Henry Arthur Fielder (26 April 1940 – 6 February 2021), sometimes credited as Harry H. Fielder or Harry Aitch Fielder, was an English actor who worked extensively in British film and television from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Career Fielder was born in Islington, London. He appeared as an extra in many American films due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. His film credits include Oliver!, Star Wars: A New Hope, McVicar, and Highlander.
He appeared as an extra in a wide range of TV shows including Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring, The Sweeney, Minder and The Professionals.
Fielder co-presented CBTV, a Thames TV programme for younger viewers, in the 1980s where he played the Security Guard, Harry, who Jim Sweeney and Steve Steen would have to sneak past at the gates of Teddington Studios.
Personal life In 2012, Fielder published his autobiography Extra Extra, Read All About It!: My Life as a Film and TV Extra.
Fielder died on 6 February 2021 at the age of 80.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1967 Quatermass and the Pit Workman Possessed man Uncredited 1967The Dirty Dozen French Waiter Uncredited 1968 Oliver! Smart gentleman Uncredited 1970 Cromwell Man in Parliament Uncredited Trog Security Guard Uncredited 1972 Carry On Abroad Monk Uncredited Mutiny on the Buses Bus Driver Uncredited 1973 Holiday on the Buses Busman Uncredited 1977 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Corporal Grenwick, Death Star trooper Uncredited 1978 The Thirty Nine Steps Policeman Uncredited Superman Policeman Uncredited 1980 Superman II Cop Uncredited 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark German soldier Uncredited Take It or Leave It Barman Uncredited 1984 Top Secret! German guard Uncredited 1986 Highlander Hospital guard Uncredited 1995 Mary Reilly Bearded man Uncredited First Knight Villager Uncredited 1996 Loch Ness Reporter Uncredited Mission: Impossible Car driver Uncredited 101 Dalmatians Passerby Uncredited Evita Crowd member Uncredited 1997 Incognito Prison warder Uncredited Wilde Courtroom member Uncredited The Man Who Knew Too Little Photographer Uncredited FairyTale: A True Story Houdini's stagehand Uncredited The Jackal American cop on roof Uncredited 1999 Entrapment Stallholder Uncredited
Television Year Title Role Notes 1967–1977 Z-Cars PC and others 6 episodes 1967–1982 Doctor Who Guard, Crewmember, Vogan, Assassin, Titan Base Crewman, Levithian Guard, Tigellan Guard 14 episodes 1976–77 Space: 1999 Medic and others 7 episodes, uncredited 1977 Survivors Larry 1 episode, The Peacemaker 1977–79 Secret Army Candide Patron, German POW and Tim Wooldridge 5 episodes, uncredited 1978–1981 Blake's 7 Federation Trooper and others 10 episodes 1979–1982 Minder Wedding guest and others 3 episodes, uncredited 1979 Fawlty Towers Laundry van driver 1 episode, The Kipper and the Corpse, uncredited 1980 A Tale of Two Cities Gaoler 2 episodes 1981 Yes Minister Hitman 1 episode, The Death List, uncredited 1982 Beau Geste Legionnaire 4 episodes, TV mini-series1983The OptimistMan in street1 episode, The Light Fantastic 1985–1995 EastEnders Cafe Customer and others 3 episodes 1987 The Diary of Anne Frank Vegetable man 2 episodes, credited as Harry Aitch Fielder 1987–1991 The Bill Man at Council Estate and others 4 episodes 1990–93 London's Burning Barman and Pub Landlord 2 episodes
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