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Post by ace5150 on Dec 2, 2015 20:04:28 GMT
Sad to report the passing of Anthony Valentine.
Immortalised in Colditz, Raffles and of course, Minder as Maurice Michaelson.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 2, 2015 20:06:34 GMT
  Sad news! Surprised! RIP AV.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 20:09:56 GMT
Very sad to hear this Ace. Great actor famous for loads of TV roles. He was 76.
Also brilliant as Toby Meres in 'Callan', 'Robin of Sherwood' and dozens of other TV Series.
RIP.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 2, 2015 20:33:30 GMT
I reckon he should have been in The Sweeney. A wasted opportunity. He was also a gangster in The Fear. I remember him as an escaped convict in an episode of Thriller.
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Post by daz on Dec 2, 2015 21:00:00 GMT
A top actor who impressed in everything he appeared in and was one of the best actors/characters to have graced Minder. I cannot wait to get Raffles at Christmas now, so I can watch a few episodes.
RIP
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 2, 2015 21:01:36 GMT
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Post by Dazza on Dec 2, 2015 21:23:25 GMT
Anthony Valentine has sadly passed away, was 2 great characters in Minder
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Post by vicboy on Dec 2, 2015 21:26:25 GMT
Yes, just seen this. Very sad.
Thought his character in Minder was really good. Always wished they had made one or two more episodes with him still playing the pro-gambler and Terry doing the minding.
RIP Anthony V...
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Post by mrschisholm on Dec 2, 2015 21:48:48 GMT
I especially loved him as Raffles, such perfect casting. A very talented actor and a handsome fellow too. RIP.
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Post by wayne2467 on Dec 2, 2015 22:29:37 GMT
Anthony Valentine- one of This country's best actors. Always brought massive screen presence to whatever he did.
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Post by Agnes Magnus on Dec 2, 2015 22:32:43 GMT
Spot on about the 'screen presence', wayne2467.
His character was a very strong one in the two early Series episodes.
Often used to mix Anthony Valentine up with Peter Egan.
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Post by VAT on Dec 2, 2015 22:38:00 GMT
For me, very much a part of early Minder..very sad  |
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Post by jno on Dec 3, 2015 7:11:00 GMT
Gutted - I loved Anthony in lots of different shows most notably, just off the top of my head: Meers in Callan (superb), Raffles (superb), Hammer House Of Horror, Armchair Cinema, Killer Exposed and The Knock. Everything he was in he probably became the one of the most notable characters, if the not the most notable character in it - a fantastic presence on screen through his mannerisms and accent. Very sad and I would have loved to hear what he had to say about Maurice. Such a shame he has gone.
RIP Anthony.
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Post by ltd on Dec 3, 2015 7:39:03 GMT
I'd agree with all the above. Also I'd mention his performance in The Fear as a wily old school villain running rings around the new yuppie generation as yet another career highlight. Like Vicboy I'd love to have seen him pop up in Minder a few more times.
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Post by swainy on Dec 3, 2015 8:00:33 GMT
Yeah such shame, I didn't realise that he had been suffering with Parkinson's disease for the past few years.
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Post by yoyopickles on Dec 3, 2015 17:17:08 GMT
I was only thinking of the episode of TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED he was in the other day! What an awful year it has been for sad departures! Arthur Daley, John Steed, Alf Garnett, Blakey, and now Maurice :-(
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Post by minderfan84 on Dec 4, 2015 16:52:10 GMT
Sad news whatever i saw him in on tv he was always great I remember him playing a character in lovejoy as well minder didn't know he was from up our neck of the woods either
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 4, 2015 19:57:42 GMT
Just looked at his imdb listing.
AV started his career in 1949 and didn't really stop until 2011.
Absolute stalwart of the British film/tv industry.
RIP.
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Dec 4, 2015 20:14:08 GMT
RIP Anthony. As others have said he was always a very charismatic performer. Maurice Michaelson was brilliant.
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Post by Portland Road on Dec 7, 2015 10:32:43 GMT
As you say dsc1975, I'm surprised he wasn't in The Sweeney.
RIP Anthony Valentine.
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 7, 2015 22:34:57 GMT
There was a very decent episode of 'Hammer House of Horror' on last night starring AV, certainly one of the better offerings from this series.
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Post by plasticpenguin on Dec 8, 2015 1:52:14 GMT
Very sad. RIP.
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Post by JackLast on Jan 30, 2016 11:48:51 GMT
Scared to put Minder on these days as I always end up Googling one-off or side actors and getting a shock they have recently passed away!
Anthony Valentine was such a perfect character in "Whose Wife is it Anyway"
I love it when Arthur is sleeping next to Peggy in Terry's flat on the floor and he has to wake her up and she thinks its Terry and hugs Arthur only to realise after!
"Thats not very kind. Nobody looks their best this time in the morning..." Arthur
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Post by jno on Feb 7, 2016 5:15:09 GMT
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Post by JackLast on Feb 14, 2016 20:43:48 GMT
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Post by jno on Feb 14, 2016 21:24:00 GMT
The Knock is very good. Dennis Waterman shows up in series 3, but this series isn't out on DVD. I have the whole lot but worth starting from the beginning as the characters are the same throughout and you'll miss things starting with the Dennis eps.
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Post by pr1 on Feb 16, 2016 5:19:21 GMT
Sorry to read this. I just watched his Minder episode for the first time yesterday. I've seen him in various roles but I identify him most with Toby Meres in Callan. Sadly in the US the only Callan available on DVD are the color episodes. He is memorable as the ruthless, public school boy thug, Toby Meres. I especially like the creepy, oily way he said David when speaking to Callan.
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Post by thewoodster on Feb 23, 2018 0:34:16 GMT
Very talented actor
His facial expressions and his cool manner and dialogue delivery,
Think he ended up in family affairs,and still made a great character,out of a s**t programme.
Raffles was a great series first and foremost because of Valentine.
Maurice michealson I salute you.
Rip Anthony Valentine.
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Post by leaveitoutjohn on Feb 24, 2018 19:11:13 GMT
He also did the voiceover for lots of TV ads including frys Turkish delight
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