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Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher (20 September 1941 – 9 July 2000) was an English actor best known for playing Larry Simmonds in Man About the House (1973–1976), Sammy in the films The Stud (1978) and The Bitch (1979) and Jim Medhurst in London's Burning (1988–1993).

Doug Fisher
Fisher in 1968
Born(1941-09-20)20 September 1941[1]
London, England, U.K.
Died9 July 2000(2000-07-09) (aged 58)
London, England, U.K.
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2000

Early life


He graduated from St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1966, with a degree in French and Russian.[2]


Career


He portrayed Larry Simmonds, the lovable rogue who occupied the attic apartment in the ITV sitcom Man About the House[2] and played Sammy in the films The Stud (1978) and The Bitch (1979), opposite Joan Collins.[3] He also appeared in All Our Saturdays, Yes Minister, Home to Roost, Sorry!, Haggard, Close to Home, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Upper Hand and Heartbeat.[4] His final role was a clergyman in the 1999 miniseries adaptation of Oliver Twist.[5]

He also played the role of Jim Medhurst (Kevin Medhurst's father) In TV series London's Burning from 1988 until the character was killed off in series 6 in 1993.[5]Fisher appeared as habitual criminal Stephen Grismal in the Jonathan Creek episode The Wrestler's Tomb, in 1997.


Personal life


Fisher had a relationship with actress Susan Penhaligon in the early 1980s.[6]


Death


On 9 July 2000, Fisher died of a heart attack aged 58.[7][5][8]


Selected television roles


YearTitleRole
1970Father, Dear FatherLeslie
1971 That's Your Funeral Alf[9]
1972Cheap at Half the PriceCharlie
1973All Our SaturdaysRonnie Rendell
1973Thirty Minutes Worth
1973 to 1976Man About the HouseLarry Simmonds (19 episodes)
1979Feet FirstHamilton Defries
1982Yes Minister Ben Stanley
1986 Full House Workman[9]
1987Home to RoostGeorge
1987 to 1988Sorry!Wurzo
1988 to 1993London's BurningJim Medhurst
1989Close to HomeTed
1992HaggardElusive Edward
1993The DetectivesCabbie
1994Pie In The SkyMr. Barnet
1997Goodnight SweetheartStanley
1997 Jonathan Creek Stephen Grismal[9]
1999Oliver TwistClergyman

References


  1. Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. "Actor Left Out In In The Cold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. "Doug Fisher | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. "Doug Fisher". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. "Doug Fisher". BFI.
  6. Oglethorpe, Tim (26 January 2002). "Frost brings Susan in from the cold; 1970s pin-up Susan Penhaligon on her tangled love life and her TV comeback in A Touch Of Frost". The Mirror.
  7. Roger Bilder, Michael Palin (10 August 2000). "Doug Fisher Obituary". The Stage.
  8. Robertson, Peter (22 April 2019). "Man About The House star Sally Thomsett opens up about her complicated love". mirror.
  9. Guide, British Comedy. "Doug Fisher". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 November 2020.





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