Philip Jackson
Acting
🎂 1948-06-18
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series Robin of Sherwood. Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Queen's Theatre in the West End in 1991 and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Little Voice (1998). His television appearances have included Coronation Street, Robin of Sherwood, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, Little Britain, Hamish Macbeth, Raised by Wolves and Last of the Summer Wine. He has also appeared in the films Scum, Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street, Brassed Off, Mike Bassett: England Manager, "Grow Your Own", and My Week with Marilyn. He also appeared in the music video of A-Ha's "Take On Me"
Cast credits(132)
Gordon
1973
Daniel Snape
1997
Colin Pasmore
1970
Rob Royson
1986
David Witton
2011
Chief Inspector James Harold Japp
1989
Assistant Commissioner Japp
1989
Thompson
1965
1996
Trevor
2024
Clive
1974
Denny
1974
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
1984
Sergent Sharpe
1992
D.S. Sharpe
1992
1980
Tony
2012
George Forester
1979
Arthur Bond
2004
Alan Carter
2002
2004
Self - Participant
2011
King
1988
1999
2003
Chamberlain
2018
Paul Smart
2017
Harold Wilson
2009
Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
1974
Jovius
2006
Ken Marsden
1992
Brian Simpson
1992
Mickey Sparrow
2022
Patron
1991
Police Sergeant
1991
2004
Ken
2017
Martin Dewsbury
2021
Malachi McBean
1995
1998
Alan
2014
Phil
2021
1998
Peter
2020
Grampy
2015
2011
Peter
2022
Ronald Kennedy
1995
Dave
1978
1979
2005
2008
Bloxham
2008
1994
2006
Fred
2013
Old George Bennett
2008
Roger Smith
2011
Jim
1996
John Knight
2018
Mr Greaves
1979
Mickey Thomas
2000
Mr. Croft
2007
Samuel Pepys
2004
Roy Jacks
2009
Burkinshaw
1987
Mr. Jackson
2012
Captain White
1997
George
1998
Detective Inspector Russell Rush
1994
Trevor
2012
Bob
2013
Eustace Buckle
1995
Stephen, Joe's Dad
2007
William
2005
Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
2020
Mr. Barker
2005
1st Seaman
1976
Andrew Merry-Lees
1985
Voice of Grand Lunar
2010
Lord Macintosh
2023
Martin Burke
1989
Hugh Bispham
2002
1987
De Wissembourg
1998
Big John
2007
Bernard Ingham
2009
Alan
1984
Lonnie Urquart
2001
Dave Simpson
1998
1998
Lawrence Augenblick
2003
William
2018
Builder
1983
Marmaladov
2002
Mr. Croft
2007
Norton
2002
Police Inspector
1993
Willis
2000
William
2011
Mikey
2023
DS Yorke
1998
Harry
1971
Ben Royce
1992
2nd CID Officer
1976
Inspector Fix (voice)
2000
Denny
1982
Bernard
1979
Torsten
2004
Prison Governor
2013
Bus driver
Stan
1976
Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
1987
Clive
1980
Colin Pasmore
1980
Dawlish
1987
Trevor
2011
Tarpy
1975
Alfred Roberts
2008
The Enemy
1985
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
1984
Jeff
1973
Self
2003
Stan Eastwood
1993
Howard Spink
1993
Geoff
1977
John Freeman
2014
Greg
1988
Howard
2020
Ken
1974
Hippie
1973
Narrator
1986