Michael Knowles (actor)
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Michael Knowles (born in Spondon, Derbyshire, date unknown) is an English actor and scriptwriter, best know for his role as 'Captain Jonathan Ashwood', in the 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. He also played The Honourable Teddy Meldrum in the 1980s, in the BBC comedy drama You Rang, M'Lord?, and starred in the sitcom Come Back Mrs Noah.
Michael also did the voice of the Head of the Air Force in The BFG for Cosgrove Hall.
His television career started in 1969 with the role of Capt. Cutts in Dad's Army, which he later adapted (with Harold Snoad) for radio. He and Snoad went on to write It Sticks Out Half a Mile, a radio sequel to Dad's Army.
[edit] External links
- Michael Knowles at the Internet Movie Database
- Knowles as Teddy Meldrum in You Rang, M'Lord?
