Tony Osoba
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Tony Osoba is a Scottish actor, born on 15 March in Glasgow, Scotland. His close family all live in Scotland including his mother (Margaret Osoba) who is also quite well known. He has two sisters, Elizabeth Christie and Patricia Bamford, a niece (Lisa Christie) and three nephews, twins Paul and Allan, and Stephen Christie.
He is best known for his role as Jim 'Jock' MacClaren in the popular 70s British sitcom Porridge, and its sequel Going Straight.
Other led roles include Det. Sgt. Charles 'Chas' Jarvis in Dempsey & Makepeace (1984-6) and Peter Ingram in Coronation Street (1990). His other work includes The Professionals (1978), Charles Endell, Esq (1979), The Flame Trees of Thika (1981), Between the Lines (1994) and Dinotopia (2002) as well as two appearances in Doctor Who in the stories Destiny of the Daleks (1979) and a part in Dragonfire (1987). In 2005, Osoba took the part of Kralahome in a UK touring production of the The King and I and he recently filmed the role of Archie Richmond, in the upcoming TV Drama Tanner.
