Rodney Litchfield (3 February 1939 – 5 September 2020) was an actor known for Early Doors (2003), Sunshine (2008) and Grow Your Own (2007).
Career Litchfield's first television appearances were in the 1980s, the first of which was the episode First Leg of the British drama Travelling Man.
He also made brief appearances in Juliet Bravo, A Touch of Frost, Cracker, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Heartbeat, and Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights.
Litchfield's best remembered television appearances were in Phil Mealey's and Craig Cash's dry-humoured sitcom Early Doors, which starred Litchfield as Tommy, a miserable pensioner who sits in the corner of the pub attempting to avoid social interaction with the rest of the pub's regulars, including avoiding accepting free drinks from anyone in case he is coerced into buying a 'round'.
After starring in the sitcom's only two series, he was seen driving a van onto the cobbles of Coronation Street as character Wilfred Morton with granddaughter Jodie (played by Samantha Seager) who were renovating the old Bakery owned by Diggory Compton into a takeaway. Michael Starke played Litchfield's son Jerry Morton. Coincidentally, both Litchfield and Starke had appeared on Channel 4 soap, Brookside.
Litchfield died on 5 September 2020, at the age of 81.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1984BrooksideAndrew DunnEpisode #152Travelling ManSecond WarderEpisode: "First Leg" 1985SeaviewJackEpisode: "Big Brother"Juliet BravoArmourerEpisode: "Hostage to Fortune"1986HelpPolicemanEpisode: "Missing Presumed"...Knights & EmeraldsKevin's DadFilm1987, 1996EmmerdaleSoldier / Scrapman3 episodes1987Knights of GodChapel KnightSeason 1, episode 11988 Coronation StreetChaz FergusonEpisode #2859TestimonySherlock HolmesFilm1990 Dancin' Thru the DarkOld CustomerAll Creatures Great and SmallTom RandallEpisode: "The Prodigal Returns"1993 Stay LuckyBurrowsEpisode: "Flameproof and Free"Last of the Summer Wine2nd PolicemanEpisode: "Have You Got a Light Mate?"1994 A Touch of FrostNormanEpisode: "A Minority of One"All Quiet on the Preston FrontHarry the ChipEpisode: "Ally's Husband"SeaforthMarshall2 episodes1995Moving StoryEcclesEpisode: "Norman Blood"CrackerTaxi DriverEpisode: "Brotherly Love: Part 1"HeartbeatJenkinsEpisode: "Saint Columba's Treasure"1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesTaxi DriverEpisode: "Widdershins"2001 Peter Kay's Phoenix NightsWild BillEpisode: "Wild West Night"Vacuuming Completely Nude in ParadiseThroatTV film2002 ShipmanRemand Quiz Master2003–2004 Early DoorsTommyMain role, All 12 episodes2003 CasualtyBruceEpisode: "Christmas Spirit"2004 No AngelsMr. LatchfordSeason 1, episode 1Nits Mr. MoriettiShort storyThe BillJoseph ClarkEpisode: "2211: Smoking Demons"DoctorsJack BletchleyEpisode: "Sticks and Stones"2005 Dead Man WedsHarrySeason 1, episode 32005, 2009ShamelessMagistrate / Algie3 episodes2005PierrepointSellersFilm2006 The StreetTonyEpisode: "Asylum"2007 Coronation StreetWilf Morton Recurring role, 22 episodesGrow Your OwnTerryFilm2008 SunshineTommy ToddAll 3 episodes2010LabratsMan with DogVideo2011In with the FlynnsToy Shop OwnerEpisode: "The Hardest Cut"My FamilyJunior2 episodes 2013The Last British ExecutionArthur HinchcliffeFilm
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