Leslie Schofield

Leslie Schofield (born 12th December 1938) appeared in Coronation Street intermittently between September 1992 and February 1993 as Philip Brookes, the brother-in-law of Ted Sullivan who hotly contested the deceased man's will.

He began his career in amateur dramatics while serving in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. It was his performance in The Crucible while still in the navy that brought him to the attention of Walter Lucas, the adjudicator and then director of the British Drama League, who helped him to leave the Navy and start in repertory theatre. Future stage roles included The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and The Power of Darkness.

On television his long list of credits, usually in villainous roles, since the 1960s includes Mogul, Dixon of Dock Green, Department S, Not in Front of the Children, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Manhunt, Out of the Unknown, Follyfoot, Doomwatch, Special Branch, Hunter's Walk, Arthur of the Britons, Sutherland's Law, Z Cars, Softly Softly: Task Force, The Sweeney, Doctor Who, Blake's 7, The Onedin Line, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Spoils of War, Minder, Crown Court, Rentaghost, Juliet Bravo, Jonny Briggs, Gentlemen and Players, The Bill, The Brittas Empire, Wycliffe, Heartbeat, Holby City, a regular role in EastEnders, Holby City, The Smoking Room and Midsomer Murders.

On film he is best known for appearing in the original Star Wars film but has also been seen in Lola, Villain, The Ruling Class, The Wild Geese, Force 10 from Navarone and Silver Dream Racer. For radio, he was heard in The Gertie, a 2007 production in the Afternoon Play slot.

External pages

 * Internet Movie Database entry for Leslie Schofield
 * Theatricalia entry for Leslie Schofield
 * Wikipedia page for Leslie Schofield