Personal Info
Birth date
1944-11-22 (80 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
-Paul Brooke
Biography
Paul Brooke is a retired English actor. He made his film debut in 1972 in the Hammer film Straight on till Morning, followed by performances in For Your Eyes Only (1981), Return of the Jedi (1983), Scandal (1989), Saving Grace (2000), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Alfie (2004), The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and Oliver Twist (2005). Brooke is the father of actor Tom Brooke. – Wikipedia
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
7.534
Overview:
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.Minder
6.833
Overview:
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.Play for Today
6.333
Overview:
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.Blackadder
7.985
Overview:
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.Agatha Christie's Marple
7.737
Overview:
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.Foyle's War
7.907
Overview:
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.Hustle
7.657
Overview:
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.All Creatures Great and Small
7.7
Overview:
The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.The Storyteller
8.2
Overview:
The Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.Kavanagh Q.C.
7
Overview:
James Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling challenging cases and defendants which put his skills to the test regularly.Stay Lucky
6
Overview:
Drama about a small-time gangster Thomas Gynn (Dennis Waterman) from London who discovers a new life up north in Yorkshire. Helping widowed, self-sufficient businesswoman Sally Hardcastle (Jan Francis) when her car breaks down on the motorway, Thomas reluctantly accepts an offer of a lift to Leeds. Over the coming months, the two become involved in a series of misadventures that soon find them being drawn closer together.Relic Hunter
6.73
Overview:
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.Between the Lines
5.6
Overview:
Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims of corruption inside the police in England and Wales. Along the way Clark overcomes strong influence from his superiors and problems in his private life, most notably the break-up of his marriage following an affair with WPC Jenny Dean.Shine on Harvey Moon
7.583
Overview:
Shine on Harvey Moon! is a British comedy-drama series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian. This generally light-hearted series was created by comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The series is set in the East End of London shortly after the Second World War. Upon being demobbed RAF serviceman Harvey Moon, played by Kenneth Cranham, returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife Rita, played by Maggie Steed, is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen. He becomes involved with the Labour Party and the union movement. The name of the series is a wordplay on the title of the popular 1908 song 'Shine On, Harvest Moon'. The first series was commissioned and recorded by ATV at their Elstree studios with the remaining series filmed at newly constructed facilities in Nottingham.Reilly: Ace of Spies
7
Overview:
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.After Henry
5.7
Overview:
After Henry is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1988 to 1992. Starring Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson, it had started on BBC Radio 4 in 1985, finishing in 1989. It was written by Simon Brett. After Henry was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. The BBC was reluctant to produce After Henry for television, so in 1988 after the third radio series Thames Television did so. The show was surprisingly popular, attracting over 14 million viewers. A second television series was shown during the same months as the fourth radio series with, in many cases, both radio and television episodes being broadcast on the same nights. The fourth television series was broadcast from July 1992, after the death of Joan Sanderson, who had died on 24 May.Girls On Top
4.8
Overview:
Four girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender, they barely manage to co-exist.The Kit Curran Radio Show
5.5
Overview:
Disc jockey, flyboy, con-man, compulsive fibber... Kit Curran is all of these and worse! A perfect storm of self-obsession and general apathy, Kit reigns as the undisputed king of small-time Radio Newtown; but sparks start to fly when a new boss arrives and Kit finds that his days of egocentric scheming may soon be numbered!Dalziel & Pascoe
6.5
Overview:
British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick Detective Sargent, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining a down to earth wit and humour.Return of the Jedi
7.905
Overview:
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.Lovejoy
7.3
Overview:
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.For Your Eyes Only
6.536
Overview:
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.Chalk
6.5
Overview:
A British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High. Two series written by Steven Moffat were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997. Like his earlier sitcom Joking Apart, it was produced by Andre Ptaszynski. The series focuses upon deputy headteacher Eric Slatt, permanently stressed over the chaos he creates both by himself and some of his eccentric staff. His wife Janet and new English teacher Suzy Travis attempt to help him solve the problems.Bridget Jones's Diary
6.746
Overview:
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance into whom Bridget cannot seem to stop running or help finding quietly attractive.The Mad Death
6
Overview:
A French visitor to Scotland smuggles her cat into the country, sparking a terrifying outbreak of rabies which threatens to engulf an entire community.The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
6.393
Overview:
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
NYR
Overview:
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Luigi Pirandello, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf.Campion
5.6
Overview:
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates. A total of eight novels were adapted, four in each series, each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes. Peter Davison sang the title music for the first series himself; in the second series, it was replaced with an instrumental version.Acting
2008Einstein and Eddington as H H Turner
2008The Edge of Love as Mr. Justice Singleton, Unknown
2007A Class Apart as Godfrey
2005Oliver Twist as Mr Grimwig
2004Agatha Christie's Marple (1 Episode) as Billingsley
2004The Phantom of the Opera as Auctioneer
2004Alfie as Flower Shop Proprietor
2004Hustle (1 Episode) as Benny
2004The Alan Clark Diaries (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie as Charley
2003The Royal (1 Episode) as Dr. Marsden
2002Foyle's War (1 Episode) as Arthur Ellis
2002Bertie and Elizabeth as Tommy Lascelles
2001The Affair of the Necklace as Monsieur Bohmer
2001Bridget Jones's Diary as Mr. Fitzherbert
2001Doc Martin as Charley
2000The Prince and the Pauper as Magistrate
2000Lighthouse as Captain Campbell
2000Saving Grace as Charlie
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception as Policeman #1
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc as Domremy's Priest
1999Relic Hunter (1 Episode) as Chef Gerald La Grange
1998The Scold's Bridle as Duncan Orloff
1997A Dance to the Music of Time (4 Episodes) as Maclintick
1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Nigel Anderson
1997Chalk (1 Episode) as Max
1997Nostromo (3 Episodes) as Capt. Mitchell
1996The Moonstone as Dr. Candy
1996Dalziel & Pascoe (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Annie's Bar (10 Episodes) as Vernon Du Chine
1995Oliver's Travels (1 Episode) as Unknown
1995Kavanagh Q.C. (1 Episode) as Richard Dynevor
1994Dandelion Dead (4 Episodes) as Arthur
1994Ain't Misbehavin' (6 Episodes) as Chuck Purvis
1993Genghis Cohn as Interior Minister
1993The Trial as Deputy Bank Manager
1993Splitting Heirs as Tour Guide
1992Blood and Dust as Simon
1992Between the Lines (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Covington Cross (13 Episodes) as Friar
1992Mr. Wakefield's Crusade as Doctor
1992A Masculine Ending as Humphrey Morris
1992Adam Bede as Martin Poyser
1991Children of the North as Ballister
1991Hancock as Feature Writer
1990The Fool as Lord Paramount
1989Stay Lucky (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989About Face (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989The Mountain and the Molehill as Lilliwhite
1989A Dry White Season as Dr Herzog
1989Anything More Would Be Greedy (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1989Somewhere to Run as Abrahams
1989Mornin' Sarge (7 Episodes) as Unknown
1989Scandal as Detective Sergeant
1989Campion (2 Episodes) as Mr. Parrott
1989The Kitchen Child as Unknown
1988The Lair of the White Worm as P.C. Erny
1988The Storyteller (1 Episode) as Chancellor
1988The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1 Episode) as Dr. Hofrat Behrens
1988After Henry (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987Still Crazy Like a Fox as Constable
1986Lovejoy (1 Episode) as Gently Bentley
1985Revolution as Lord Darling
1985Girls On Top (1 Episode) as Lawrence
1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Gen. Josef Biegler, SA
1985Blott on the Landscape as Unknown
1985Blott on the Landscape (6 Episodes) as Hoskins
1984The Kit Curran Radio Show (12 Episodes) as Les Toms
1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as Rev Stimson
1983Reilly: Ace of Spies (1 Episode) as Granier
1983The Mad Death (3 Episodes) as Bob Nicol
1983Blackadder (1 Episode) as Friar Bellows
1983Return of the Jedi as Malakili - Rancor Keeper (uncredited)
1983The Phantom of the Opera as Inspector
1982Shine on Harvey Moon (1 Episode) as Doctor Thrush
1981For Your Eyes Only as Bunky
1981All's Well That Ends Well as Lavache
1981The History Man (4 Episodes) as Henry Beamish
1980Minor Complications as Mornington
1979Minder (1 Episode) as Hamster
1979Agatha as John Foster
1978The Comedy of Errors as Angelo
1978All Creatures Great and Small (1 Episode) as Captain Crawford
1972Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Unknown
1972Straight On Till Morning as Uneasy Man (uncredited)
1970Play for Today (1 Episode) as Mornington
1969The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel as Farquhar