Jeffrey Holland
| Jeffrey Holland | |
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 Jeffrey Holland in May 2011. |
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| Born | 17 July 1946 Walsall, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Judy Buxton |
Jeffrey Holland (born Jeffrey Parkes, 17 July 1946) is an English actor well known for roles in television sitcoms, as well as BBC Radio comedy, including Week Ending.
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[edit] Early life and career
Educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School, Holland joined an amateur theatre company and worked at a wine merchants and in the office of a manufacturing company before becoming a professional actor. He appeared in an episode of Dixon of Dock Green, in several episodes of Crossroads and as a soldier in an episode of Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum. He broke through to public fame in the role of Spike Dixon, the camp comic at the Maplin's holiday camp in Hi-de-Hi!. He later appeared in Russ Abbot's Madhouse.
The writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry reprised the three key Hi-de-Hi characters and their traits:
- Paul Shane - a dodgy, amoral character who likes to look after Number One
- Holland - a sensible, kind and very moral role to counter the roles played by Shane
- Su Pollard - a lovable scatterbrained character
The other Perry/Croft sitcoms in which the characters appeared were You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), in which the comedy situation was an aristocrat (Lord Meldrum) and his servants. Then written with Richard Spendlove there was Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997) in which the characters were the staff at a country railway station threatened with closure by Dr Beeching in the 1960s.
[edit] Personal life
Holland is married to fellow actor Judy Buxton.
[edit] Television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1980 to 1988 | Hi-de-Hi! | Spike Dixon |
| 1988 to 1993 | You Rang, M'Lord? | James Twelvetrees |
| 1996 to 1997 | Oh, Doctor Beeching! | Cecil Parkin |
[edit] References
http://www.jeffreyholland.co.uk/
[edit] External links
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