Roger Walker (born 22 December 1944 in

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

, England) is an English actor. He moved to

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at an early age and was a drama teacher at Tupton Hall School in

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in the early 1970s. His first television appearance was as a replacement for

Matthew Corbett Matthew Corbett (born Peter Graham Corbett on 28 March 1948) is an English former actor, singer, comedian, magician, puppeteer, television presenter, and writer, best known for presenting '' The Sooty Show'' and later '' Sooty and Co''. He is ...

as a singer on the popular children's television show, '' “Rainbow”,'' in 1976. He appeared on the show for four years, before being replaced by Freddy Marks in 1980. He had many

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roles during the 1980s and early 1990s, including ''

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'', '' Big Deal'', '' Emmerdale Farm'', '' Bodger and Badger'' and '' The Darling Buds of May''. He played the role of Bunny Charlson in the

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'' Eldorado'' in 1992. Since then, he has guest-starred in long-running series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Queen's Nose'', ''

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'' and '' Heartbeat''. He also played Bill Parrish in ''

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'' in 2002. His theatre credits include work with the RSC and the Peter Hall Company. He has toured extensively and made numerous appearances in the West End.

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