Jason Salkey
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| Jason Salkey | |
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| Born | 24 April 1962  London, England |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
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| http://www.riflemanharris.co.uk/ | |
Jason Salkey (born 24 April 1962) is an English actor. He played Rifleman Harris in Sharpe,[1] and Paul Lang in The Bill. He has also been in Bergerac, Boon, Wycliffe, About a Boy, and In America.
Jason has also produced and released (along with Drew Sutton) video diaries of his time working on the Sharpe series. They are titled "The Video Diaries of Rifleman Harris". As of 30 November 2008, Eight DVD installments have been released so far and work on the ninth and final installment is also in hand.[citation needed]
He also starred in an advert for Miller Lite in the UK in 1988, with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" as the advert's theme. The song reached number 1 in the UK charts in 1988, 19 years after its original release, as a result of the advert's success.
He sometimes goes to History festivals and shows with the Sharpe appreciation society, to promote his merchandise and sign autographs.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Andy Carswell (1 August 2009). "'Sharpe' actor's guest appearance at Bucks museum". Bucks Free Press. http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/4523779._Sharpe__actor_s_guest_appearance_at_Bucks_museum/. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
