Tony Aitken

Acting

Tony Aitken

Born June 20, 1946Solihull, Warwickshire, United Kingdom20 credits

Tony Aitken is an English actor, known for playing a variety of parts in popular television programmes. He attended Belmont Abbey School, Hereford, 1959–64. He was active in the amateur dramatic society, appearing in many revues, plays and Gilbert and Sullivan productions. He acted with Neville Buswell another student at the school. Trained as a Drama and Art Teacher at St. Mary's University College, London 1964–67. Over a forty five year career in theatre and TV, he has appeared regularly in series such as The Sweeney, Porridge, The Mistress, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Holby City, Casualty, End of Part One and No. 73, in films such as Robin Hood Junior, Jabberwocky, Quincy's Quest and The Remains of the Day in which he played the Postmaster. Sharpe (sharpe’s revenge) as a clark in the war office who hands sharpe his orders posting him to Yorkshire. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Known For

Filmography

The Arbiter
2013The Arbiter
as AubreyMovie
My Hero
2000My Hero
as Mr LawrenceTV
Queen's Nose
1995Queen's Nose
as SmithersTV
Calliope
1994Calliope
as Oliver KhayamMovie
The Remains of the Day
1993The Remains of the Day
as PostmasterMovie
Blackadder
1983Blackadder
as MinstrelTV
Quincy's Quest
1979Quincy's Quest
as TeddyMovie
Jabberwocky
1977Jabberwocky
as FlagellantMovie
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeney
as Shipping ClerkTV
Porridge
1974Porridge
as ChaplainTV