Died: January 15, 2014 (at age 69)
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Roger Lloyd-Pack (8 February 1944 - 15 January 2014) was an English actor. He was best known for the role of Trigger in Only Fools and Horses from 1981 to 2003. He also had a supporting role of Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley from 1994 to 2007, and as Tom in The Old Guys with Clive Swift. He was also well known for his appearance as Barty Crouch, Sr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and his appearances in Doctor Who as John Lumic in the episodes "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel". He was occasionally credited without the hyphen in his surname. He died early in 2014 from pancreatic cancer.
Lloyd-Pack was born in Islington, London, the son of Ulrike Elizabeth (née Pulay, 1921-2000), an Austrian Jewish refugee who worked as a travel agent, and Charles Lloyd-Pack (1902-1983), who was also an actor. He attended Bedales School near Petersfield in Hampshire, where he achieved A Level passes in English, French and Latin. He subsequently trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he worked with actors including Kenneth Cranham and Richard Wilson.
On British television he was best known for portraying "Trigger" in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He was also known for his role in The Vicar of Dibley as Owen Newitt, and to international audiences his greatest fame was as Barty Crouch, Sr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
In 2005, he appeared in the second series of ITV's Doc Martin as a farmer who held a grudge against Doctor Ellingham for what he believed was the malpractice-related death of his wife. In 2006, he played John Lumic and provided the voice of the Cyber-Controller in two episodes of Doctor Who, "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel", opposite David Tennant, who had played his son in the same Harry Potter film. Lloyd Pack's final TV appearance was in Law & Order: UK as Alex Greene.
Lloyd-Pack was married twice; first to Sheila Ball, from whom he was divorced in 1972, and secondly to the poet and dramatist Jehane Markham (the daughter of David Markham), whom he married in 2000. He had one daughter, actress Emily Lloyd, and three sons: Spencer, Hartley and Louis. He lived most latterly in Kentish Town, north London, though also had a home near Fakenham in Norfolk.
Lloyd-Pack supported Tottenham Hotspur. In June 2008, he appeared as a guest on the BBC's The Politics Show, arguing the case for better-integrated public transport (specifically railways). He was an honorary patron of the London children's charity Scene & Heard.
Lloyd-Pack supported the Labour Party and campaigned for Ken Livingstone in the London mayoral election, 2012. However, in 2013, he signed a letter in The Guardian stating he had withdrawn his support from the Labour Party, in favour of a new party of the left.
In a 2008 interview, when asked what profession he would have chosen aside from acting, Lloyd-Pack said: "Psychiatrist or a psychoanalyst or something in the psycho world because I’ve always been interested in that... or I might have been a photographer... I also would have loved to have been a musician." In that same interview, he listed his favourite directors as Peter Gill, Harold Pinter, Richard Eyre, Thea Sharrock, and Tina Packer, and also listed actor Paul Scofield as both a favourite and influence.
In January 2012, he and fellow actor Sarah Parish supported a campaign to raise £1million for The Bridge School in Islington.
Lloyd-Pack had been an endorser of the Voices for the Five Cuba Solidarity Campaign.
On 15 January 2014, Lloyd-Pack died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Kentish Town at the age of 69. He is survived by his four children, one of whom is the actress Emily Lloyd. His funeral was held at the church of St. Paul's, Covent Garden. His coffin was made of straw and was driven in a pink hearse. He was buried in Highgate Cemetery, northwest London.
Year | Film | Role |
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1968 | The Magus | Young Maurice Conchis |
1969 | Hamlet | Reynaldo |
1971 | The Go Between | Charles |
1971 | Fright | Constable |
1971 | Fiddler On The Roof | Russian Orthodox Sexton |
1974 | Confessions of a Sex Maniac | Henry |
1975 | The Naked Civil Servant | Bermondsey Liz |
1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men | Pavlov |
1980 | Bloody Kids | Hospital Doctor |
1984 | 1984 | Waiter |
1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Actor 2 |
1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Geoff |
1990 | Wilt | Dr. Pittman |
1991 | American Friends | Dr. Butler |
1991 | The Object of Beauty | Frankie |
1993 | U.F.O. | Solo |
1994 | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Piano Teacher |
1995 | The Young Poisoner's Handbook | Fred |
1997 | Preaching to the Perverted | Mr. Cutts Watson |
2004 | Vanity Fair | Francis Sharp |
2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Barty Crouch, Sr. |
2006 | The Living and the Dead | Donald Brocklebank |
2010 | Made in Dagenham | George |
2011 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Mendel |
2011 | In Love with Alma Cogan | Norman |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1965 | The Avengers | Man with Bloodhounds | |
1968 | Crime Buster | ||
1970 | The Roads to Freedom | Bobby | |
1972 | Spyder's Web | Albert | 12 episodes |
1972 | Jason King | Radio Operator | |
1972 | The Protectors | Paparazzo | Uncredited 1 episode |
1973 | Special Branch | Paul | 1 episode |
1973 | The Protectors | Russi | 1 episode |
1974 | Within These Walls | Dr Osmonde | 1 episode |
1974 | Crown Court | Dr Patrick Attwater | 1 episode |
1975 | Churchill's People | Thug | 1 episode |
1975 | Play for Today | Sidney Bagley | 1 episode |
1975 | Softly, Softly: Taskforce | Martin Webb | 1 episode |
1976 | Dixon of Dock Green | Ron Fielding | 1 episode |
1976 | Survivors | Wally | 2 episodes |
1977 | The Professionals | Ramos the terrorist | Episode: "Long Shot" |
1978 | Life of Shakespeare | Jack Heminge | 6 episodes |
1981 | Chronicle | Chambers | 1 episode |
1981 | Private Schulz | Melvin | 1 episode |
1981-2003 | Only Fools and Horses | Trigger | 39 episodes |
1985 | Moving | Jimmy Ryan | 6 episodes |
1985-1993 | Screen Two | Selser David Power Derek |
3 episodes |
1987 | Inspector Morse (TV series) | Donald Martin | 1 episode |
1990 | Mr. Bean | Waiter | Episode: "The Return of Mr. Bean" |
1990 | Byker Grove | Beckett | 5 episodes |
1990 | Zorro | Carrillo | 1 episode |
1991 | The Chief | 2 episodes | |
1991 | Selling Hitler | David Irving | 2 episodes |
1991 | The Bill | Arnie | 1 episode |
1991 | Stay Lucky | Eddie Vernon | 1 episode |
1991 | The Gravy Train Goes East | Ferenc Plitplov | 4 episodes |
1991 | Boon | Ray Watts | 1 episode |
1992 | Archer's Goon | Quentin Sykes | |
1992 | Screen One | Gordon | |
1993 | Lovejoy | Smallman-Smith | 1 episode |
1993-1995 | Health and Efficiency | Rex Regis | 12 episodes |
1993-1996 | 2point4 Children | Jake Klinger | 3 episodes |
1994-2013 | The Vicar of Dibley | Owen Newitt | 25 episodes |
1996-1997 | Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's... | Various Characters | |
1996 | Murder Most Horrid | Frank Foster | 1 episode |
1996 | Heartbeat | Reggie Rawlins | Episode: "Catch Us If You Can" |
1997 | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Anderson | 2 episodes |
1997 | Noel's House Party | Builder | |
1997-1998 | Knight School | Sir Baldwin De'Ath | 2 episodes |
1999 | Kavanagh QC | Alex Watkins | 1 episode |
1999 | Oliver Twist | Mr Sowerberry | 2 episodes |
2001 | Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Ibbotson | |
2002 | Born and Bred | Norman Pendleton | 1 episode |
2002 | The Bill | Mick Mortimer | 7 episodes |
2002 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Bishop Halliwell | 1 episode |
2004 | Where the Heart Is | Don Nicholls | 1 episode |
2005 | Doc Martin | Phil Pratt | 1 episode |
2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Inspector Caux | Episode: "The Mystery of the Blue Train" |
2006 | Doctor Who | John Lumic | Episodes: "Rise of the Cybermen", "The Age of Steel" |
2008 | New Tricks | Danny Jones | 1 episode |
2009 | The Catherine Tate Show | Ghost of Christmas Future | Episode: "Nan's Christmas Carol" |
2009-2010 | The Old Guys | Tom Finnan | 12 episodes |
2010 | Arena | Various Characters | Episode: "Harold Pinter: A Celebration" |
2010 | Survivors | Billy Stringer | 2 episodes |
2011 | Hustle | Clive Ban | Episode: "Clearance From A Deal" |
2012 | The Borgias | Friar | |
2012 | Inspector George Gently | Hector Blackstone | |
2014 | Law & Order: UK | Alex Greene | Episode: "I Predict a Riot" |