Alexander Ian Hogg (born 1 August 1937) is an English actor.

Early life

Alexander Ian Hogg was born in

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, the son of Ena Mary (Robinson) and Walter Alexander Hogg, a doctor. He was educated at

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and

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( St John's College), where he graduated in 1959 with a

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degree. He then studied at the

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under the direction of Yat Malmgren and later joined the

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. He has an older sister called Thelma Hogg (Hoggie).

Television, film and stage

Hogg is best known for his lead role in the

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television series '' Rockliffe's Babies'' and its follow-up ''

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'', playing

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Alan Rockliffe. He has played many television roles, appearing as Purishkevich in the film '' Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny'' (1996), as Mike Cherry in ''

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'' (1999), and as Alois Hitler in '' Hitler: The Rise of Evil'' (2003). Other television roles include the

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's second dramatisation of

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' ''

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'' (1985) as Inspector Bucket, and ''

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'' as the villain Josiah Samuel Smith in the serial '' Ghost Light'' (1989). He continued an association with ''Doctor Who'' by voicing the part of General Voshkar in '' The Sandman'', a spin-off audio drama produced in 2002 by

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. In 2002, he played the role of Ian Lane in the second episode of the first series of '' Foyle's War'', entitled "The White Feather". Hogg played a chechaquo (newcomer) to the Yukon in ''

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'', the film of Jack London's short story, in 1969. He played the role of Edmund in

Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shak ...

's 1971 film version of Shakespeare's ''

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'', and his other film credits include '' Marat/Sade'' (1967), '' Tell Me Lies'' (1968), '' The Last Valley'' (1971), '' The Hireling'' (1973), '' Dead Cert'' (1974), '' Hennessy'' (1975), '' The Legacy'' (1978), '' Lady Jane'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), and '' The Pleasure Principle'' (1992). In the summer of 2008, Hogg played in repertory in

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, at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, under the artistic direction of Alan Ayckbourn. In 2010, Hogg appeared as the sensitive protagonist Murray in the Student Academy Award-nominated short, '' The Miserables''. He played Sam in the drama film ''Sink'' (2018).

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* * 1937 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Alumni of St John's College, Durham English male film actors English male Shakespearean actors English male television actors Male actors from Newcastle upon Tyne People educated at Durham School Royal Shakespeare Company members {{England-actor-stub