---
name: "Eddie Tagoe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eddie-tagoe"
fi1m_id: "eddie-tagoe"
imdb_id: "nm0846607"
tmdb_id: 55909
wikidata_id: "Q5336523"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T18:53:48.537477+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eddie Tagoe

## Identity

Eddie Tagoe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eddie-tagoe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eddie-tagoe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0846607
- **TMDB ID:** 55909
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5336523
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Tagoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5336523, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0846607/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55909

Actor. Born 1 January 1950 in Ghana.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Ghana
- **Active:** 1981–1987
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $434m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Tagoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5336523, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0846607/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55909

## Biography

Eddie Tagoe is a Ghanaian actor, musician and reflexologist based in the United Kingdom. The son of Chief Asafoatshe Ayah Tagoe, he travelled to London to study reflexology before receiving a government grant to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Tagoe appeared in supporting roles in several films, including *Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?* (1978), *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981) as the Messenger Pirate, *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), *Top Secret!* (1984) as Chocolate Mousse, *The Dogs of War* (1980), *Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend* (1985) as Sgt. Gambwe and *Withnail & I* (1987) as Presuming Ed. He resumed the latter role in a 2000 stage production. He also appeared in British television series such as *The Bill* and *Prospects*. His film and television work spanned 1971 to 1996.

In 1995 Tagoe returned to reflexology and was recruited as team reflexologist for Newcastle United F.C.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Withnail & I* (1987), Fi1m 88, as Presuming Ed — [page](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md)
- *Top Secret!* (1984), Fi1m 76, as Chocolate Mousse — [page](https://film.one/film/top-secret.md)
- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), Fi1m 69, as Minder — [page](https://film.one/film/pink-floyd-the-wall.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Fi1m 93, as Messenger Pirate — [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Bill: Target* (1996), as Mr. Henry
- *Ama* (1991), as Brother Josh
- *Crossbow* (1987), series, Actor
- *Withnail & I* (1987), as Presuming Ed — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md)
- *Drums Along Balmoral Drive* (1986), as Waiter
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Waiter
- *Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend* (1985), as Sgt. Gambwe
- *Top Secret!* (1984), as Chocolate Mousse — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/top-secret.md)
- *Spaghetti House* (1982), as Bill
- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), as Minder — Fi1m 69, [page](https://film.one/film/pink-floyd-the-wall.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), as Messenger Pirate — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *The Dogs of War* (1980), as Jinja
- *The Boy Who Never Was* (1980), as Ngalo
- *Arabian Adventure* (1979), as The Nubian
- *Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?* (1978), as Mumbala
- *Black Joy* (1977), as African Dustman
- *Raffles* (1977), series, as Kaffir Servant
- *Full House* (1972), series, Actor

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