Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman (born 19 May 1946) is an English actor. He grew up and was educated in South East London. He trained to be a teacher and then went to East 15 acting school between 1967 and 1970.
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Occupation | Actor |
Television | Nuts in May (1976) A Kick Up the Eighties (1981–1984) Eastenders (1992, 2012, 2014–2016) Crossroads (2001–2003) |
Spouse(s) | Cheryl Aldrige (m. 1980) |
Children | 3 |
He started work at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, followed by spells in theatre in Nottingham, Birmingham and Sheffield. He toured England and Scotland with the 7:84 theatre company and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
On television, Sloman is best known as Keith in Mike Leigh's Nuts in May, as well as Baldy Davitt in Ripping Yarns, Three-Fingered Pete in The Black Adder and Right Bleedin' Bastard in The Young Ones. He was also known as Rocky Wesson in the return series of the ITV series Crossroads, and as the funeral director Les Coker in the BBC Series Eastenders. He played the abrasive games teacher Mr Dan 'Frosty' Foster in the first series of Grange Hill (1978) and he appeared in one edition of Bad Boyes (1987).
His film appearances include Lenin in Reds, by Warren Beatty.
Sloman has worked many times at The National Theatre in London playing, amongst others, Bardolph in Henry IV. Also appeared as Magwitch in Great Expectations at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
He has three children.
TV and filmography
- The Sweeney (1975, TV Series) .... Cosby
- Nuts in May (1976) .... Keith
- Grange Hill (1978, TV Series) .... Mr. Foster
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978, TV Series) .... Mr. Bantock
- Lovely Couple (1979, TV Series) .... Jack 'Rollo' Dent
- Ripping Yarns (1979, TV Series) .... 'Baldy' Davitt
- The Monster Club (1981) .... Club Secretary (segment "The Monster Club")
- Priest of Love (1981) .... English reporter
- Reds (1981) .... V.I. Lenin
- A Kick Up the Eighties (1981–1984, TV Series)
- Minder (1982, TV Series) .... Silver
- Captain Stirrick (1982) .... Lord Kensington
- The Young Ones (1982–1984, TV Series) .... Henry / Guard on TV / Right Bleeding Bastard
- The Black Adder (1983, TV Series) .... Three Fingered Pete
- Duty Free (1984, TV Series) .... Kev Wilson
- Hardwicke House (1987, TV Series) .... Mr. Mackintosh
- Bad Boyes (1987, TV Series) .... Man in the Precinct
- Hawks (1988) .... Car Park Attendant
- Spin Off (1988–1989, TV Series) .... Hilary Rolls
- Snakes and Ladders (1989, TV Series) .... Mr. Lambie
- Mr. Bean (1990–1992, TV Series) .... The Heart Attack Man / The Blind Man
- Doctor at the Top (1991, TV Series) .... Dr. Lionel Snell
- Bergerac (1991, TV Series) .... Inspector Victor Deffand
- Bottom (1991–1992, TV Series) .... Mr. Harrison
- B & B (1992) .... Bob Noakes
- Blue Ice (1992) .... Shipping Clerk
- EastEnders (1992) .... DS Jackson
- Grace & Favour (1993, TV Series) .... Inspector
- The Brittas Empire (1994, TV Series) .... Pete
- The Tomorrow People (1994, TV Series) .... Inspector Platt
- The Cold Light of Day (1996) .... Ludek Dittmayer
- Loch Ness (1996) .... Norwegian
- The Treasure Seekers (1996, TV Movie) .... Wiggins
- Goodnight Sweetheart (1997, TV Series) .... George
- Beowulf (1999) .... Karl
- Beautiful People (1999) .... Roger Midge
- The Vicar of Dibley (2000, TV Series) .... Mr. Badcock
- Midsomer Murders (2000, TV Series) .... Ralph Bailey
- My Family (2000, TV Series) .... Police Officer
- Chunky Monkey (2001) .... Geoffrey
- Crossroads (2001–2003, TV Series) .... Rocky Wesson
- Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle (2007) .... Frank Gilmont
- Shameless (2011, TV Series) .... Trevor
- National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2012) .... Mr. Wormington
- EastEnders (2012, 2014–2016, TV Series) .... Les Coker
- Inside No. 9 (2014, Episode: "The Understudy") .... Bill
- Peterloo (2018) .... Mr. Grout
- Still Open All Hours (2018, TV Series) .... George
External links
- Roger Sloman at IMDb