the early 1970s, as the ruthless government assassin James Cross in the ITV spy seriesCallan. He then appeared as DCI Tom Haggerty inSpecial Branch, Det. Supt. Steve Hackett, the lead character in the police seriesTarget, and featured in one of the lastCarry On films,Carry On England.[1] In the late 1960s, at the age of 28, Mower auditioned and was considered for the role ofJames Bond in theJames Bond franchise. However, he was told that he was too young.[1] Mower's television roles afterwards included guest appearances inJason King,Space: 1999,UFO,Minder,The Sweeney andBergerac.[1] In October 2000, he made his first appearance asRodney Blackstock in theITVsoap operaEmmerdale, 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 | The Protectors | Santana | 1 episode |
| 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] |
He also appeared in the lead role of Detective Constable 'Birdie' Partridge inChris Boucher (writer)'s 1981 mystery radio serialA Walk in the Dark.[1]
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