Anthony Valentine
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Anthony Valentine (b. 1939, Blackburn, Lancashire) is a British actor.
He is best remembered for his roles on television, most notably the titular Raffles for ITV, the sinister SS officer Major Mohn in the BBC drama Colditz and the psychopathic Toby Meres in the series Callan.
He also achieved fame as the voice of "Dr. X" on Queensrÿche's seminal 1988 album, Operation: Mindcrime.
Other appearances include A for Andromeda, Z Cars, The Avengers, Softly, Softly, Department S, Budgie, Codename, Space: 1999, Minder, Tales of the Unexpected, Bergerac, Robin of Sherwood, Boon, Lovejoy, The House of Eliott, The Bill and New Tricks.
He is also a noted theatre actor, appearing in many West End plays over the years, such as No Sex Please, We're British, Sleuth, Half a Sixpence and 'Art', and he appeared in the premiere performance of Arnold Wesker's Chicken Soup with Barley, playing the part of Ronnie. His most recent appearance was in Separate Tables at The Mill at Sonning. He also wrote and directed The Waiting Game at the same theatre. His latest television roles are in an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, a further episode of The Commander in which he reprises his role of Commissioner Edward Sumpter and, most recently, an episode of the popular series Heartbeat. He has also appeared as Jimmy Vincent in ITV's The Last Detective.
