Tony Anholt

Tony Anholt (born Singapore 19th January 1941, died London 26th July 2002) appeared in Coronation Street in October 1975 as David Law, the head of the modelling outfit, the Jet Girl Agency, which conned Tricia Hopkins and Gail Potter out of their £20 course fees.

After an upbringing in Singapore, Australia, South Africa and then Britain, he was first a teacher in Latin and then a holiday rep before training at the Royal Court Theatre, London before working in rep at Folkestone.

His television career began with The Wednesday Play in 1965 and he also appeared in A Family at War, The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder, Kate, Jason King and The Strauss Family before gaining his first starring role in The Protectors alongside Robert Vaughn. He went on to appear in Napoleon and Love, Thriller and Whodunnit? before his next starring role in Space 1999. After appearances in Wilde Alliance, Crown Court, Citizen Smith, Angels, Triangle, Juliet Bravo and Only Fools and Horses.... he obtained his last and perhaps most successful regular role in Howard's Way for six years. His final role before his death from a brain tumour was in Lexx.

Stage roles included The Boys in the Band, The Tempest, The Good Woman of Szechuan, The Rivals and The Importance of Being Earnest.

On radio, he was heard in Detective, Afternoon Theatre and the Radio 3 family saga The Far Off and The Near.

External pages

 * Internet Movie Database entry for Tony Anholt
 * Wikipedia page for Tony Anholt