Christian Rodska (born Christian Rodskjaer; 5 September 1945) is an

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who has appeared in many

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and

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series and narrated a number of

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s, including Sir Winston Churchill's

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winning ''

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''. He is perhaps best known for his regular role as Ron Stryker in 1970s series, '' Follyfoot.''

Career

Rodska began acting professionally in the late 1960s and got his first big break when he was chosen to appear in ''Follyfoot'', which ran for three years from 1971 to 1973. From then on, he appeared in numerous series such as the 1977 BBC adaptation of

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's '' The Eagle of the Ninth'', in which he played Esca, and the film version of '' The Likely Lads'', '' Z Cars,'' ''

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,'' ''

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,'' '' Brookside,'' '' Bergerac'' and '' Casualty.'' More recently, he has worked extensively as a voice artist, featuring in many radio plays and on Audiobooks. He is known for his narration of ''Ice Road Truckers'' on the

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, as well as '' MegaStructures'' for British channel,

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. In 2004, Rodska guest-starred in the ''

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'' audio drama ''

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''. He continues to act on television, recently appearing on '' Doc Martin'' and as DI Dennis Carter in the BBC's ''

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'', and in the 2008 drama '' Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley''. He has also been the narrator for the series ''

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''. On TV he has played

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three times (in ''l'Appel du 18 Juin'' for France 2, for the BBC and on The History Channel), 'Bomber' Harris, Captain Smith of the ,

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, and

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Personal life

Rodska was born in Cullercoats,

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. He is the son of a Danish sailor, who was at one time, the Captain of the Royal Yacht of King Faisal of Iraq. Rodska was married to a French woman, Jacqueline Mousny, while in ''Follyfoot'' and they had a son, Benjamin, who played the lead role in the 1985 television adaptation of ''

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'' in which his father also appeared. and a daughter, Camille.Corrie.net - Christian Rodska profile
/ref> He is now married to Barbara Kellermann.

References

External links

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The Follyfoot Fan Tribute SiteFollyfoot forum
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