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Trevor Adams
Born(1946-05-19)19 May 1946
Died15 December 2000(2000-12-15) (aged 54)
OccupationActor

Trevor Michael Adams (19 May 1946 – 15 December 2000) was a British actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Tony Webster in the BBC series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), whom he played throughout its entire run, and Alan in Fawlty Towers episode "The Wedding Party" (1975).

Adams attended the then Harold Hill Grammar School, in Harold Hill, Essex from 1957 to 1964, and played leading roles in a number of school plays. Later he trained at RADA and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He spent a year at Stratford-Upon-Avon before turning to television, where he was often cast as a criminal. He had roles in the films Groupie Girl (1970) and Private Road (1971), and appeared in a variety of programmes in Britain, notably Public Eye, The Professionals, Z-Cars, The New Avengers and Dixon of Dock Green.

Adams left the acting profession in 1982, before moving to Norwich[1] and retraining as a solicitor. His workload prevented him from appearing in the 1996 follow-up to The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, entitled The Legacy of Reginald Perrin.[2]

Adams died after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1970 Groupie Girl Barry
Julius Caesar Servant to Caesar #1
1971 Private Road Alex Marvel
1973 Christmas Pantomime: Robin Hood Will Scarlet TV film
1982 The Funny Side of Christmas Tony Webster TV film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Z-Cars Driver Episode: "A Right to Live: Part 2"
1968 Honey Lane Young Man Episode: "The Matchmakers"
ITV Playhouse Man at Party Episode: "The Judge"
1970 Softly, Softly: Taskforce Duggan Episode: "Do Me a Favour"
1971 The Ten Commandments Derek Episode: "An Object of Affection"
...And Mother Makes Three TV Repair Man Episode: "The Matchmakers"
1972 Man of Straw Student Episode: "Young Love"
Dixon of Dock Green Rick Episode: "Mrs. Raven"
Public Eye Farmer Episode: "Many a Slip"
Crown Court Mark Lieberman Episode: "Lieberman v Savage"
1974 How's Your Father? Rodney Episode: "That's the Ticket"
1975 Play for Today Boy Episode: "Goodbye"
Village Hall George Episode: "The Rough and the Smooth"
My Honourable Mrs Patrick Episode: "A Home from Home from Home"
Fawlty Towers Alan Episode: "The Wedding Party"
Omnibus Luigi Episode: "Thomas Mann: The Fight Against Death"
1976 Crown Court Martin Pettigrew Episode: "A Bang or a Whimper"
1976-1979 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Tony Webster Series regular
1977 The New Avengers Sandy Episode: "Dead Men Are Dangerous"
1977-1978 The Professionals Benny, CI5 Agent 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ "LeonardRossiter.com: Reggie Online – Biographies of Main Cast". leonardrossiter.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Trevor Adams". IMDb. Retrieved 1 September 2019.