Biography
Struan Rodger (born 18 September 1946) is a British actor who has appeared widely in a range of supporting roles. He appeared briefly in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? in 1978 but his first major film role was as Eric Liddell's friend and running coach Sandy McGrath, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film, Chariots of Fire. His later films included Diamond Skulls (1989), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Madness of King George (1994), The Innocent Sleep (1996) and Stardust (2007).Rodger is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Barbara Flynn's husband in the television detective series Chandler & Co. Rodger had a recurring role on Rumpole of the Bailey as Detective Inspector Brush, a police detective noted for what Rumpole perceives as flagrant abuses of the law. He provided the voice for the Doctor Who character Face of Boe in the stories "New Earth" and "Gridlock".Rodger has also appeared on television in episodes of Boys from the Blackstuff, Bergerac, Miss Marple, Maigret, Midsomer Murders (in the episode Four Funerals and a Wedding), Vera and Look and Read, as well as portraying Bonnie Prince Charlie in "Through a Glass, Darkly," a season four episode of Highlander: The Series.
In 2009, he appeared in The First Domino at Brighton Festival Fringe. In 2014, he played the mythical Three-Eyed Raven in the Game of Thrones episode "The Children"; he was replaced by Max von Sydow when the character reappeared in the sixth season.
in 2009, Rodger made his video game debut in Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures as the Con Artist Monty Muzzle, in the Episodes "Muzzled!" and "The Bogey Man", although he was erroneously credited as "Straun Rogers"From 2011 to 2018, he narrated annual official films for the Open Championship.
Filmography
all 68
TV Shows 35
Movies 33
Narrator 5
self 4
Voice 3
Director 1
The World We Knew (2020)
Age Before Beauty (2018)
Save Me (2018)
The Marker (2017)
The Enfield Haunting (2015)
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015)
In Extremis (2014)
Prey (2014)
Shetland (2013)
7lives (2011)
Kill List (2011)
Vera (2011)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Mystery Files (2010)
The Lancaster at War (2009)
Life After People: The Series (2009)
Moses Jones (2009)
Life After People (2008)
Stardust (2007)
I Am Bob (2007)
The Cannibal That Walked Free (2007)
The Thick of It (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police (2004)
New Tricks (2004)
Promises & Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land (2002)
Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002)
The Sea Hunters (2002)
The Waiting Time (1999)
The Vice (1999)
Discovery Channel: Killer Sun (1999)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
The Madness of King George (1994)
Chandler & Co. (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Nexus (1994)
Highlander: The Series (1992)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
Maigret (1992)
Afraid of the Dark (1991)
Prime Suspect (1991)
Spender (1991)
Come Home Charlie and Face Them (1990)
Dark Obsession (1990)
Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)
Reunion (1989)
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
Lovejoy (1986)
Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil (1985)
Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982)
Life After Death (1982)
Bergerac (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Les Misérables (1978)
Accident (1978)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
Return of the Saint (1978)
Secret Army (1977)
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
The Floater (1975)
The Lonely Man's Lover (1974)
2nd House (1973)
The Regiment (1972)
Look and Read
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GenderMale
Birthday1946-09-18 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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