Everything about Tony Anholt totally explained
Tony Anholt (
January 19,
1941 –
July 26,
2002) was a
British actor best known for his roles as Security Chief Tony Verdeschi in the second season of
Gerry Anderson's
television series (1976-1977), Paul Buchet in
The Protectors (1972-1973) and as Charles Frere in the highly-successful BBC drama series
Howards' Way (1985-1990).
Anholt was originally a continuity announcer for the
BBC World Service. He also made a guest appearance in the
Only Fools and Horses episode
To Hull and Back as
Boycie's business partner Abdul.
He was born in
Singapore. His family moved to
Australia before the end of
World War II, then to
South Africa for a brief time, and eventually settled in the
United Kingdom. He married and divorced twice. The first, in
1964, to Sheila Willet, with whom he'd a son, actor
Christien Anholt. They divorced in
1986. His second marriage was in
1990, to actress
Tracey Childs, who he co-starred with in
Howards' Way. They divorced in
1998.
Anholt's last filmed acting work was for Canadian television productions; he appeared in small roles in several episodes of
Lexx and also guest starred on his son, Christien's series
Relic Hunter.
Anholt died in
London of a
brain tumor in July 2002 aged 61.
Trivia
The name of "Paul Buchet" in
The Protectors came from Charles Buchet, Managing Director of Citroën UK, which had loaned several cars, including a
Citroën SM and
Deux Chevaux, to the production. The production had mentioned they were looking for a common but non-clichéd French surname; Buchet suggested they use his .
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