Nick Stringer (born 10 August 1948 in Torquay, Devon) is an English actor.
In his forty-year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Bergerac , Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny Jarvis, Butterflies, My Family and The Professionals. He also had roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Clockwise (1986) and Personal Services (1987).
In The Bill he played PC Ron Smollett, a likeable, hard-working, and honest cop, from 1990 to 1993.
Stringer appeared in the first two series of The New Statesman as the fictional Member of Parliament Bob Crippen, a Labour opponent of the Conservative Alan B'Stard.
Other roles have included a cameo role in Goodnight Sweetheart in the episode "You're Driving Me Crazy" as an undercover detective, and as a deputy headmaster Mr Sullivan in Press Gang (mainly appearing in the first two seasons). He appeared in the BBC drama Holby City, in an episode entitled "Doctor's Dilemma", on 18 June 2008.
Stringer has also made two guest appearances in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, in the episodes "Go West Young Man" he plays an Australian and in "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", he plays Del's old business partner, Jumbo Mills, who emigrated to Australia.
He is also noted for his strong performance alongside Trevor Byfield in the Minder episode 'The Old School Tie' from Series 2 in 1980 in which they play heavies in what is often claimed to be the most violent episode of the entire ten series.
Nick also appeared in Super Gran as super villain Mad Mick Merseyside. (1985)
Stringer lives in Bristol, England, and is married with two children. In 2018, Stringer recorded a two-part interview for The Bill Podcast
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1978The ShoutCobbler1978The Life Story of BaalTaxi Driver1979That Summer!Policeman1980The Long Good FridayBilly1982Give Us This DayMr. Burton1983The Terence Davies TrilogyRobert's Father(segment: Madonna and Child)1986ClockwiseDet. Sgt. Rice1987Personal ServicesP.C. Baker1988We Think the World of YouButcher1989Work ExperienceMan on phoneShort film1996Stella Does TricksEdward1999Captain JackChip Shop Owner2005Oliver TwistInspector Blather2008The Edge of LovePC Williams2008I Know You KnowMic the barman2017KarenUnknownShort film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1978Pickersgill PeoplePC Shane Pritchard3 episodes1978The Devil's CrownMarchadesEpisode: "Bolt from the Blue"1978A Soft TouchZoo keeperEpisode: "The Toad Work"1978TargetMatthewsEpisode: "Figures of Importance"1978The SweeneyPatsy KearnyEpisode: "One of Your Own"1978Play for TodayTerryEpisode: "Soldiers Talking, Cleanly"1979AngelsFrank Coidin2 episodes1979The KnowledgeCabbieTelevision film1980The Spoils of WarCharlieEpisode: "End of the Beginning"1980ButterfliesWallyEpisode: "An Empty Cage"1980Nobody's PerfectErnieEpisode: "Henry Moves In"1980MinderTommyEpisode: "The Old School Tie"1980ShoestringSteveEpisode: "The Dangerous Game"1981Big Jim and the Figaro ClubMayorEpisode: "Laughing Like a Drain"1981RosieVan driverEpisode: "The Eight Foot Goat"1981The Gentle TouchJimmy ParisEpisode: "Knife"1981–1982Open All HoursMan Neville2 episodes1982The ProfessionalsTwigEpisode: "Spy Probe"1982The New Adventures of Lucky JimGeorge Bowles4 episodes1983GaskinLabour councillorTelevision film1975–1983Crown CourtBill Robbins Jury Foreman2 episodes1983Goodnight and God BlessHarry4 episodes1983Come to MeccaRogerTelevision film1983Johnny JarvisThe Colonel5 episodes1984Poor Little Rich GirlsThickset ManEpisode: "The Oriental Chest"1985One by OneCaldwellEpisode: "Parting of the Ways"1985Dempsey and MakepeacePigletEpisode: "Nowhere to Run"1985Super GranMad MickEpisode: "Supergran Grounded"1985DramaramaTrevor TaylorEpisode: "The Audition"1985Black SilkHarryEpisode: "Conspiracy of Silence"1986Auf Wiedersehen, PetCustoms OfficerEpisode: "No Sex Please, We're Brickies"1986The CollectorsRoperEpisode: "Uncommon Market"1986C.A.T.S. EyesBouncerEpisode: "Tranmere Dan and Tokyo Joe"1981–1986Only Fools and HorsesAussie Man Jumbo Mills2 episodes1987A Sort of InnocenceRoger Stott2 episodes1988HannayBrabazonEpisode: "Voyage into Fear"1988BergeracGeorge LaceyEpisode: "Private Fight"1988ScreenPlayDave Sgt. Brooks2 episodes1988BreadJulian La MereEpisode: #4.21988This Is David LanderReg WardEpisode: "Not a Pretty Site"1988Blind JusticeBill TurnerEpisode: "Permanent Blue"1988The Lenny Henry ShowVariousEpisode: "Christmas 1988"1987–1989The New StatesmanCrippen Bob Crippen4 episodes1989Capstick's LawBirties3 episodes1986–1989BoonMr. Sheridan Wiggins2 episodes1989About FacePolice ChiefEpisode: "Send Her Victorious"1990Tygo RoadTimEpisode: #1.21990A Kind of LivingGordonEpisode: #3.91990Shoot to KillKevin TaylorTelevision film1989–1992Press GangMr. Sullivan15 episodes1985–1993The BillTerry Mitchell P.C. Smollett81 episodes1993Inside Victor Lewis-Smith'Old Bill' Policeman 2Episode: #1.21994EarthfastsPolice SergeantEpisode: #1.31994Birds of a FeatherPolice SuptEpisode: "Christmas in Dreamland"1995The Famous FiveMr. CurtonEpisode: "Five on Kirrin Island Again"1997Goodnight SweetheartTommy KingdomEpisode: "You're Driving Me Crazy"1997The Missing PostmanFarmer FlintTelevision film1984–1997Coronation StreetFrank Harvey Jump Jackson16 episodes1999Peak PracticePC Pete GreenhaighEpisode: "Single Minded"1999Murder Most HorridInspector HibbertEpisode: "Elvis, Zeus and Zack"1999Family AffairsMax Derwin49 episodes2000My FamilyMitchEpisode: "Farewell to Alarms"2001Gentlemen's RelishEdward ShelburneTelevision film2001Always and EveryoneD.C. SimmsEpisode: #3.82001Kommissarie WinterAldertonEpisode: "Dans med en ängel – Del 1"2003Born and BredReg SamuelEpisode: "The Last Hurrah: Part 2"2004DoctorsD.I. GreenEpisode: "Cross My Heart"2005Down to EarthClive MottramEpisode: "Sisterly Feelings"2006Berry's WayDawsonTelevision film2009BroadsideDe RuyterTelevision film2004–2010Holby CityAndy McBride Bernard Robson Gordon Ramsey3 episodes
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