Tony Anholt

Tony Anholt
Anholt in The Protectors
Born	Anthony Anholt (1941-01-19)19 January 1941 Singapore
Died	26 July 2002(2002-07-26) (aged 61) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1965–2002
Spouses	Sheila Willet ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1986)​ Tracey Childs ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 1998)​
Children	Christien Anholt

Anthony Anholt (19 January 1941 – 26 July 2002), was a British television actor, known for several television roles over several decades. he is perhaps best known as Charles Frere in the BBC drama series Howards' Way (1985–90).

Early life

Anholt was born 19 January 1941 in Singapore to an Anglo-Dutch family. They moved to Australia before the end of the Second World War, then to South Africa for a brief time, eventually settling in the United Kingdom, where Anholt was educated at Cranleigh School in south Surrey. His father had been taken prisoner by the Japanese, was forced to work on the Burma Railway, and died when his son was three. His mother remarried five years later.

Career

Anholt was originally a continuity announcer for the BBC World Service. His last filmed acting work was for Canadian television productions; he appeared in small roles in several episodes of Lexx and also guest-starred in his son Christien's series, Relic Hunter as the character of Vincent de Bourdin, Series 1, episode 19 (title "Love Letter", aired 1 May 2000).

In 1974 he was cast as Mark Colebrook, a crooked architect in Contact Breaker the 12th episode of the first series of the police drama, The Sweeney. Anholt appeared in an episode of Juliet Bravo in 1984 as Martin Lee.

His other appearances include Space: 1999 (1976–77) playing the role of Security Chief Tony Verdeschi in the second series, and The Protectors (1972–74) as Paul Buchet. His only credited film role was as an FBI agent in Fear Is the Key in 1972; he also made appearances in the 1984 miniseries The Last Days of Pompeii and as small-time crook Abdul, in the Only Fools and Horses episode To Hull and Back.

Personal life

Anholt married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Sheila Willet in 1964; they had a son, Christien, who is also an actor. Anholt and Willet divorced in 1986. His second marriage was to actress Tracey Childs, his co-star in Howards' Way. They married in 1990, and divorced eight years later.

Death

Anholt died in London aged 61 on 26 July 2002 after a long illness caused by a brain tumour.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Kate	Bruce Rogers
1972	The Strauss Family	Eduard Strauss
1972	Fear Is the Key	FBI Man
1972-1974	The Protectors	Paul Buchet	42 episodes
1976	Thriller	Johnny Baxter	1 episode: "A Midsummer Nightmare"
1976-1977	Space: 1999	Tony Verdeschi	22 episodes
1981	The Last Days of Pompeii	Lepidus
1984	Minder	Johnny Petselli	1 episode: "Windows"
1984	Triangle	Nick Stevens
1985	Only Fools and Horses	Abdul	1 episode: "To Hull and Back"
1985-1990	Howards' Way	Charles Frere	72 episodes
2000	Relic Hunter	Vincent de Bourdin	1 episode: "Love Letter"

External links

• Tony Anholt at IMDb