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Tony Osoba

Actor | * 03/15/1947 (77) | Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Tony Osoba (born 15 March 1947) is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Jim 'Jock' McLaren in the 1970s British sitcom Porridge alongside Ronnie Barker. He also guest starred in the first episode of the spin-off Going Straight. Osoba was the first mixed-race Scottish actor to appear on primetime television when he appeared in the series. Since then, he has appeared twice in Coronation Street, first as Wesley McGregor in 1982, and secondly as Mike Baldwin's boss Peter Ingram for a few episodes in 1990, before the character was killed off. He also starred as Chas Jarvis in Dempsey and Makepeace. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action & Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godf ...

Porridge

Certification unknown

1979 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Crime
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Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis ...

Dempsey and Makepeace

Certification unknown

1985 | 3.2/5 | 50min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama
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The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the R ...

Coronation Street

Certification unknown

1960- | 2.7/5 | 24min per episode
Soap / Telenovela
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The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British ...

Doctor Who

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1963 | 4.0/5
Drama, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with Tony Osoba as Actor(7)

as Jim McLaren2003 Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
1992 The Golden Years
as Terrorist1982 Who Dares Wins
as Daniel Batten1980 Game for Vultures
as McLaren1979 Porridge
as Daniel Batten1976 Pure as a Lily
as Cleopatra's Servant1975 Antony and Cleopatra

TV Shows/Series with Tony Osoba as Actor(15)

as Duke2005 Doctor Who
as Andrew Wallace (uncredited)2000 Waking the Dead
as Andrew Wallace2000 Waking the Dead
as Colonel Flores1997 A Dance to the Music of Time
1996 The Demon Headmaster
as Freddie1990 Making News
as Det. Sgt. Chas Jarvis1985 Dempsey and Makepeace
as Marsyas1983 The Cleopatras
as Dr Hartley1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Police Officer1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Pearce1979 Minder
as Handsome Man1977 The Professionals
as Security Guard1975 Space: 1999
as McLaren1974 Porridge
as Lan1963 Doctor Who

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 03/15 1947 (March) in Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 77 years + 41 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Eastwood High School
Tony Osoba frequently works together with these people:
Terry Walsh (41x, Actor)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Pat Gorman (17x, Actor)
Max Faulkner (14x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Michael Wisher (11x, Actor)
Cy Town (11x, Actor)
John Scott Martin (11x, Actor)
Alan Rowe (9x, Actor)
Michael Sheard (9x, Actor)
Dave Carter (8x, Actor)
Philip Locke (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:484895, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024