Michael Aldridge

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Michael Aldridge (born Glastonbury, Somerset, September 9, 1920, died January 10, 1994) was a British actor born at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Educated at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk, Aldridge started his career in 1939 at the Palace Theatre, Watford, appearing in Terence Rattigan's play "French Without Tears". It was not until 1954 that his career started to gain him recognition when he accepted a role in Salad Days at the Vaudeville Theatre, where he remained until 1957. After numerous appearances in several different roles, Aldridge again received negative feedback from critics and theatre patrons in the 1975 showing of Jeeves (musical).

Aldridge gave up his stage career after Jeeves and started appearing in television and film roles. Between 1985 and 1989, he starred as Seymour Utterthwaite in Last of the Summer Wine. Prior to this, Aldridge appeared as Pistol in Orson Welles Chimes at Midnight in 1967, Percy Alleline in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in 1979, Yes Minister, and several other films and television series.