Matthew Scurfield (born 2 February 1948, in

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

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) is an English actor and the eldest child of author George Scurfield and his wife Cecilia (née Hopkinson). His autobiography, ''I Could Be Anyone'', was published in 2008 ().

Theatre

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Two Gentlemen of Verona ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first ten ...

'' (The Duke of Milan / Antonio), The Globe 1996 season; *''The Life of Henry the Fifth'' (The Duke of Exeter), The Globe 1997 season; *'' A Chaste Maid in Cheapside'', (Mr. Yellowhammer), The Globe 1997 season; *''

The Street of Crocodiles ''The Street of Crocodiles'', also known as ''The Cinnamon Shops'' (, ), is a 1934 collection of short stories written by Bruno Schulz. First published in Polish, the collection was translated into English by in 1963. Origins and publication S ...

'' (Father) at the Theatre de Complicite and the National Theatre; *''

The Trial ''The Trial'' () is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best-known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, wi ...

' (Huld) at the National Theatre; *''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ...

'' (Frosch) with the English National Opera; *''A Flea in the Ear'' at the Old Vic; *''"Apart from George'' (George) at the National Theatre.

Television

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The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a British police drama television series focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective ...

'', " Jack Or Knave" (1978) – Kieran Kennedy *''

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' is a Science fiction comedy, comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), radio sitcom broadcast over two series on BBC ...

'' (1981) – Number One *''

Open All Hours ''Open All Hours'' is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes over four series, which aired in 1976, 1981, 1982, and 1985. The programme was developed from a television pilot broadcast ...

'', 1 episode (1981) – Man from Bus Stop *''Educating Marmalade Atkins'' (1982) – Sister Purification *'' The Secret Adversary'' (1983) – Conrad *'' Bulman'' (1985) – Eddie 'The Snout' *'' Boon'' (1986) – Sergeant Wilson *''

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' is a British television crime drama series, produced by TVS and later by its successor Meridian Broadcasting, in association with Blue Heaven Productions, for broadcast on the ITV network. Twelve series were broa ...

'', 2 episodes (1988) – Will Palmer *''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'' 3 episodes (1988–1990) – Sergeant Coles / Norris *'' Monster Maker'' (1989) – Vaughn *'' Shelley'' (1990) – Saul *'' A Murder of Quality'' (1991) – Inspector Rigby *'' Blue Heaven'' in episode "Pilot" (1992) – Jim *''

Minder A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds". Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...

'' (1994) – Frankie * '' Time After Time'' (1994–1995) – Sergeant Dawes *'' Sharpe's Honour'' (1994) – El Matarife *'' Wycliffe'' (1995) – D.S. Rinnick *'' Pie in the Sky'' (1996) – Roger Hoskins *''

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' is a British crime drama television series, starring Patricia Routledge as the title character, Henrietta "Hetty" Wainthropp, that aired for four series between 3 January 1996 and 4 September 1998 on BBC One. T ...

'' (1996) – Oliver Hardiman *''

Karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone. Its musical content is an instrumental rendition of a well-known popular song. I ...

'' (1996) – Impatient patient *'' Dangerfield'' (1996) – Martin Ryder *''Cosmic Sucker'' (1997) – Jack McHine *''

A Dance to the Music of Time ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' is a 12-volume ''Book series#History, roman-fleuve'' by English writer Anthony Powell, published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power ...

'' (1997) – Major Finn *''

Kavanagh QC ''Kavanagh QC'' is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV between 3 January 1995 and 25 April 2001. All five series are available on DVD in both Region 1 and Region 2. Plot The series starred John Thaw as barrister J ...

'' (1998) – Dr. Ralph Dutton Jones *'' Waking the Dead'' (2003) – Inspector Tynan *''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...

'', Series 1 Episode 8 (2011) – Vayon Poole

Film

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Sweeney 2 ''Sweeney 2'' is a 1978 British action crime drama film directed by Tom Clegg and starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman. It was a sequel to the 1977 film '' Sweeney!.'' Both films are an extension of the British ITV television series '' The S ...

'' (1978) – Jefferson *'' McVicar'' (1980) – Streaky Jeffries *''

Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film stars Harrison Ford as Indiana ...

'' (1981) – 2nd. Nazi *'' The Jigsaw Man'' (1983) – KGB man No. 1 *''

Nineteen Eighty-Four ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also published as ''1984'') is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically ...

'' (1984) – Guard #2 *''Dakota Road'' (1992) – Bernard Cross *''

Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was written from a horse as main character's perspective. She wrote it in the last years of her life, during which s ...

'' (1994) – Horse Dealer *'' Look Me in the Eye'' (1994) – Clerk *''Amy Foster/ Swept from the Sea'' (1997) – Thackery *'' A Different Loyalty'' (2004) – Anton Zakharov *''Do Re Mi Fa'' (2016) – Bozo's Conscience

External links

Matthew Scurfield website
* 1948 births Living people Male actors from Cambridge English male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors {{England-screen-actor-stub