Terence A. Duggan (15 April 1932 – 1 May 2008) was a British comedian and actor who had a successful career in cabaret and variety, and played numerous character roles on television.
Early life Duggan was born in Hoxton, London. From the 1960s through the 1980s, he appeared on such television series as Are You Being Served?, The Bill, Bob Martin, Only Fools and Horses, Please Sir! and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). He also performed pantomime, frequently teaming with his wife, the actress Anna Karen. He also appeared in different roles with her on six occasions in the ITV sitcom On the Buses, as well as in the spin-off movie On the Buses (1971).
He was also a stand-up comedian who was noted for his drunk sketches in which he portrayed an inebriated man, a concept earlier popularised by Freddie Frinton and Jimmy James. Besides practising theatrical performance from childhood, he learned acrobatics which led to film stuntman roles. Duggan was also a member of the entertainers' charity The Grand Order of Water Rats.
Personal life and death Duggan died on 1 May 2008, aged 76, following a long illness.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1967Poor Cow2nd Prisoner1967The Mini-Affair1st Witness1968Touch of LeatherPete1969The Nine Ages of NakednessThe PolicemanSegment "The Theatre"1969A Nice Girl Like MeRadio Cab DriverUncredited1970Clegg3rd Torpedo1970PerformancePullyUncredited1970The Horror of FrankensteinFirst Bandit1971On the BusesNobby1971Family LifeUnknown1976SchizoEditor1977What's Up Nurse!Old Salt1979Murder by DecreeDanny1991Riff-RaffBoss in Office1996Beautiful ThingKevin1999Weak at DeniseHostile model flyer
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1961Knight Errant LimitedHorace MendozaEpisode: "The Pocket Atlas"1967Adam Adamant Lives!Villain (uncredited)Episode: "The Tunnel of Death"1967The InformerBook ReaderEpisode: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"1967The Wednesday Play2nd Prisoner Jean the Undertaker2 episodes1968Doctor WhoI E Guard (uncredited)2 episodes1969The NewcomersTompkins2 episodes1969Wink to Me Only2nd ManEpisode: "The Lost Chord"1969The Gold RobbersBaileyEpisode: "The Cover Plan"1969Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)JacksonEpisode: "The House on the Haunted Hill"1969Please Sir!HarryEpisode: "Mixed Doubles"1969RembrandtRembrandt's brotherTelevision film1970ManhuntVerdonEpisode: "One More River"1971An Apple a DayUnknownTelevision film1971The Fenn Street GangBarman2 episodes1971The Basil Brush ShowUnknownEpisode: "Basil in Pantoland"1969–1972On the BusesVarious5 episodes1973JusticeRobinsonEpisode: "One for the Road"1973SykesBus DriverEpisode: "Uniform"1972–1974Dixon of Dock GreenVarious4 episodes1974The Prince of DenmarkDelivery ManEpisode: #1.21976A Place to HideBruno Valenta5 episodes1976Yus, My DearGeorge2 episodes1977Are You Being Served?The Red Indian FatherEpisode: "A Change Is as Good as a Rest"1977The FostersBelligerent ManEpisode: "Home and Away"1977Mr. BigThugEpisode: "Vote for Rocksburgh"1978The Mike Reid ShowUnknownEpisode: #1.51978Return of the SaintRexEpisode: "Tower Bridge Is Falling Down"1979Play for TodayCaretakerEpisode: "Billy"1979Mind Your LanguageMan in ParkEpisode: "Guilty or Not Guilty"1982Father CharlieMan in carEpisode: "Miracles Take a Little Longer"1982Only Fools and HorsesCouncil cleansing lorry driverEpisode: "Ashes to Ashes"1983Potter2nd MotoristEpisode: #3.31983Just Good Friendsthe WorkmanEpisode: "Fatherly Advice"1984Dream StuffingCharlieEpisode: #1.81992The Camomile LawnTaximanEpisode: #1.11991–1992The BillCaretaker Park Attendant2 episodes1994Class ActFredEpisode: #1.11995PoirotButcherEpisode: "Hickory Dickory Dock"1995London's BurningRoyEpisode: #8.42000Bob MartinDukeEpisode: "The X-Files"
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