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name: "Dicken Ashworth"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 July 1946"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:57.072267+00:00"
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# Dicken Ashworth

Actor. Born 18 July 1946 in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 July 1946, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1963–2005

## Biography

Dicken Ashworth is an English actor. He was born on 18 July 1946 in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. He began his career as an English and drama teacher before joining repertory companies and moving into television and film.

His film credits include *Force 10 from Navarone* (1978), *Tess* (1979), *Krull* (1983) and *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit* (2005), in which he voiced Mr. Mulch. On television he has appeared in *Doctor Who* (1985), *Coronation Street* (1992–2000) as Geoff Horton, *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), *Inspector Morse* (1987) and *Emmerdale* (2007–2008). He is married to costume designer Jane Ripley.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit* (2005), Fi1m 87, as Mr. Mulch (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit.md)
- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, as Sezon — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also known for

- *Krull* (1983), Bardolph
- *Tess* (1979), Farmer Groby
- *Force 10 from Navarone* (1978), Nolan
- *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), Boris
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), George Drummond
- *Coronation Street* (1960), Geoff Horton
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1995), Bank Robber
- *Casualty* (1986), Alan Todd

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