Roger Lloyd Pack
Birthday:
8 February 1944, Islington, London, England, UK
Height:
190 cm
A superbly versatile character actor of lugubrious countenance and strong physical presence, Roger was the son of Charles Lloyd Pack, a small-part supporting player in Hammer horror films of the '50s and '60s. Roger was educated at Bedales, a prestigious co-educational school in Hampshire, noted for a laid-back approach and a pronounced e...
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A superbly versatile character actor of lugubrious countenance and strong physical presence, Roger was the son of Charles Lloyd Pack, a small-part supporting player in Hammer horror films of the '50s and '60s. Roger was educated at Bedales, a prestigious co-educational school in Hampshire, noted for a laid-back approach and a pronounced emphasis towards arts, crafts and drama. With inspiration provided by his drama teacher and rather liking the attention and applause that came with being on stage, Lloyd Pack managed to attain A-levels in languages. After leaving school, aged nineteen, he successfully auditioned for RADA, where one of his teachers was the actor Peter Barkworth. Soon after, he made his stage debut in the Elizabethan play "The Shoemaker's Holiday" at Northampton Repertory Theatre. From the beginning, Lloyd Pack always thought of becoming a Shakespearean actor. However, his career took him on quite a different path.His first television appearances were similar peripheral 'no-name parts' as cleaners, soldiers and constables. After years of toiling in relative obscurity, he finally managed to secure a recurring role as the vacuous, simple-minded road sweeper Colin 'Trigger' Ball in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses.... (1981). Appearing in nearly every episode of the long-running series, Lloyd Pack came to be identified with this character in the national consciousness to such an extent, that he could "not go anywhere without anyone going on about it".His next popular casting was no less fortuitous: that of the flatulent, somewhat seedy farmer Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley (1994), lusting after Dawn French's extrovert cleric (when not entertaining dubious thoughts about farm animals). On the big screen, Lloyd Pack reached a wider audience as Bartemius Crouch Sr, a ruthless Ministry of Magic functionary in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), destined to be killed by his Death Eater son, played by David Tennant. Still more dramatic was his role as evil megalomaniac John Lumic (who creates an army of cybermen in his pursuit of immortality) menacing Tennant and company in the Doctor Who (1963) two-parter "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel", set on a parallel Earth. Lloyd Pack thoroughly enjoyed participating in the iconic series.Lloyd Pack's theatrical work encompassed performances at the National, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court. He was much acclaimed for roles in plays by Harold Pinter and latterly portrayed the Duke of Buckingham in "Richard III" at the Globe. On screen, he was glimpsed as Inspector Mendel in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and as a friar, friend of Cardinal Della Rovere, in The Borgias (2011). The actor was self-effacing in private life and was much esteemed by his peers. He was an avid supporter of Tottenham Hotspurs, cricket and left-wing causes.About his career, Lloyd Pack commented in an interview for The Independent (19th February 2009): "I was not easy to cast, but also I have never been typecast. This was an advantage in the long run, because it opens a big range of parts for me, from Trigger to Freud. I have a rubbery face". Show less «
I saw the very first Doctor Who (1963)! William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton were my Doctors... I sort of lapsed a bit, but I saw all of t...Show more »
I saw the very first Doctor Who (1963)! William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton were my Doctors... I sort of lapsed a bit, but I saw all of the different Doctors at some point. I was a great fan of the show. I'm not a great lover of sci-fi, but this was the first of its kind on TV. It was an imaginative fantasy that was rather appealing - this old Doctor, a Time Lord in a telephone box whizzing backwards and forwards in space and time. It had good stories, it was intriguing, it was very different. When it first started it was one of those programmes 'It's Doctor Who (1963), you've got to watch that'. I rather liked Tom Baker - he gave it a certain manic quality. I've watched a couple of the new series, he's [David Tennant] ever so good. I knew he would be. He's a just a very good actor and he's got a good line in charm which I think helps with the Doctor. Show less «
[on Doctor Who: Rise of the Cybermen (2006)] It was great working with Graeme [Graeme Harper]. I've worked with him before doing a series wi...Show more »
[on Doctor Who: Rise of the Cybermen (2006)] It was great working with Graeme [Graeme Harper]. I've worked with him before doing a series with Dennis Waterman some years back. He's a very nice man, very good to work with. It was extremely cold on set, as we filmed in the warehouse in Newport, and quite technical, because some of the scenes were set in a space ship. I enjoyed the whole experience actually. I think Graeme has done a really good job on this episode. I saw them back-to-back a few weeks ago and they are like a film, certainly in the impact. The set looks awesome when you add all the CGI effects. Show less «
[on Doctor Who (2005)] People want to be part of it, because it's an iconic programme and you want to be part of history. The programme has ...Show more »
[on Doctor Who (2005)] People want to be part of it, because it's an iconic programme and you want to be part of history. The programme has a pedigree and you want to be part of that. Show less «
[on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)] It was big budget, great production values, the job went on for nine months on and off and a...Show more »
[on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)] It was big budget, great production values, the job went on for nine months on and off and a nice character to play - something to get my teeth into. It was a big production and there aren't many films made like that, certainly in this country. It was a good crack, it's just a pity he had to die really. I'd read the first book as my children were appropriate ages for Potter when he first came out. I did see all the films - I always prefer the films to the books to be honest with you. It was a fantastic set. There were dozens of workmen working for weeks on that set, it was stunning and it was thrilling to do those scenes. Show less «
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