Philip Jackson
Acting
🎂 1948-06-18
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series Robin of Sherwood. Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Queen's Theatre in the West End in 1991 and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Little Voice (1998). His television appearances have included Coronation Street, Robin of Sherwood, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, Little Britain, Hamish Macbeth, Raised by Wolves and Last of the Summer Wine. He has also appeared in the films Scum, Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street, Brassed Off, Mike Bassett: England Manager, "Grow Your Own", and My Week with Marilyn. He also appeared in the music video of A-Ha's "Take On Me"
Cast credits(132)
Daniel Snape
1997
Chief Inspector James Harold Japp
1989
Assistant Commissioner Japp
1989
David Witton
2011
Trevor
2024
1996
Colin Pasmore
1970
Rob Royson
1986
Ken Marsden
1992
Brian Simpson
1992
George Forester
1979
Thompson
1965
Alan Carter
2002
Gordon
1973
Self - Participant
2011
Clive
1974
Denny
1974
2004
Arthur Bond
2004
Sergent Sharpe
1992
D.S. Sharpe
1992
Chamberlain
2018
King
1988
2003
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
1984
Tony
2012
Mickey Sparrow
2022
Jovius
2006
Patron
1991
Police Sergeant
1991
Ronald Kennedy
1995
Paul Smart
2017
Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
1974
1999
Hippie
1973
Malachi McBean
1995
Fred
2013
George
1998
Captain White
1997
Prison Governor
2013
Mr. Croft
2007
Burkinshaw
1987
Mr Greaves
1979
Roger Smith
2011
2004
1980
Stan
1976
Howard
2020
William
2011
John Knight
2018
Lonnie Urquart
2001
Lawrence Augenblick
2003
2006
Dave
1978
Denny
1982
Bernard Ingham
2009
2005
William
2018
Jim
1996
Stephen, Joe's Dad
2007
Self
2003
De Wissembourg
1998
Geoff
1977
Phil
2021
Mr. Barker
2005
Alfred Roberts
2008
Voice of Grand Lunar
2010
Howard Spink
1993
Mickey Thomas
2000
Bernard
1979
Alan
2014
Harold Wilson
2009
DS Yorke
1998
1998
Tarpy
1975
Inspector Fix (voice)
2000
Willis
2000
2008
Bloxham
2008
Andrew Merry-Lees
1985
Grampy
2015
Mr. Jackson
2012
Alan
1984
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
1984
Jeff
1973
Trevor
2012
Harry
1971
2nd CID Officer
1976
1998
Old George Bennett
2008
1st Seaman
1976
Ken
2017
Samuel Pepys
2004
Martin Dewsbury
2021
Martin Burke
1989
Peter
2022
Big John
2007
Bob
2013
Roy Jacks
2009
Builder
1983
Mr. Croft
2007
William
2005
Ben Royce
1992
1998
Lord Macintosh
2023
Dave Simpson
1998
1994
Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
2020
John Freeman
2014
Eustace Buckle
1995
2011
Hugh Bispham
2002
Colin Pasmore
1980
Peter
2020
1979
Detective Inspector Russell Rush
1994
Norton
2002
Marmaladov
2002
Police Inspector
1993
1987
Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
1987
Trevor
2011
Torsten
2004
Dawlish
1987
Greg
1988
Stan Eastwood
1993
Mikey
2023
Ken
1974
Bus driver
Clive
1980
The Enemy
1985
Narrator
1986