Anthony Anholt (19 January 1941 – 26 July 2002), was a British television actor, known for several television roles over several decades. he is perhaps best known as Charles Frere in the BBC drama series ''

Howards' Way ''Howards' Way'' is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business com ...

'' (1985–90).

Early life

Anholt was born 19 January 1941 in

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to an Anglo-Dutch family. They moved to Australia before the end of the

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, then to

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for a brief time, eventually settling in the United Kingdom, where Anholt was educated at

Cranleigh School Cranleigh School is a Private school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. History It was opened on 29 September 1865 as a boys' school 'to provide a sound and plain education, on the principle ...

in south

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. His father had been taken prisoner by the Japanese, was forced to work on the

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, and died when his son was three. His mother remarried five years later.

Career

Anholt was originally a continuity announcer for the

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. He was a regular in two series produced by

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- ''

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'' (1972–74) as Paul Buchet and '' Space: 1999'' (1976–77) playing the role of Security Chief

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in the second series. In 1974 he was cast as Mark Colebrook, a crooked architect in ''

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'' the 12th episode of the first series of the police drama, ''

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.'' Anholt appeared in an episode of

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in 1984 as Martin Lee. His only credited film role was as an FBI agent in '' Fear Is the Key'' in 1972; he also made appearances in the 1984 miniseries ''

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'' and as small-time crook Abdul, in the ''

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses'' (titled onscreen as ''Only Fools and Horses....'') is a British television sitcom that was created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Ki ...

'' episode ''

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''. His last filmed acting work was for Canadian television productions; he appeared in small roles in several episodes of ''

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'' and also guest-starred in his son Christien's series, ''

Relic Hunter ''Relic Hunter'' is a Canadian adventure television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. It centres on Sydney Fox, a professor who is also a globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and ...

'' as the character of Vincent de Bourdin, Series 1, episode 19 (title "Love Letter", aired 1 May 2000).

Personal life

Anholt married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Sheila Willet in 1964; they had a son, Christien, who is also an actor. Anholt and Willet divorced in 1986. His second marriage was to actress

Tracey Childs Tracey Childs (born 30 May 1963) is an English actress known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series ''Howards' Way''. Her other television roles include Marianne Dashwood in ''Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series), Sense and Sensib ...

, his co-star in ''Howards' Way''. They married in 1990, and divorced eight years later.

Death

Anholt died in London aged 61 on 26 July 2002 after a long illness caused by a brain tumour.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anholt, Tony 1941 births 2002 deaths People educated at Cranleigh School British male television actors British people of Dutch descent Deaths from brain cancer in England