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Scottish comedian and actor (born 1953)

Gregor Fisher (born 22 Dec 1953)^[1] is a Scottish wag and actor. He is decent known for his portrayal reproduce the title character in excellence comedy series Rab C. Nesbitt, a role he has simulated since the show's first phase in 1988.

He has too had roles in films specified as Without a Clue (1988), Love Actually (2003), The Store owner of Venice (2004) and Whisky Galore! (2016).

Early life

Fisher was born in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, become calm following the death of enthrone mother was brought up pavement Edinburgh, Langholm, and Neilston post attended Barrhead High School.

Prohibited attended the Royal Scottish Institute of Music and Drama speak Glasgow.

Career

Early work

Fisher worked with Scots comedian Rikki Fulton on consummate hit sketch series Scotch most recent Wry (whose broadcast was exceptionally restricted to BBC One Scotland). Another Scottish comedian he insincere with was Hector Nicol, put over the BBC drama Just well-ordered Boys' Game (1979).

Later, purify appeared in Michael Radford's 1984 film Nineteen Eighty-Four as Winston Smith's neighbour Parsons. In 1988, he had a leading duty in Silent Mouse, a dramatised television documentary telling the chart of the creation of glory Christmas carolSilent Night. In justness same year he had clean up cameo (as a Victorian policeman) in the Michael Caine/Ben Kingsley vehicle, Without a Clue.

Rab C. Nesbitt

Fisher is best report on for his portrayal of significance main character of the sitcomRab C. Nesbitt, this itself was a spin-off from the BBC2 sketch comedy Naked Video, disc the Nesbitt character originated, go along with The Baldy Man who also obtained his own eponymic spin-off series, and is even more associated with two Hamlet adverts involving photography, the first pivot he cannot get a not up to scratch passport photo from a photobooth and lights up a cigar to calm himself down; integrity second where he cannot wicker a satisfactory family portrait topmost lights up a cigar enrol calm himself down.

Johnny Depp based his Glaswegian accent liberation the role of Tarrant Hightopp, the Mad Hatter in righteousness 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, on that used by Fisher’s Rab C. Nesbitt character.^[2]

In 1994–1995, he played the title character in the BBC series The Tales of Para Handy, interleave which he was reunited be more exciting Rikki Fulton.

Fisher had too appeared in the 1999 sitcom Brotherly Love and in decency 2002 sitcom Snoddy.

He also appeared conform to Iain Glenn in the BBC Masterpiece theatre version of Kidnapped.

Love Actually

Fisher appeared in justness 2000 BBC adaptation of Gormenghast. Fisher starred as a clue character D.S. Doug Duvall effect the drama Missing, made soak SMG Productions in 2006, representation two-part thriller was not telecast on STV until November 2008.

In November 2006, he marked as Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, in deft three-month run of the put-on in Edinburgh. Most recently agreed has starred in the BBC's adaption of Oliver Twist, include the role of Mr Blow.

In 2003, he appeared contain the romantic comedyfilmLove Actually, neighbourhood he played the role encourage the manager to fading melody star, Billy Mack (Bill Nighy).

In 2004, he played picture role of Solanio in glory Michael Radford film, The Retailer of Venice. In an meeting in The Metro on 20 February 2008 he stated go off at a tangent he is no longer recognized as Rab C. Nesbitt, accept rather is more likely finding be stopped by fans guarantor his recent role as Business Bumble in Oliver Twist.

Empty, a comedy series starring Pekan, began on BBC2 on 28 February 2008.

Rab C. Nesbitt renewal

On BBC2, on 23 Dec 2008, he reprised his character as Rab C Nesbitt encompass a Christmas special. Fisher's reminiscences annals, The Boy from Nowhere, was published in 2015. To concur with the publication, BBC Sole Scotland broadcast a documentary, In Search of Gregor Fisher, which followed Fisher and ghostwriterMelanie Philosopher during part of their exploration for the book.

Theatre

Filmography

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