Harold Anthony Rohr (21 May 1939 – 29 October 2023) was an Irish actor.[1]

Tony Rohr
Born
Harold Anthony Rohr

(1939-05-21)May 21, 1939
DiedOctober 29, 2023(2023-10-29) (aged 84)
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2023
Children1

Career

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Rohr played Grandad in The Lakes and Solomon Featherstone in Middlemarch. He also appeared in The Bill, The Long Good Friday, McVicar, Softly, Softly, Crown Court, The Sweeney, Casualty, Lovejoy, I Hired a Contract Killer, Cracker, The Vet, Father Ted, Waking the Dead, Hustle and Inspector George Gently. He played the railway station master in the 2010 film Leap Year. He played the IRA Brigade Commander in Yorkshire TV's Harry's Game. He later played Anthony, the estranged father of the title character, Derek, in the series of the same name written and directed by Ricky Gervais.

Personal life and death

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Rohr had a daughter, Louise, with actress Pauline Collins.[2] Collins gave baby Louise up for adoption in 1964. They were reunited 22 years later.[2] Collins' book, Letter To Louise, documents these events.[3]

Tony Rohr died from prostate cancer on 29 October 2023, at the age of 84.[4][5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Terror Villager #3
1980 McVicar Bootsie Hagan
1980 The Long Good Friday O'Flaherty
1982 Angel George
1983 Ascendancy Chauffeur
1985 No Surrender McCarthur
1985 Code Name: Emerald Patrick Callaghan
1986 Rocinante Stan
1988 High Spirits Christy
1989 Desmond's Priest
1990 I Hired a Contract Killer Frank the Doctor
1992 The Playboys Kelly
1992 Into the West Traveller
1997 The Butcher Boy Bogman in Mental Hospital
1998 The Nephew Crony #1
1998 Titanic Town Cork Driver
1998 The Tale of Sweety Barrett Flick Hennessy
1999 Most Important Paudie O'Neill
2008 Hustle Archie
2009 Dead Man Running Mr. Jeff
2010 Leap Year Frank
2010 Mr. Nice Landlord
2010 Round Ireland with a Fridge Willy
2012 Les Misérables Overseer
2013 The Double Rudolph
2013–2014 Derek Anthony

References

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  1. ^ Tony Rohr: Aveleyman.com
  2. ^ a b "A SPECIAL LOVE LETTER". Chicago Tribune. 13 December 1992.
  3. ^ Letter to Louise
  4. ^ Hayward, Anthony (17 November 2023). "Tony Rohr obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ "The team here at the ICC are deeply saddened by the news that our wonderful friend, the great Irish Actor Tony Rohr has passed away". Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith on Facebook. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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