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Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Acting June 18, 1948 (78 years old) Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Biography

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"

Movies 74

The Best Offer 7.8

The Best Offer

as Fred

2013
Brassed Off 7.0

Brassed Off

as Jim

1996
The Fourth Protocol 6.3

The Fourth Protocol

as Burkinshaw

1987
My Week with Marilyn 6.7

My Week with Marilyn

as Roger Smith

2011
Scum 7.1

Scum

as Mr Greaves

1979
The Opium War 6.3

The Opium War

as 船长怀特

1997
The Doctor and the Devils 6.3

The Doctor and the Devils

as Andrew Merry-Lees

1985
Little Voice 6.5

Little Voice

as George

1998
Peterloo 6.7

Peterloo

as John Knight

2018
Give My Regards to Broad Street 5.2

Give My Regards to Broad Street

as Alan

1984
Crime and Punishment 6.7

Crime and Punishment

as Marmaladov

2002
Spike Island 6.3

Spike Island

as Mr. Jackson

2012
A Little Trip to Heaven 5.5

A Little Trip to Heaven

as William

2005
Believe 6.1

Believe

as Bob

2013
Cruise of the Gods 5.1

Cruise of the Gods

as Hugh Bispham

2002
I Want Candy 5.1

I Want Candy

as Stephen Clark

2007
Cousin Bette 5.5

Cousin Bette

as De Wissembourg

1998
Mike Bassett: England Manager 7.0

Mike Bassett: England Manager

as Lonnie Urquart

2001
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley 6.6

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

as Alfred Roberts

2008
The Best Man 5.4

The Best Man

as Mr. Barker

2005
Rogue Male 6.5

Rogue Male

as 1st Seaman

1976
Girls' Night 6.8

Girls' Night

as Dave Simpson

1998
Mother Teresa of Calcutta 6.6

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

as Logan

2003
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple 6.7

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot

2020
Grow Your Own 6.5

Grow Your Own

as Big John

2007
Fanny Hill 5.9

Fanny Hill

as Mr. Croft

2007
Thacker

Thacker

as Ben Royce

1992
Keep an Eye on Albert

Keep an Eye on Albert

as Tarpy

1975
What Rats Won't Do 5.0

What Rats Won't Do

1998
Stars in Shorts 6.0

Stars in Shorts

as Trevor

2012
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 7.0

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Willis

2000
High Hopes 7.0

High Hopes

as Martin Burke

1989
Above the Clouds 5.0

Above the Clouds

as William

2018
The Last Dance 5.2

The Last Dance

as Police Inspector

1993
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

as Abbot Hugo de Rainault

1984
On the Palm

On the Palm

as Dawlish

1987
Coogan's Runner 7.0

Coogan's Runner

as Self

2003
The First Men in the Moon 5.9

The First Men in the Moon

as Voice of Grand Lunar

2010
The Intended 5.2

The Intended

as Norton

2002
Around The World In 80 Days

Around The World In 80 Days

as Inspector Fix (voice)

2000
The Chester Mystery Plays

The Chester Mystery Plays

1976
The Peacock 4.6

The Peacock

as Lord Hamish

2023
Well Thank You, Thursday

Well Thank You, Thursday

as Stan

1976
The Storyteller: The Luck Child

The Storyteller: The Luck Child

as King

1988
Margaret 5.7

Margaret

as Bernard Ingham

2009
Pressure 6.5

Pressure

as 2nd CID Officer

1976
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight 6.2

15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

as Stan Eastwood

1993
Bad Behavior 5.6

Bad Behavior

as Howard Spink

1993
Rat in the Skull

Rat in the Skull

as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris

1987
Games Without Frontiers

Games Without Frontiers

as Clive

1980
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

as Bernard

1979
True Love (Once Removed) 9.0

True Love (Once Removed)

as Bus driver

City State 5.3

City State

as William

2011
Second Nature 5.1

Second Nature

as Lawrence Augenblick

2003
Your Move 9.0

Your Move

as Mikey

2023
Friend Request Pending 7.5

Friend Request Pending

as Trevor

2011
A Pattern of Roses 6.0

A Pattern of Roses

as Builder

1983
Becoming Victoria Wood 6.0

Becoming Victoria Wood

as Self

2026
Patrick's Day 5.9

Patrick's Day

as John Freeman

2014
Shakespeare or Bust 10.0

Shakespeare or Bust

as Hippie

1973
The Sea

The Sea

as Thompson

1978
Our Boy 6.4

Our Boy

as DS Yorke

1998
Pasmore

Pasmore

as Colin Pasmore

1980
Glamour Night

Glamour Night

as Bob

1985
Bumps

Bumps

as Howard

2020
Pocketful of Dreams

Pocketful of Dreams

as Denny

1982
Ragged

Ragged

as Prison Governor

2013
Pig Bin

Pig Bin

as Ken

1974
Von Trapped 6.5

Von Trapped

as Torsten

2004
The Dark Room

The Dark Room

as Greg

1988
A Passage to Wisbech

A Passage to Wisbech

as Narrator

1986
Blooming Youth

Blooming Youth

as Jeff

1973
A Little Outing

A Little Outing

as Geoff

1977
The Pigeon Fancier 8.0

The Pigeon Fancier

as Harry

1971

TV Shows 88

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Daniel Snape

1997
Death in Paradise 7.4

Death in Paradise

as David Witton

2011
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Rob Royson

1986
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Chief Inspector James Harold Japp

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Assistant Commissioner Japp

1989
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

1996
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

as DI Mike Toner

1996
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Ken Marsden

1992
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Brian Simpson

1992
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Colin Pasmore

1970
Last of the Summer Wine 7.2

Last of the Summer Wine

as Gordon

1973
Shameless 7.5

Shameless

as Barry

2004
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Thompson

1965
A Touch of Frost 7.6

A Touch of Frost

as Sergent Sharpe

1992
A Touch of Frost 7.6

A Touch of Frost

as D.S. Sharpe

1992
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Dawlish

1985
New Tricks 7.3

New Tricks

2004
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as George Forester

1979
The Day of the Jackal 8.2

The Day of the Jackal

as Trevor

2024
Foyle's War 7.9

Foyle's War

as Alan Carter

2002
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2011
Hustle 7.8

Hustle

as Arthur Bond

2004
Churchill's People 5.0

Churchill's People

as Boatman

1974
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Clive

1974
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Denny

1974
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators 7.0

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

as Chamberlain

2018
Little Britain 7.1

Little Britain

2003
Robin of Sherwood 7.6

Robin of Sherwood

as Abbot Hugo de Rainault

1984
Strangers 7.2

Strangers

as Nose Treacy

1978
Cuckoo 6.7

Cuckoo

as Tony

2012
The Vice 5.6

The Vice

as Nigel Wingrave

1999
The Play on One 6.0

The Play on One

as Greg

1988
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as Prison Governor

2012
Hamish Macbeth 7.7

Hamish Macbeth

as Malachi McBean

1995
Murder Most Horrid 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

as Patron

1991
Murder Most Horrid 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

as Police Sergeant

1991
The Storyteller 8.2

The Storyteller

as King

1988
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as Carson

1973
Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

as Ken

1973
Porridge 8.2

Porridge

as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley

1974
Bramwell 4.2

Bramwell

as Ronald Kennedy

1995
Sherwood 6.9

Sherwood

as Mickey Sparrow

2022
Murder in Suburbia 7.5

Murder in Suburbia

as Bill Jackson

2004
The Good Karma Hospital 7.6

The Good Karma Hospital

as Paul Smart

2017
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire 7.6

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

as Jovius

2006
Funland 6.2

Funland

as Leo Finch

2005
Murder, They Hope 7.1

Murder, They Hope

as Phil

2021
A Sharp Intake of Breath 7.2

A Sharp Intake of Breath

as Terry Glover

1977
Premiere 7.0

Premiere

as Geoff

1977
Boomers 6.5

Boomers

as Alan

2014
The Queen 7.0

The Queen

as Harold Wilson

2009
Crooked House 6.8

Crooked House

as Joseph Bloxham

2008
The Sins 5.2

The Sins

as Mickey Thomas

2000
The Chase 6.5

The Chase

2006
The Chase 6.5

The Chase

as Frank Jones

2006
Avoidance 5.8

Avoidance

as Peter

2022
The Window 8.7

The Window

as Martin Dewsbury

2021
Don't Forget to Write! 6.2

Don't Forget to Write!

as Norman

1977
Leave it to Charlie 8.0

Leave it to Charlie

as Geoffrey

1978
Place of Execution 7.0

Place of Execution

as Old George Bennett

2008
The Ambassador 6.5

The Ambassador

1998
Pennies from Heaven 7.6

Pennies from Heaven

as Dave

1978
Summer Season

Summer Season

as Bob - Photographer

1985
Raised by Wolves 7.8

Raised by Wolves

as Grampy

2015
Bad Move 5.7

Bad Move

as Ken

2017
Trust 6.5

Trust

as James

2003
Life at Stake

Life at Stake

as Mallison

1978
Black Cab 8.0

Black Cab

as Robert

2000
Sugartown 8.5

Sugartown

2011
The Last Salute 7.0

The Last Salute

as Leonard Spanwick

1998
First Sight

First Sight

as Malcolm

1987
London 10.0

London

as Samuel Pepys

2004
Mother Teresa 4.7

Mother Teresa

as Logan

2003
Sounding Brass

Sounding Brass

as Arthur Mannion

1980
Pickersgill People

Pickersgill People

as DC Billy Blincoe

1978
The Wimbledon Poisoner 4.0

The Wimbledon Poisoner

as Detective Inspector Russell Rush

1994
Fanny Hill 7.2

Fanny Hill

as Mr. Croft

2007
Black Hearts in Battersea

Black Hearts in Battersea

as Eustace Buckle

1995
Isolation Stories 6.2

Isolation Stories

as Peter

2020
Coming Home

Coming Home

as Donald Maddocks

1981
Downwardly Mobile

Downwardly Mobile

1994
Home Time 6.0

Home Time

as Roy Jacks

2009
Brensham People

Brensham People

as Jeremy Briggs

1976
Red Letter Day 6.0

Red Letter Day

as Stan

1976
Two Up, Two Down 7.5

Two Up, Two Down

1979
For the Love of Albert

For the Love of Albert

1977
Lizzie's Pictures

Lizzie's Pictures

1987
Chekhov Comedy Shorts

Chekhov Comedy Shorts

as Father

2010

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