Paul Brooke is an English

England

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 actor

Actor

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 of film

Film

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, television

Television

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, and radio

Radio

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. He is the father of actor Tom Brooke.

He and Ernie Fosselius

Ernie Fosselius

Ernie Fosselius is an American filmmaker who has largely stayed out of the public eye. He is best known for his satirical spoofs of popular films, including the classic Star Wars parody Hardware Wars.-Film career:...

 played Malakili the Rancor Keeper in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

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. He played British Conservative politician Ian Gow

Ian Gow

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 in the 2004 BBC series The Alan Clark Diaries

The Alan Clark Diaries

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. In 2006, he guest starred in the Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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audio adventure Year of the Pig

Year of the Pig

Year of the Pig is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:...

as well as the 1990 Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean is a British comedy television programme series of 14 half-hour episodes written by and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. Different episodes were also written by Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and one by Ben Elton. The pilot episode was broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990,...

sketch "The Library". He also played Mr. Fitzherbert in the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary (film)

Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 British romantic comedy film based on Helen Fielding's novel of the same name. The adaptation stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget, Hugh Grant as the caddish Daniel Cleaver, and Colin Firth as Bridget's "true love", Mark Darcy...

.

Other appearances in television dramas and comedies featuring Brooke include Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Lovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...

, Rab C. Nesbitt

Rab C. Nesbitt

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, Kavanagh QC

Kavanagh QC

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, Sharpe's Revenge

Sharpe's Revenge (TV programme)

Sharpe's Revenge is a British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. The adaptation is based on the novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell.-Plot summary:...

, Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...

, Hustle

Hustle (TV series)

Hustle is a British television drama series made by Kudos Film and Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. Created by Tony Jordan and first broadcast in 2004, the series follows a group of con artists who specialise in "long cons" – extended deceptions which require greater commitment, but...

, Covington Cross

Covington Cross

Covington Cross is a British/American television series that was broadcast on ABC in the United States from August 25 to October 31, 1992. It also aired in the UK, and was dubbed for broadcast in France....

, Mornin' Sarge and My Family.

He and Frank Mills are the only actors to appear in both the Classic and New series of Minder

Minder (TV series)

Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...

, but starring in different roles in each.

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