Frederick Pyne (born 30 December 1936) is an English actor best known for his role as original character Matt Skilbeck on the ITV soap ''

Emmerdale Farm ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...

'' from 1972 to 1989.

Biography

Pyne attended Holloway County Grammar School (now Holloway School). The Old Camdenians Club
Retrieved 31 January 2015 He worked as a farmer before serving in the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...

, and then went to

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sena ...

for training as an actor.Hayward 1996, p. 206 From 1966 to 1970, he worked on stage productions at the National Theatre at the Old Vic. His television appearances include ''

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'', ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...

'', ''An Affair of Honour'', ''The Three Princes'', ''

Talking to a Stranger ''Talking to a Stranger'' (1966) is a British television drama, written by John Hopkins for the BBC, which consists of four separate plays recounting the events of one weekend from the viewpoints of four members of the same family. The play cycle ...

'', and '' R3'' before his role on ''

'' from 1972 to 1989.

References

* Frederick Pyne served on the Equity Council for many years and was the organization's president from 1994 until 2002. He is a trustee of five charities connected to the acting profession.

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* 1936 births Living people 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English male stage actors English male television actors People educated at Holloway School {{england-actor-stub