Hilary Minster
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| Hilary Minster | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roger Michael Hilary Minster March 21, 1944 Surrey, England |
| Died | November 24, 1999 (aged 55) Kensington and Chelsea, London |
| Occupation | actor |
Roger Michael Hilary Minster, better known as Hilary Minster, (21 March 1944 Surrey, England [1] – 24 November 1999 [2]) was an English character actor.
He is perhaps best known for playing General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen in the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! between 1984 and 1992. Other credits include Crossroads, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and a semi-regular role in Secret Army as Hauptmann Muller.
He also appeared twice in Doctor Who, as the Thal soldier Marat in Planet of the Daleks (1973) and as an unnamed Thal soldier in Genesis of the Daleks (1975). This makes him one of the few Doctor Who actors to have played two characters from the same alien race.
He also had a major part in another episode of a successful science fiction series playing Yagon in Achilles Heel, an episode of The Tomorrow People in 1978.
Curiously, despite being a white actor, he was a presenter and producer of Central Television's flagship ethnic minorities current affairs programme Here and Now during the early 1980s.[3][4]
* Note: There is some confusion in other biographies as to the year of his birth. Other dates given are 19 September 1939 and 21 March 1945.
[edit] References
- ^ GRO Register of Births JUN 1944 2a 1045 SURREY S.W. - Roger M. H. Minster, mmn = Cochran-Carr
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths: NOV 1999 B60B 5 KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA - Roger Michael H. Minster, DoB = 21 Mar 1944, aged 55
- ^ http://www.macearchive.org/Media.html?Title=241#
- ^ http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/TheStirrerUK/POGUSCAESARSNAPSINTOACTION/photo#5204595060617333954
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Minster, Hilary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Minster, Roger Michael Hilary |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944-03-21 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Surrey, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1999-11-24 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |
