
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
June 20, 1946 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Solihull, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Tony Aitken
Biography
Tony Aitken is an English actor, known for playing a variety of parts in popular television programmes.
He attended Belmont Abbey School, Hereford, 1959–64. He was active in the amateur dramatic society, appearing in many revues, plays and Gilbert and Sullivan productions. He acted with Neville Buswell another student at the school. Trained as a Drama and Art Teacher at St. Mary's University College, London 1964–67.
Over a forty five year career in theatre and TV, he has appeared regularly in series such as The Sweeney, Porridge, The Mistress, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Holby City, Casualty, End of Part One and No. 73, in films such as Robin Hood Junior, Jabberwocky, Quincy's Quest and The Remains of the Day in which he played the Postmaster. Sharpe (sharpe’s revenge) as a clark in the war office who hands sharpe his orders posting him to Yorkshire.
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Known For

TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Tommy Pinner
1989

TV
Blackadder
Minstrel
1983

TV
Blackadder
Mad Beggar
1983

TV
The Sweeney
Shipping Clerk
1975

TV
Upstairs, Downstairs
Mulligan
1971

TV
Keeping Up Appearances
TV Repairman
1990

TV
Porridge
Chaplain
1974
TV
No. 73
1982

TV
My Hero
Mr Lawrence
2000

TV
Queen's Nose
Smithers
1995

TV
Open All Hours
Norman
1976

TV
In Loving Memory
1969
TV
Close to Home
Artie
1989

Film
The Remains of the Day
Postmaster
1993

Film
Jabberwocky
Flagellant
1977
TV
End of Part One
1979

Film
The Arbiter
Aubrey
2013

Film
Robin Hood Junior
Jugge
1975

Film
The Stanley Baxter Hour
1982

Film
Quincy's Quest
Teddy
1979
Filmography
2013FilmThe Arbiteras Aubrey2000TVMy Heroas Mr Lawrence1995TVQueen's Noseas Smithers1994FilmCalliopeas Oliver Khayam1993FilmThe Remains of the Dayas Postmaster1990TVKeeping Up Appearancesas TV Repairman1989TVClose to Homeas Artie1989TVAgatha Christie's Poirotas Tommy Pinner1983TVBlackadderas Minstrel1982FilmThe Stanley Baxter Hour1982TVNo. 731979FilmQuincy's Questas Teddy1979TVEnd of Part One1977FilmJabberwockyas Flagellant1976TVOpen All Hoursas Norman1975TVThe Sweeneyas Shipping Clerk1975FilmRobin Hood Junioras Jugge1974TVPorridgeas Chaplain1971TVUpstairs, Downstairsas Mulligan1969TVIn Loving Memory