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name: "Angus Deayton"
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born: "6 January 1956"
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average_fi1m_score: 82
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# Angus Deayton

Actor. Born 6 January 1956 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 January 1956, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1990–2004

## Biography

Angus Deayton is an English actor, comedian, writer and presenter. Born Gordon Angus Deayton on 6 January 1956 in Banstead, Surrey, he studied French and German at New College, Oxford. He began performing with the Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which led to work on the BBC radio series Radio Active and its television spin-off KYTV.

Deayton is known for playing Patrick Trench in the sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000) and for presenting the panel show Have I Got News for You (1990–2002). He appeared as Don Cole in the comedy series Nighty Night (2004–2005) and hosted Would I Lie to You? (2007–2008). Other credits include roles in Blackadder (1983), Elizabeth (1998) and Waterloo Road (2013–2015).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Nighty Night* (2004), Fi1m 82, as Don Cole — [page](https://film.one/tv/nighty-night.md)
- *Elizabeth* (1998), Fi1m 82, as Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer — [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth.md)
- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Patrick — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)

## Also known for

- *Mr. Bean* (1990), Pool Attendant / Man on Park Bench
- *Blackadder* (1983), Jumping Jew of Jerusalem
- *Love and Other Disasters* (2006), Celebrity
- *Coupling* (2000), Angus
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Martin Stow
- *Would I Lie to You?* (2007), Self - Host
- *Casualty* (1986), Angus Deayton
- *The Tall Guy* (1989), Actor

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