Roger Lloyd-Pack
Lloyd-Pack in 2011
Born
Roger Anthony Pack[1]

(1944-02-08)8 February 1944
Islington, London, England
Died16 January 2014 (aged 69)[2]
Kentish Town, London, England
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2014
Spouses
Sheila Ball
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​
(m. 1967; div. 1972)​
    Jehane Markham
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2000)​
    Children4, including Emily Lloyd
    ParentCharles Lloyd-Pack (father)
    RelativesDavid Markham (father-in-law)

    Roger Anthony Lloyd-Pack (8 February 1944 – 16 January 2014) was an English actor. He is best known for playing Trigger in Only Fools and Horses from 1981 to 2003, and Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley from 1994 to 2007. He later starred as Tom in The Old Guys with Clive Swift. He is also well known for the role of Barty Crouch Sr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and for his appearances in Doctor Who as John Lumic in the episodes "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel". He was sometimes credited without the hyphen in his surname. He died in 2014 from pancreatic cancer.

    Early life

    Lloyd-Pack was born in Islington, London, the son of actor Charles Lloyd-Pack (1902–1983) and Ulrike Elisabeth (née Pulay, 1921–2000), an Austrian Jewish refugee who worked as a travel agent.[3][4]His uncle was George Pulay, one of the secret listeners to German POW in Trent Park during World War II.[5] He attended Bedales School near Petersfield in Hampshire, where he achieved A Level passes in English, French and Latin.[6] He subsequently trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1965 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).[7]

    Career

    Roger Lloyd-Pack began his acting career at Northampton's Royal Theatre, making his stage debut in the Thomas Dekker play The Shoemaker's Holiday.[3]

    Only Fools and Horses

    On British television, he was best known for portraying "Trigger", Del Boy's slow-witted “Village idiot” friend in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, from 1981 to 2003.[8]

    Lloyd-Pack was cast by pure chance: an Only Fools and Horses executive producer, Ray Butt, hired him to portray Trigger after seeing him in a stage play, and had only attended that play to observe potential Del Boy actor Billy Murray.[9]

    Later career

    He was also known for his role in The Vicar of Dibley as Owen Newitt and to international audiences his greatest fame was as Barty Crouch, Sr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In addition, he had a semi-regular role during the 1990s as the plumber Jake "The Klingon" Klinger, Ben Porter's arch-rival, in the sitcom 2 point 4 children.

    In 2005, he appeared in the second series of ITV's Doc Martin as a farmer who held a grudge against Doctor Ellingham for what he believed was the malpractice-related death of his wife. In 2006, he played John Lumic and provided the voice of the Cyber-Controller in two episodes of Doctor Who, "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel", opposite David Tennant, who had played his son in the same Harry Potter film.[10] Lloyd-Pack's final TV appearance was in Law & Order: UK as Alex Greene.

    He voiced the pre-match build-up montage video shown ahead of all Tottenham Hotspur's home matches which is still played today.

    In June 2008, he appeared as a guest on the BBC's The Politics Show, arguing the case for better-integrated public transport (specifically railways),[11] and, in January 2012, he and fellow actor Sarah Parish supported a campaign to raise £1million for The Bridge School in Islington.[12]

    In 2012, he portrayed the Duke of Buckingham in the play Richard III,[13] and in 2013, portrayed Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, both plays by William Shakespeare, both at the Apollo Theatre, London.[13]

    Personal life

    Lloyd-Pack was married twice: first to Sheila Ball, from whom he was divorced in 1972, and secondly to the poet and dramatist Jehane Markham (the daughter of David Markham), whom he married in 2000.[14] He had a daughter, actress Emily Lloyd and three sons. He latterly lived in Kentish Town, north London,[15] but also had a home near Fakenham in Norfolk.[16]

    Lloyd-Pack was a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur.[17]

    He was an honorary patron of the London children's charity Scene & Heard.[18]

    In a 2008 interview, when asked what profession he would have chosen aside from acting, Lloyd-Pack said: "Psychiatrist or a psychoanalyst or something in the psycho world because I've always been interested in that... or I might have been a photographer... I also would have loved to have been a musician."[19] In that same interview, he listed his favourite directors as Peter Gill, Harold Pinter, Richard Eyre, Thea Sharrock and Tina Packer, and listed actor Paul Scofield as both a favourite and influence.[19]

    Political views

    Lloyd-Pack supported the Labour Party and campaigned for Ken Livingstone in the 2012 London mayoral election.[20] However, in 2013, he signed a letter in The Guardian stating he had withdrawn his support from the Labour Party, in favour of a new party of the left.[21]

    Death and tributes

    Grave of Roger Lloyd Pack in Highgate Cemetery

    Lloyd-Pack died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Kentish Town aged 69 on 16 January 2014.[22][23][24][25][26] His funeral was held at the church of St. Paul's, Covent Garden.[27] It was attended by Sir David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, John Challis and Sue Holderness.[28] His body was buried at Highgate Cemetery East.[29]

    Nigel Havers, Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Alison Steadman, Kathy Burke and Joely Richardson paid tribute to him.[30]

    In March that year, the Sport Relief special of Only Fools and Horses was dedicated to the memory of both Lloyd-Pack and John Sullivan. Similarly, the final episode of the lockdown edition of The Vicar of Dibley ended with a tribute just before the closing credits reading, "In loving memory of Liz, John, Emma and Roger", paying tribute to him and three other late Dibley cast members (Liz Smith, John Bluthal and Emma Chambers).

    Filmography

    Film

    YearTitleRole Notes
    1968The MagusYoung Conchis
    1968 Secret CeremonyCleanerUncredited
    1969 The Virgin Soldiers Bandmaster Uncredited
    1969HamletReynaldo
    1970Figures in a LandscapeSoldier
    1971The Go-BetweenCharles
    1971 FrightConstable
    1971 Fiddler On The RoofSexton
    1974Confessions of a Sex ManiacHenry Milliganaka The Man Who Couldn't Get Enough
    1979Meetings with Remarkable MenPavlov
    1979 CubaNunez
    19841984Waiter
    1987Prick Up Your EarsActor 2
    1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverGeoff
    1990WiltDr. Pittman
    1991American FriendsDr. Butler
    1991 The Object of BeautyFrankie
    1993The TrialStairman
    1993 U.F.O.Solo
    1994Princess CarabooMagistrate Haythorne
    1994 Interview with the VampirePiano Teacher
    1995The Young Poisoner's HandbookFred
    1996Hollow ReedHannah's Lawyer
    1997 Van Gogh's Ear Michael Ash Short film
    1997Preaching to the PervertedMr. Cutts Watson
    1998 The Avengers Professor Uncredited
    2004Vanity FairFrancis Sharp
    2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireBarty Crouch, Sr.
    2006The Living and the DeadDonald Brocklebank
    2010Made in DagenhamGeorge
    2011Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyMendel
    2011 In Love with Alma CoganNorman
    2013Twelfth NightSir Andrew Aguecheek

    Television

    Year Title Role Notes
    1967 The Prisoner Villager Episode: "It's Your Funeral", uncredited
    1968 Virgin of the Secret Service Cuthbert Blake Episode: "Entente Cordiale"
    1968 Crime Buster Laboratory Analyst Episode: "The Third Thief"
    1970 The Roads to Freedom Bobby Episode: #1.2
    1972 Jason King Radio Operator Episode: "A Kiss for a Beautiful Killer"
    1972 Spyder's Web Albert Mason 11 episodes
    1973 Special Branch Paul Episode: "Red Herring"
    1972–1973 The Protectors Paparazzo

    Russi

    		 2 episodes
    1974 Within These Walls Dr. Osmonde Episode: "The Group"
    1974 Crown Court Dr. Patrick Attwater Episode: "The Alb of St. Honoratus: Part 1"
    1975 Churchill's People Thug Episode: "The Fine Art of Bubble Blowing"
    1975 Play for Today Sidney Bagley Episode: "Brassneck"
    1975 Softly, Softly: Taskforce Martin Webb Episode: "Homicide"
    1975 The Naked Civil Servant Bermondsey Liz Television film
    1976 Dixon of Dock Green Ron Fielding Episode: "Everybody's Business"
    1976 Survivors Wally 2 episodes
    1977 The Professionals Ramos the terrorist Episode: "Long Shot"
    1978 Will Shakespeare Jack Heminge 6 episodes
    1979 BBC Television Shakespeare 2nd Gentleman Episode: "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight"
    1980 Bloody Kids Hospital Doctor Television film
    1980 Turtle's Progress Corsican Episode: #2.2
    1981 Chronicle Chambers Episode: "The Crime of Captain Colthurst"
    1981 Private Schulz Melvin Episode: #1.6
    1983 Video Stars Bus Enthusiast Television film
    1983 Bouncing Back Unknown Television film
    1984 Miracles Take Longer Terry Noble 2 episodes
    1984 I Thought You'd Gone PC Balmforth Episode: #1.7
    1985 Moving Jimmy Ryan 6 episodes
    1985 Summer Season Victor Episode: "One for the Road"
    1986 Comrade Dad Black market stallholder Episode: "Londongrad 1999"
    1986 The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest Lt. Chmielewski Television film
    1987 Inspector Morse Donald Martin Episode: "The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn"
    1987 The Finding Fowles Television film
    1988 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers Rosmer Episode: "Henrik Isben"
    1988 Room at the Bottom Stranger Episode: "Withcraft"
    1988 Bad Boyes Boggs Episode: "The Holiday"
    1989 Theatre Night Glendenning Episode: "The Contractor"
    1989 The Stone Age Herb Television film
    1989 Made in Spain Den Television film
    1990 Mr. Bean Waiter Episode: "The Return of Mr. Bean"
    1990 Byker Grove Beckett 5 episodes
    1990 Zorro Carrillo Episode: "The Marked Man"
    1991 The Chief Kenneth Rudyard 2 episodes
    1991 Selling Hitler David Irving 2 episodes
    1991 Stay Lucky Eddie Vernon Episode: "The Food of Love"
    1991 The Gravy Train Goes East Ferenc Plitplov 4 episodes
    1991 Boon Ray Watts Episode: "Cab Rank Cowboys"
    1992 Archer's Goon Quentin Sykes 6 episodes
    1992 Screen One Gordon Episode: "Trust Me"
    1992 Party Time Fred Television film
    1993 Anna Lee: Headcase Desk clerk Television film
    1985–1993 Screen Two Selser
    David Power
    Derek    		 3 episodes
    1993 Lovejoy Smallman-Smith Episode: "Who Is the Fairest of Them All?"
    1994 Citizen Locke Captain Television film
    1994 Dandelion Dead Phillips 2 episodes
    1993–1995 Inside Victor Lewis-Smith Policeman 8 episodes
    1993–1995 Health and Efficiency Rex Regis 12 episodes
    1995 Blood and Peaches Tour guide Television film
    1995 The Perfect Match Tom Television film
    1996 Murder Most Horrid Frank Foster Episode: "Confess"
    1996 Zig and Zag's Dirty Deeds Clutch Episode: "This Party Sucks"
    1996 Heartbeat Reggie Rawlins Episode: "Catch Us If You Can"
    1993–1996 2point4 Children Jake Klinger 3 episodes
    1997 The Missing Postman Ken Thompson Television film
    1997 The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Anderson 2 episodes
    1997 Noel's House Party Builder Episode: #7.9
    1996–1997 Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's... Police constable

    Sergeant

    		 2 episodes
    1998 The Vanishing Man Marvin Episode: "Nothing Up My Sleeve"
    1997–1998 Knight School Sir Baldwin De'Ath 2 episodes
    1999 Kavanagh QC Alex Watkins Episode: "Time of Need"
    1999 Oliver Twist Mr Sowerberry 2 episodes
    2000 Longitude Capt. Man Television film, uncredited
    2000 Fish Jim Lumsden Episode: "Dancing with the Devil"
    2001 Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Dr. Ibbotson Episode: "The Photographer's Chair"
    2002 Born and Bred Norman Pendleton Episode: "The Best Man"
    2002 Dalziel and Pascoe Bishop Halliwell Episode: "Sins of the Fathers"
    1991–2002 The Bill Mick Mortimer

    Arnie

    		 7 episodes
    2003 Margery and Gladys D.I. Woolley Television film
    1981–2003 Only Fools and Horses Trigger 39 episodes
    2004 Where the Heart Is Don Nicholls Episode: "Bowl of Cherries"
    2005 Doc Martin Phil Pratt Episode: "Always on my Mind"
    2005 Agatha Christie's Poirot Inspector Caux Episode: "The Mystery of the Blue Train"
    2006 Doctor Who John Lumic 2 episodes
    2006 What We Did on Our Holiday Jim Taylor Television film
    2007 The History of My Polly Mr. Johnson Television film
    2008 New Tricks Danny Jones Episode: "Loyalties and Royalties"
    2009 The Catherine Tate Show Ghost of Christmas Future Episode: "Nan's Christmas Carol"
    2010 Arena Various Characters Episode: "Harold Pinter: A Celebration"
    2010 Survivors Billy Stringer 2 episodes
    2009–2010 The Old Guys Tom Finnan 12 episodes
    2011 Hustle Clive Ban Episode: "Clearance From A Deal"
    2012 The Borgias Friar 6 episodes
    2012 Inspector George Gently Hector Blackstone Episode: "Gently with Class"
    1994–2013 The Vicar of Dibley Owen Newitt 25 episodes
    2014 Law & Order: UK Alex Greene Episode: "I Predict a Riot"

    Stage

    References

    1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
    2. ↑ "Roger Lloyd Pack". Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
    3. 1 2 Michael Coveney (16 January 2014). "Roger Lloyd Pack obituary". The Guardian.
    4. ↑ "Roger Lloyd Pack Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    5. ↑ Helen Fry, "'The Walls Have Ears'", Yale University Press, London, ISBN 978-0-300-23860-0, 2019, p. 269
    6. ↑ Sale, Jonathan (19 February 2009). "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Roger Lloyd Pack, actor". The Independent. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    7. ↑ "RADA Student & graduate profiles: Roger Lloyd Pack". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
    8. ↑ Butt, Riazat (4 September 2006). "People". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    9. ↑ Clark (1998). Only Fools and Horses Story. p. 60. ISBN 9780563384458.
    10. ↑ "Doctor Who: Rise of the Cybermen". BBC. 13 May 2006.
    11. ↑ "Roger Lloyd pack on trains". news.bbc.co.uk. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    12. ↑ Butter, Susannah (20 January 2012). "Stars Sarah Parish and Roger Lloyd Pack support Bridge School campaign". islingtontribune.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Roger Lloyd Pack Past productions". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
    14. ↑ "Trigger gets hitched". The Herald. 29 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    15. ↑ "One Week With John Gulliver – Big name on the flotilla causes very few ripples". Camden New Journal. June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    16. ↑ Only Fools and Horses stars attend the funeral of Roger Lloyd Pack Eastern Daily Press, 13 February 2014
    17. ↑ "Trigger earns his Spurs". metro.co.uk. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    18. ↑ "Scene & Heard – mentoring project that partners the inner-city children of Somers Town, London, with volunteer theatre professionals to write and perform plays". Sceneandheard.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    19. 1 2 Paddock, Terri (7 January 2008). "20 Questions With ... Roger Lloyd Pack". whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    20. ↑ "London Mayoral Election: All the latest news live". LondonlovesBusiness.com. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
    21. ↑ "Left Unity ready to offer an alternative". The Guardian. 12 August 2013.
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    30. ↑ "Stars attend Roger Lloyd Pack funeral". BBC News. BBC. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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