Roger Anthony Lloyd Pack (8 February 1944 – 16 January 2014) was a British actor. He is best known for playing Trigger in Only Fools and Horses from 1981 to 2003, and Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley from 1994 to 2007. He later starred as Tom in The Old Guys with Clive Swift. He is also well known for the role of Bartemius Crouch in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and for his appearances in Doctor Who as John Lumic in the episodes "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel".
Early life Lloyd Pack was born on 8 February 1944 in Islington, London, the son of actor Charles Lloyd Pack (1902–1983) and Ulrike Elisabeth (née Pulay, 1921–2000), an Austrian Jewish refugee who worked as a travel agent. His uncle was George Pulay, one of the secret listeners to German POW in Trent Park during World War II.Helen Fry, "'The Walls Have Ears'", Yale University Press, London, ISBN 978-0-300-23860-0, 2019, p. 269
Lloyd Pack attended Bedales School near Petersfield in Hampshire, where he achieved A Level passes in English, French and Latin. He subsequently trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1965 with an Acting Diploma.
Career Lloyd Pack began his acting career at Northampton's Royal Theatre, making his stage debut in the Thomas Dekker play The Shoemaker's Holiday.
He featured on an episode of The Professionals ("Long Shot", 1978) as a terrorist hitman.
Only Fools and Horses On British television, he was best known for portraying Trigger, Del Boy's slow-witted "village idiot" friend in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, from 1981 to 2003.
Lloyd Pack was cast by pure chance: an Only Fools and Horses executive producer, Ray Butt, hired him to portray the character Trigger after seeing him in a stage play, and had only attended that play to observe potential Del Boy actor Billy Murray.
Later career He was also known for his role in The Vicar of Dibley as Owen Newitt and to international audiences for his performance as Bartemius Crouch Sr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In addition, he had a semi-regular role during the 1990s as the plumber Jake "The Klingon" Klinger, Ben Porter's arch-rival, in the sitcom 2point4 Children.
In 2005, he appeared in the second series of ITV's Doc Martin as a farmer who held a grudge against Dr Ellingham for what he believed was the malpractice-related death of his wife. In 2006, he played John Lumic and provided the voice of the Cyber-Controller in two episodes of Doctor Who, "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel", opposite David Tennant, who had played his son in the same Harry Potter film. Lloyd Pack's final TV appearance was in Law & Order: UK as Alex Greene.
He voiced the pre-match build-up montage video shown ahead of all Tottenham Hotspur's home matches, which is still played today.
In June 2008, he appeared as a guest on the BBC's The Politics Show, arguing the case for better-integrated public transport (specifically railways), and, in January 2012, he and fellow actor Sarah Parish supported a campaign to raise £1 million for The Bridge School in Islington.
In 2012, he portrayed the Duke of Buckingham in the play Richard III, and in 2013, portrayed Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, both at the Apollo Theatre, London.
Personal life Lloyd Pack was married twice: first to Sheila Ball, from whom he was divorced in 1972, and secondly to the poet and dramatist Jehane Markham (daughter of David Markham), whom he married in 2000. He had a daughter, actress Emily Lloyd, and three sons. He later lived in Kentish Town, north London, and also had a home near Fakenham in Norfolk.Only Fools and Horses stars attend the funeral of Roger Lloyd Pack Eastern Daily Press, 13 February 2014
Lloyd Pack was a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur.
He was an honorary patron of the London children's charity Scene & Heard.
In a 2008 interview, when asked what profession he would have chosen aside from acting, Lloyd Pack said: "Psychiatrist or a psychoanalyst or something in the psycho world because I've always been interested in that... or I might have been a photographer... I also would have loved to have been a musician." In that same interview, he listed his favourite directors as Peter Gill, Harold Pinter, Richard Eyre, Thea Sharrock and Tina Packer, and listed actor Paul Scofield as both a favourite and influence.
Political views Lloyd Pack supported the Labour Party and campaigned for Ken Livingstone in the 2012 London mayoral election. However, in 2013, he signed a letter in The Guardian stating he had withdrawn his support from the Labour Party, in favour of a new party of the left, Left Unity.
Death and tributes
Lloyd Pack died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Kentish Town, aged 69, on 16 January 2014. His funeral was held at the church of St. Paul's, Covent Garden. It was attended by former fellow cast members Sir David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, John Challis and Sue Holderness. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery East.Resting Places
Nigel Havers, Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Alison Steadman, Kathy Burke and Joely Richardson paid tribute to him.
In March that year, the Sport Relief special of Only Fools and Horses was dedicated to the memory of both Lloyd Pack and John Sullivan. Similarly, the final episode of the lockdown edition of The Vicar of Dibley ended with a tribute just before the closing credits reading, "In loving memory of Liz, John, Emma and Roger", paying tribute to him and three other late Dibley cast members, (Liz Smith, John Bluthal and Emma Chambers). The third episode of series 8 of Law & Order: UK, which Lloyd Pack appeared in, aired two months after his death and similarly ended with a tribute title card.
In 2025, Lloyd Pack appeared on a British postage stamp issued as part of a special set by Royal Mail, which commemorated the series The Vicar of Dibley.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes 1968 The Magus Young Conchis Secret Ceremony Cleaner Uncredited1969The Virgin SoldiersBandmaster Hamlet Reynaldo 1970 Figures in a Landscape Soldier 1971 The Go-Between Charles Fright Constable Fiddler On The Roof Sexton 1974 Confessions of a Sex Maniac Henry Milligan aka The Man Who Couldn't Get Enough 1979 Meetings with Remarkable Men Pavlov Cuba Nunez 1984 1984 Waiter 1987 Prick Up Your Ears Actor 2 1989 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Geoff 1990 Wilt Dr. Pittman 1991 American Friends Dr. Butler The Object of Beauty Frankie 1993 The Trial Stairman U.F.O. Solo 1994 Princess Caraboo Magistrate Haythorne Interview with the Vampire Piano Teacher 1995 The Young Poisoner's Handbook Fred 1996 Hollow Reed Hannah's Lawyer 1997Van Gogh's EarMichael AshShort film Preaching to the Perverted Mr. Cutts Watson 1998The AvengersProfessorUncredited 2004 Vanity Fair Francis Sharp 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Bartemius Crouch 2006 The Living and the Dead Donald Brocklebank 2010 Made in Dagenham George 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Mendel In Love with Alma Cogan Norman 2013 Twelfth Night Sir Andrew Aguecheek (The Globe on Screen)
Television Year Title RoleNotes1967The PrisonerVillagerEpisode: "It's Your Funeral", uncredited1968Virgin of the Secret ServiceCuthbert BlakeEpisode: "Entente Cordiale" Crime BusterLaboratory AnalystEpisode: "The Third Thief" 1970 The Roads to Freedom BobbyEpisode: #1.21972 Jason King Radio OperatorEpisode: "A Kiss for a Beautiful Killer" Spyder's Web Albert Mason 11 episodes1972–1973 The Protectors Paparazzo/Russi 2 episodes 1973 Special Branch Paul Episode: "Red Herring" 1974 Within These Walls Dr. Osmonde Episode: "The Group" Crown Court Dr. Patrick Attwater Episode: "The Alb of St. Honoratus: Part 1" 1975 Churchill's People Thug Episode: "The Fine Art of Bubble Blowing" Play for Today Sidney Bagley Episode: "Brassneck" Softly, Softly: Task Force Martin Webb Episode: "Homicide"The Naked Civil ServantBermondsey LizTelevision film 1976 Dixon of Dock Green Ron Fielding Episode: "Everybody's Business" Survivors Wally 2 episodes 1977 The Professionals Ramos the terrorist Episode: "Long Shot" 1978 Will Shakespeare Jack Heminge 6 episodes1979BBC Television Shakespeare2nd GentlemanEpisode: "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight"1980Bloody KidsHospital DoctorTelevision filmTurtle's ProgressCorsicanEpisode: #2.2 1981 Chronicle Chambers Episode: "The Crime of Captain Colthurst" Private Schulz Melvin Episode: #1.6 1981–1996, 2001–2003 Only Fools and Horses Trigger 39 episodes1983Video StarsBus EnthusiastTelevision filmBouncing BackUnknown1984Miracles Take LongerTerry Noble2 episodesI Thought You'd GonePC BalmforthEpisode: #1.7 1985 Moving Jimmy Ryan 6 episodes 1985–1993 Screen Two SelserDavid PowerDerek 3 episodes1985Summer SeasonVictorEpisode: "One for the Road"1986Comrade DadBlack market stallholderEpisode: "Londongrad 1999"The Deliberate Death of a Polish PriestLt. ChmielewskiTelevision film 1987 Inspector Morse Donald Martin Episode: "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn"The FindingFowlesTelevision film1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersRosmerEpisode: "Henrik Isben"Room at the BottomStrangerEpisode: "Withcraft"Bad BoyesBoggsEpisode: "The Holiday"1989Theatre NightGlendenningEpisode: "The Contractor"The Stone AgeHerbTelevision filmMade in SpainDen 1990 Mr. Bean Waiter Episode: "The Return of Mr. Bean" Byker Grove Beckett 5 episodes Zorro Carrillo Episode: "The Marked Man" 1991 The Chief Kenneth Rudyard 2 episodes1991–2002 The Bill Mick Mortimer/Arnie 7 episodes 1991 Selling Hitler David Irving 2 episodes Stay Lucky Eddie Vernon Episode: "The Food of Love" The Gravy Train Goes East Ferenc Plitplov 4 episodes Boon Ray Watts Episode: "Cab Rank Cowboys" 1992 Archer's Goon Quentin Sykes 6 episodes Screen One Gordon Episode: "Trust Me" Party Time Fred Television film1993Anna Lee: HeadcaseDesk clerk Lovejoy Smallman-Smith Episode: "Who Is the Fairest of Them All?"1993–1995Inside Victor Lewis-SmithPoliceman8 episodes 2point4 Children Jake Klinger 3 episodes1993–1996 Health and Efficiency Rex Regis 12 episodes1994Citizen LockeCaptainTelevision film Dandelion Dead Phillips 2 episodes 1994–2007 The Vicar of Dibley Owen Newitt 20 episodes1995Blood and PeachesTour guideTelevision filmThe Perfect MatchTom 1996–1997 Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's... Police constable