Russ Abbot
Biography
Russ Abbot is an English musician, comedian and actor. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, later forging a prominent solo career as a television comedian with his own weekly show on British television.
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Known For
Acting History
2022
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs as Self
2018Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were as Self
2015Funny Valentines as Morris Roebuck
2014Boomers as John
2012Run For Your Wife as Hospital Patient
2010The Michael Ball Show as Self
2008Spectreman vs. Russ Abbott as Himself
2007The Sarah Jane Adventures as Martin Trueman
2007A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden as Jules Rendell
2006Hotel Babylon
2005National Theatre: My Fair Lady
2004Agatha Christie's Marple as CI Arthur Primer
1998Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh as Fagin
1996Married for Life as Ted Butler
1993September Song as Ted Fenwick
1992Heartbeat as Stanley Leroy
1987Daytime Live
1986Casualty as Simon Lancaster
1986Casualty as Malcolm Crowson
1986The Russ Abbot Show
1983Live From Her Majesty's as Self
1980Russ Abbot's Madhouse
1979Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse
1973Last of the Summer Wine as Hobbo
1971The Comedians
—Dream Street as Narrator/Tech/The Sleeping Policeman (voice)