Rodney Litchfield
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Rodney Litchfield is an English actor born in Wigan, Lancashire.
Rodney's first TV appearances where in the 1980's, the first of which was the episode First Leg of the British drama Travelling Man
He also made brief appearances in shows like Juliet Bravo, A Touch of Frost, Cracker, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Heartbeat & Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
His most well remembered TV appearances where in Craig Cashs' dry humoured sitcom Early Doors which starred Rodney as Tommy, a miserable pensioner who sits in the corner of the pub trying to avoid any social interaction with the rest of the pubs regulars including avoiding accepting free drinks from anybody in case he is coerced into buying a 'round'
After starring in both the sitcom's two series' he was later seen strolling up in a car on the cobbles of Coronation Street as character Wilfred Morton with granddaughter Jodie (played by Samantha Seager) who are renovating the old Bakery owned by Diggory Compton into a takeaway. Michael Starke is set to play Rodney's son Jerry Morton.
[edit] Filmography
- 1984 - Travelling Man
- 1985 - Juliet Bravo
- 1986 - Knights & Emeralds
- 1988 - Testimony
- 1990 - Dancin' Thru the Dark
- 1990 - All Creatures Great & Small
- 1993 - Stay Lucky
- 1994 - A Touch of Frost
- 1995 - Cracker
- 1995 - Heartbeat
- 1996 - Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
- 2001 - Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
- 2001 - Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
- 2002 - Shipman
- 2003 - Casualty
- 2004 - No Angels
- 2004 - The Bill
- 2004 - Doctors
- 2003 - 2004 - Early Doors
- 2005 - Dead Man Weds
- 2005 - Shameless
- 2006 - The Street
- 2007 - Coronation Street
