Biography
Tony Britton was an English actor. Born in Birmingham in 1924, he began his professional stage career in the 1940s after war service and appeared with the Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his London debut in 1952.
Britton appeared in British films from the 1950s onwards, including Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and The Day of the Jackal (1973), in which he played Inspector Thomas. His later screen roles included Agatha (1979). On television he was known for sitcoms such as Don't Wait Up and Robin's Nest. He won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor for The Nearly Man (1975).
He was the father of presenter Fern Britton, scriptwriter Cherry Britton and actor Jasper Britton. Britton died in 2019.
