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Russ Abbot

Acting Born Sep 16, 1947 Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Russ Abbot is an English musician, comedian and actor. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, later forging a prominent solo career as a television comedian with his own weekly show on British television.

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Known for

Casualty

as Simon Lancaster

Casualty

as Malcolm Crowson

Agatha Christie's Marple

as CI Arthur Primer

Heartbeat

as Stanley Leroy

Last of the Summer Wine

as Hobbo
Film

Mean Streets

as Martin Trueman

Hotel Babylon

2006

The Comedians

1971
Film

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

1989

Full filmography

  • Casualty (1986) as Simon Lancaster
  • Casualty (1986) as Malcolm Crowson
  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as CI Arthur Primer
  • Heartbeat (1992) as Stanley Leroy
  • Last of the Summer Wine (1973) as Hobbo
  • The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007) as Martin Trueman
  • Hotel Babylon (2006)
  • Daytime Live (1987)
  • Boomers (2014) as John
  • The Michael Ball Show (2010) as Self
  • Funny Valentines (2015) as Morris Roebuck
  • The Comedians (1971)
  • Married for Life (1996) as Ted Butler
  • Russ Abbot's Madhouse (1980)
  • Dream Street (1999) as Narrator
  • The Russ Abbot Show (1986)
  • Live From Her Majesty's (1983) as Self
  • Run For Your Wife (2012) as Hospital Patient
  • Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998) as Fagin
  • September Song (1993) as Ted Fenwick
  • Dream Street as Narrator/Tech/The Sleeping Policeman (voice)
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden (2007) as Jules Rendell
  • Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022) as Self
  • Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse (1979)