Philip Jackson

Person

Philip Jackson

Born 18 June 1948 78 years old Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Who else is 78? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
17age in their first credit on record (1965)
59years on screen and counting
7credits in 1998, their busiest year
148dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster

True Love (Once Removed)

as Bus driver
Your Move poster Age: 74

Your Move

2023
as Mikey
The Peacock poster Age: 74

The Peacock

2023
as Lord Hamish
No poster
Age: 71

Bumps

2020
as Howard
Peterloo poster Age: 70

Peterloo

2018
as John Knight
Above the Clouds poster Age: 70

Above the Clouds

2018
as William
Patrick's Day poster Age: 65

Patrick's Day

2014
as John Freeman
Believe poster Age: 65

Believe

2013
as Bob
Ragged poster Age: 64

Ragged

2013
as Prison Governor
The Best Offer poster Age: 64

The Best Offer

2013
as Fred
Spike Island poster Age: 64

Spike Island

2012
as Mr. Jackson
Stars in Shorts poster Age: 64

Stars in Shorts

2012
as Trevor
My Week with Marilyn poster Age: 63

My Week with Marilyn

2011
as Roger Smith
City State poster Age: 63

City State

2011
as William
Friend Request Pending poster Age: 63

Friend Request Pending

2011
as Trevor
The First Men in the Moon poster Age: 62

The First Men in the Moon

2010
as Voice of Grand Lunar
Margaret poster Age: 60

Margaret

2009
as Bernard Ingham
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley poster Age: 59

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

2008
as Alfred Roberts
Fanny Hill poster Age: 59

Fanny Hill

2007
as Mr. Croft
Grow Your Own poster Age: 58

Grow Your Own

2007
as Big John
I Want Candy poster Age: 58

I Want Candy

2007
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
A Little Trip to Heaven poster Age: 57

A Little Trip to Heaven

2005
as William
The Best Man poster Age: 57

The Best Man

2005
as Mr. Barker
No poster
Age: 56

Von Trapped

2004
as Torsten
Mother Teresa of Calcutta poster Age: 55

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

2003
as Logan
Second Nature poster Age: 55

Second Nature

2003
as Lawrence Augenblick
Cruise of the Gods poster Age: 54

Cruise of the Gods

2002
as Hugh Bispham
The Intended poster Age: 53

The Intended

2002
as Norton
Crime and Punishment poster Age: 53

Crime and Punishment

2002
as Marmaladov
Mike Bassett: England Manager poster Age: 53

Mike Bassett: England Manager

2001
as Lonnie Urquart
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings poster Age: 52

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000
as Willis
Around The World In 80 Days poster Age: 51

Around The World In 80 Days

2000
as Inspector Fix (voice)
Little Voice poster Age: 50

Little Voice

1998
as George
What Rats Won't Do poster Age: 50

What Rats Won't Do

1998
Girls' Night poster Age: 50

Girls' Night

1998
as Dave Simpson
Cousin Bette poster Age: 49

Cousin Bette

1998
as De Wissembourg
Our Boy poster Age: 49

Our Boy

1998
as DS Yorke
The Opium War poster Age: 48

The Opium War

1997
as 船长怀特
Brassed Off poster Age: 48

Brassed Off

1996
as Jim
The Last Dance poster Age: 45

The Last Dance

1993
as Police Inspector
No poster
Age: 45

15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

1993
as Stan Eastwood
Bad Behavior poster Age: 44

Bad Behavior

1993
as Howard Spink
Thacker poster Age: 43

Thacker

1992
as Ben Royce
High Hopes poster Age: 40

High Hopes

1989
as Martin Burke
The Storyteller: The Luck Child poster Age: 39

The Storyteller: The Luck Child

1988
as King
The Dark Room poster Age: 39

The Dark Room

1988
as Greg
On the Palm poster Age: 38

On the Palm

1987
as Dawlish
The Fourth Protocol poster Age: 38

The Fourth Protocol

1987
as Burkinshaw
No poster
Age: 38

Rat in the Skull

1987
as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
The Doctor and the Devils poster Age: 37

The Doctor and the Devils

1985
as Andrew Merry-Lees
Glamour Night poster Age: 37

Glamour Night

1985
as Bob
Give My Regards to Broad Street poster Age: 36

Give My Regards to Broad Street

1984
as Alan
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer poster Age: 35

Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

1984
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
A Pattern of Roses poster Age: 35

A Pattern of Roses

1983
as Builder
Pocketful of Dreams poster Age: 33

Pocketful of Dreams

1982
as Denny
Pasmore poster Age: 32

Pasmore

1980
as Colin Pasmore
Games Without Frontiers poster Age: 31

Games Without Frontiers

1980
as Clive
Scum poster Age: 31

Scum

1979
as Mr Greaves
Afternoon Off poster Age: 30

Afternoon Off

1979
as Bernard
A Little Outing poster Age: 29

A Little Outing

1977
as Geoff
Pressure poster Age: 28

Pressure

1976
as 2nd CID Officer
Rogue Male poster Age: 28

Rogue Male

1976
as 1st Seaman
The Chester Mystery Plays poster Age: 27

The Chester Mystery Plays

1976
Well Thank You, Thursday poster Age: 27

Well Thank You, Thursday

1976
as Stan
Keep an Eye on Albert poster Age: 27

Keep an Eye on Albert

1975
as Tarpy
Pig Bin poster Age: 26

Pig Bin

1974
as Ken
Blooming Youth poster Age: 25

Blooming Youth

1973
as Jeff
Shakespeare or Bust poster Age: 24

Shakespeare or Bust

1973
as Hippie
The Pigeon Fancier poster Age: 23

The Pigeon Fancier

1971
as Harry
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TV credits

Newest first
The Day of the Jackal poster Age: 76

The Day of the Jackal

2024
as Trevor
Sherwood poster Age: 73

Sherwood

2022
as Mickey Sparrow
Avoidance poster Age: 73

Avoidance

2022
as Peter
The Window poster Age: 73

The Window

2021
as Martin Dewsbury
Murder, They Hope poster Age: 72

Murder, They Hope

2021
as Phil
Isolation Stories poster Age: 71

Isolation Stories

2020
as Peter
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators poster Age: 69

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

2018
as Chamberlain
Bad Move poster Age: 69

Bad Move

2017
as Ken
The Good Karma Hospital poster Age: 68

The Good Karma Hospital

2017
as Paul Smart
Raised by Wolves poster Age: 66

Raised by Wolves

2015
as Grampy
Boomers poster Age: 66

Boomers

2014
as Alan
Cuckoo poster Age: 64

Cuckoo

2012
as Tony
Playhouse Presents poster Age: 63

Playhouse Presents

2012
as Prison Governor
Death in Paradise poster Age: 63

Death in Paradise

2011
as David Witton
Sugartown poster Age: 63

Sugartown

2011
The Queen poster Age: 61

The Queen

2009
as Harold Wilson
Home Time poster Age: 61

Home Time

2009
as Roy Jacks
Crooked House poster Age: 60

Crooked House

2008
as Joseph Bloxham
Place of Execution poster Age: 60

Place of Execution

2008
as Old George Bennett
Fanny Hill poster Age: 59

Fanny Hill

2007
as Mr. Croft
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire poster Age: 58

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

2006
as Jovius
The Chase poster Age: 58

The Chase

2006
The Chase poster Age: 58

The Chase

2006
as Frank Jones
Funland poster Age: 57

Funland

2005
as Leo Finch
No poster
Age: 55

London

2004
as Samuel Pepys
Murder in Suburbia poster Age: 55

Murder in Suburbia

2004
as Bill Jackson
Hustle poster Age: 55

Hustle

2004
as Arthur Bond
Shameless poster Age: 55

Shameless

2004
as Barry
New Tricks poster Age: 55

New Tricks

2004
Little Britain poster Age: 55

Little Britain

2003
Trust poster Age: 54

Trust

2003
as James
Foyle's War poster Age: 54

Foyle's War

2002
as Alan Carter
The Sins poster Age: 52

The Sins

2000
as Mickey Thomas
Black Cab poster Age: 51

Black Cab

2000
as Robert
The Vice poster Age: 50

The Vice

1999
as Nigel Wingrave
No poster
Age: 49

The Last Salute

1998
as Leonard Spanwick
The Ambassador poster Age: 49

The Ambassador

1998
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 48

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Daniel Snape
Silent Witness poster Age: 47

Silent Witness

1996
Black Hearts in Battersea poster Age: 47

Black Hearts in Battersea

1995
as Eustace Buckle
Bramwell poster Age: 46

Bramwell

1995
as Ronald Kennedy
Hamish Macbeth poster Age: 46

Hamish Macbeth

1995
as Malachi McBean
The Wimbledon Poisoner poster Age: 46

The Wimbledon Poisoner

1994
as Detective Inspector Russell Rush
Downwardly Mobile poster Age: 46

Downwardly Mobile

1994
A Touch of Frost poster Age: 44

A Touch of Frost

1992
as Sergent Sharpe
A Touch of Frost poster Age: 44

A Touch of Frost

1992
as D.S. Sharpe
Heartbeat poster Age: 43

Heartbeat

1992
as Ken Marsden
Heartbeat poster Age: 43

Heartbeat

1992
as Brian Simpson
Murder Most Horrid poster Age: 43

Murder Most Horrid

1991
as Patron
Murder Most Horrid poster Age: 43

Murder Most Horrid

1991
as Police Sergeant
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster Age: 40

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989
as Chief Inspector James Harold Japp
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster Age: 40

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989
as Assistant Commissioner Japp
The Storyteller poster Age: 39

The Storyteller

1988
as King
The Play on One poster Age: 39

The Play on One

1988
as Greg
No poster
Age: 39

First Sight

1987
as Malcolm
No poster
Age: 38

Lizzie's Pictures

1987
Casualty poster Age: 38

Casualty

1986
as Rob Royson
Screen Two poster Age: 36

Screen Two

1985
as Dawlish
Robin of Sherwood poster Age: 35

Robin of Sherwood

1984
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
No poster
Age: 32

Sounding Brass

1980
as Arthur Mannion
No poster
Age: 30

Two Up, Two Down

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 30

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as George Forester
No poster
Age: 30

Leave it to Charlie

1978
as Geoffrey
Strangers poster Age: 29

Strangers

1978
as Nose Treacy
Pennies from Heaven poster Age: 29

Pennies from Heaven

1978
as Dave
No poster
Age: 29

Life at Stake

1978
as Mallison
No poster
Age: 29

Premiere

1977
as Geoff
No poster
Age: 29

For the Love of Albert

1977
Don't Forget to Write! poster Age: 28

Don't Forget to Write!

1977
as Norman
Brensham People poster Age: 28

Brensham People

1976
as Jeremy Briggs
Red Letter Day poster Age: 27

Red Letter Day

1976
as Stan
Churchill's People poster Age: 26

Churchill's People

1974
as Boatman
Porridge poster Age: 26

Porridge

1974
as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
Playhouse poster Age: 25

Playhouse

1974
as Clive
Playhouse poster Age: 25

Playhouse

1974
as Denny
No poster
Age: 25

Second City Firsts

1973
as Ken
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster Age: 25

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973
as Carson
Last of the Summer Wine poster Age: 24

Last of the Summer Wine

1973
as Gordon
Play for Today poster Age: 22

Play for Today

1970
as Colin Pasmore
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 17

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Thompson
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