Philip Acford Franks Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Philip Franks (born 2 February 1956) is an English actor and theatre director, known to the public chiefly for his roles in British television series.Franks was born in London and says that he first fell in love with theatre at age six, when his parents took him along to see a production of The Tempest. The following year, when he learned that his parents were going to a production of Hamlet, he insisted on going with them again, and says that at age seven, he was hooked for life.Franks is perhaps best known for his roles as tax inspector Cedric "Charley" Charlton in the British sitcom The Darling Buds of May, and Sgt. Raymond Craddock on Heartbeat. He has also made guest appearances in Absolutely Fabulous, Pie in the Sky, Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. Other appearances include the TV miniseries Bleak House, Martin Chuzzlewit, The Buddha of Suburbia, The Green Man and To Serve Them All My Days. He also makes regular appearances alongside Susie Dent in the 'Dictionary Corner' on the British quiz show Countdown (having applied to be a contestant on the show before becoming better known). From December 2012 Franks will play The Narrator in the 40th anniversary UK touring production of Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show.Franks is also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In addition, he has directed many plays including "Kafka's Dick" and "The Kiss of the Spiderwoman" (Nottingham Playhouse); "The Cocktail Party" (Edinburgh Festival); "Rebecca" (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh); "Hamlet" (Greenwich and tour); "Macbeth" (Sheffield Crucible) and "The Duchess of Malfi" (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Greenwich and West End); "Private Lives" and "The Heiress" (Royal National Theatre); "The White Devil" (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith); "Nicholas Nickleby" (Chichester Festival Theatre); and "The Tempest" (Liverpool Playhouse).
David Jason said Franks was perfectly cast as Charley in The Darling Buds of May (1991). He had spent most of his career in the theatre and he was a great team player as a result of that.
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On the 18th, he judged a drama competition at the prestigious boarding school Eton College, Berkshire. [March 2007]
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directing Nicholas Nickleby (Chichester, tour in UK, West End and Toronto) [August 2006]
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Theatre directing [2002]
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Starring as "Osbourne" in a West End run of R.C. Sherriff's play, "Journey's End". [July 2004]
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Directing "The Cherry Orchard", with Diana Rigg, in Chichester. [April 2008]
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Job's Dinner
2014
Short
Bill
Foyle's War
2006
TV Series
Captain George Halliday
Casualty
2005
TV Series
Bob Docker
My Dad's the Prime Minister
2003-2004
TV Series
Mr. Potter / Mr. Wight
Strange
2003
TV Series
Reverend Capstick
Midsomer Murders
2003
TV Series
Quentin Roka
Heartbeat
1998-2002
TV Series
Sergeant Craddock / Sgt Craddock
The Life of Confucius
1998
TV Series
Confucius
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
TV Series
Daniel
Pie in the Sky
1995
TV Series
Giles Dutton
Wales Playhouse
1995
TV Series
Calvin
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1994
TV Mini-Series
Cassio
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
TV Mini-Series
Tom Pinch
Absolutely Fabulous
1994
TV Series
Poet
The Buddha of Suburbia
1993
TV Mini-Series
The Darling Buds of May
1991-1993
TV Series
Charley
The Green Man
1990
TV Mini-Series
The Visitor
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
TV Movie
Maertz
Shadow of the Noose
1989
TV Mini-Series
Montague Lush
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
1985
TV Mini-Series
Richard Carstone / Richard Cartsone
Love Is Old, Love Is New
1982
TV Series
Steven
To Serve Them All My Days
1980
TV Mini-Series
Blades
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Morning
2013
TV Series
Himself
TV's Biggest Blockbusters
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Countdown
1992-2006
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Dictionary Corner / Himself - Dictionary Dell