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name: "Tony Britton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-britton"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 June 1924"
died: "22 December 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:05:12.171940+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."
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# Tony Britton

Actor. Born 9 June 1924 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. Died 22 December 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 June 1924, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 22 December 2019

## 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.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, as Inspector Thomas — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)

## Also known for

- *Sunday Bloody Sunday* (1971), George Harding
- *The Saint* (1962), Jonathan Roper
- *The People That Time Forgot* (1977), Capt. Lawton
- *Agatha* (1979), William Collins
- *There's a Girl in My Soup* (1970), Andrew Hunter
- *Night Watch* (1973), Tony

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