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name: "Tony Aitken"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 June 1946"
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average_fi1m_score: 87
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:06.645814+00:00"
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# Tony Aitken

Actor. Born 20 June 1946 in Solihull, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 June 1946, Solihull, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 1971–1993

## Biography

Tony Aitken (born 20 June 1946) is an English actor. He attended Belmont Abbey School in Hereford from 1959 to 1964 and trained as a drama and art teacher at St Mary's University College, London, from 1964 to 1967.

Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has appeared in television series including *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971) as Mulligan, *Porridge* (1974) as the Chaplain, *Blackadder* (1983) as a minstrel and mad beggar, *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989) as Tommy Pinner, *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990) as the TV repairman, and *Open All Hours* (1976) as Norman. Film roles include *Jabberwocky* (1977) as a flagellant and *The Remains of the Day* (1993) as the postmaster. He also runs a broadcast audio studio producing and voicing radio and television commercials.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Remains of the Day* (1993), Fi1m 88, as Postmaster — [page](https://film.one/film/the-remains-of-the-day.md)
- *Porridge* (1974), Fi1m 89, as Chaplain — [page](https://film.one/tv/porridge.md)
- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), Fi1m 83, as Mulligan — [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)

## Also known for

- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Tommy Pinner
- *Blackadder* (1983), Minstrel, Mad Beggar
- *Jabberwocky* (1977), Flagellant
- *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), TV Repairman
- *Open All Hours* (1976), Norman

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