Anthony Jackson (actor)
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Anthony Jackson | |
Born | 18 February 1944![]() |
Died | 27 November 2006![]() |
Notable roles | Fred Mumford in Rentaghost Trevor Lewis in Bless This House |
Anthony Jackson (18 February 1944 – 27 November 2006) was an English actor , who reached his widest audiences as founder of the eponymous ghost hiring agency in the long-running BBC children's comedy series Rentaghost.
Jackson also provided the voice for Dai the station in animated children's series Ivor the Engine and went on to have roles in many long-running british television series. He also appeared in the sitcoms Bless This House, All Our Saturdays, Mind Your Language, Citizen Smith and Only Fools and Horses. In his final years, he appeared in The Bill, Casualty, Footballers' Wives and Doctors.
He died suddenly on 27 November 2006, having been taken ill during rehearsals of "Waiting for Godot" whilst his company was touring in Ireland[citation needed].