Arthur Cox obit

British Actor Arthur Cox Has Died 

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Cox was a British character actor, who appeared in a number of roles in television and on stage during a career which spanned from the mid-1950s to 2020.

 Cox was born in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, in April 1934. He made his theatrical debut in Belfast during the mid-1950s, appearing in a production of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller. His first appearance on stage in Dublin was as Ordulto in the play, The Masquerade of Henry IV in 1955.

 In 1978 he played Sir Jasper Addleton in the Wodehouse Playhouse episode 'The Smile that Wins'. During the 1980s, Cox's profile on television was raised after portraying Inspector Marriott in the drama Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime, as well as starring in Yes Minister as George, the driver of cabinet minister Jim Hacker.

He played played Noakes the caretaker in the Morse episode, The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn.

 

Partial filmography

Saturday Playhouse (1958, TV Series) as Mr. Hushes

Hereward the Wake (1965) as Pery

Fahrenheit 451 (1966) as Male Nurse (uncredited)

Dixon of Dock Green (1966–1968, TV Series) as First Officer / Johnson / Hall

The Avengers (1967–1968, TV Series) as Anaesthetist / Clarke

Doctor Who (1968, TV Series) as Cully

ITV Playhouse (1968–1978, TV Series) as Sergeant / Cousin / Mr. Baker

Sweeney 2 (1978) as Detective

Yes Minister (1980–1981, TV Series) as George

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983–1984, TV Series) as Inspector Marriott

Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) as BBC Engineer

Castaway (1986) as Inland Revenue manager (uncredited)

God's Outlaw (1986) as Peter Quentel

The Bill (1986–1993, TV Series) as Off-License Manager / Simpkins

Personal Services (1987) as Lennox

Aria (1987) as Major (segment "Un ballo in maschera")

Hope and Glory (1987) as Fireman

Little Dorrit (1987) as Stage Carpenter

The Zero Option (1988) as Sid

She-Wolf of London (1990–1991, TV Series) as Dad Matheson

Shuttlecock (1991) as Fizz / Fox

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1993, TV Series) as Dr. Hawker

Lovejoy (1993, TV Series) as Peter Stroud

Coronation Street (1994, TV Series) as Mr. Tonks

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995) as Ray

Girl from Rio (2001) as Bank Customer

Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) as Dr. Lambert (voice)

To Kill a King (2003) as Westminster Abbey priest

Jane Eyre (2006, TV Mini-Series) as Colonel Dent

Doctor Who (2010, TV Series) as Mr. Henderson

Shuttlecock (2020) as Fizz