Cast & creator

Norman Eshley

1945-05-30 (died at 80) Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Play for Today, The Bill, Minder

Norman Eshley was a British actor best known for his television roles such as the sitcom George and Mildred.

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1965–2019 · acting roles

Credit score

7.0

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 6.6

Play for Today

Dave Osmond · 1970

★ 6.8

The Bill

Acting · 1984

★ 7.1

Minder

Rev. Redwood · 1979

★ 6.4

Brookside

Acting · 1982

★ 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

Charles Hornblower · 1965

Across film & television

Filmography (55)

Showing 55 of 55 credits

Series

★ 6.6

Play for Today

Dave Osmond

1970

Series

★ 6.8

The Bill

1984

Series

★ 7.1

Minder

Rev. Redwood

1979

Series

★ 6.4

Brookside

1982

Series

★ 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

Charles Hornblower

1965

Series

★ 7.0

ITV Playhouse

Roger

1967

Series

★ 7.3

New Tricks

2004

Series

★ 7.6

The Professionals

Jimmy Keller

1977

Series

★ 8.1

The Sweeney

Det. Sgt. Robert Hargreaves

1975

Series

★ 7.3

Justice

Nick Adams

1971

Series

★ 7.0

Centre Play

William Wilson

1973

Series

★ 7.8

Secret Army

Sgt. Clifford Howson

1977

Series

★ 6.3

Crossbow

1987

Series

★ 7.0

Thriller

Arthur Page

1973

Series

★ 7.6

Cadfael

Baron Huon de Domville

1994

Series

★ 7.7

The White Princess

The Abbot

2017

Series

★ 8.0

The Duchess of Duke Street

Wilson

1976

Series

★ 7.8

I, Claudius

Marcus Vinicius

1976

Series

★ 7.2

Goodnight Sweetheart

Priestley

1993

Series

★ 7.8

Jesus of Nazareth

Joseph

1977

Series

★ 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

DCI Reed

1991

Series

★ 5.5

Department S

Red

1969

Series

★ 7.0

Return of the Saint

Det. George Caufield

1978

Series

★ 7.0

Return of the Saint

Detective Caufield

1978

Series

★ 7.1

Man About the House

Ian Cross

1973

Series

★ 7.1

Man About the House

Norman

1973

Series

★ 6.7

Warship

Lt. Robert Last

1973

Series

★ 5.8

Mystery and Imagination

Jean Lemaistre

1966

Series

★ 6.9

George and Mildred

Jeffrey Fourmile

1976

Series

★ 6.7

After Henry

Phillip

1988

Series

★ 8.5

Secret History

Soldier

1991

Series

★ 7.3

Crocodile Shoes

1994

Series

★ 7.2

Supernatural

Edward

1977

Series

★ 6.5

1990

1977

Series

★ 5.0

Zodiac

Paul Deening

1974

Series

★ 7.8

Out

Turpitt

1978

Series

★ 6.3

Yanks Go Home

Lieutenant Beamish Cooke-Cooke

1976

Series

★ 8.0

Late Expectations

Harry

1987

Series

★ 7.2

The Black Tower

Victor Holroyd

1985

Series

★ 7.0

The Outsider

1983

Series

★ 7.0

The Outsider

Donald Harper

1983

Movie

★ 8.0

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

DI Rickles

1997

Movie

★ 6.5

See No Evil

Steve Reding

1971

Movie

★ 5.6

Crossplot

Athol

1969

Movie

★ 6.4

House of Mortal Sin

Father Bernard Cutler

1976

Movie

★ 5.6

The Lost Continent

1968

Movie

★ 8.0

George & Mildred

Jeffrey Fourmile

1980

Movie

Bloody Sunday

Soldier

1991

Movie

★ 7.5

The Colour of Blood

Arthur Page

1973

Movie

The Leper of St. Giles

1994

Movie

★ 7.1

The Immortal Story

Paul, the sailor

1968

Movie

The Immortal Orson Welles

Himself

2019

Movie

A Splinter of Ice

Jude

1972

Movie

The Bouncing Boy

Dave Osmond

1972

Movie

William Wilson

1976