Tommy Eytle
Acting
Biography
Thomas Daniel Hicks "Tommy" Eytle was a Guyanese calypso musician and actor. Although born in Guyana, Eytle's career was based in the United Kingdom, where he lived after emigrating in 1951. Eytle's career began in the 1950s and culminated in him becoming a household name with his role as Jules Tavernier in EastEnders from 1990 to 1997. He died in Reading in 2007.
Born: July 16, 1927
Place of Birth: Georgetown, Guyana
Known For
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
The Hi-Jackers
A self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.
The Bill
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
Naked Fury
A gang of thieves led by American Eddy (Reed de Rouen) kill a security guard during a botched safe robbery and flee with his daughter (Leigh Madison) as a hostage. They hide out in a dangerously unstable old warehouse for a couple of days awaiting their getaway ship to sail, but Johnny (Kenneth Cope) falls for the girl - provoking a serious falling-out and a violent conclusion to the disastrous heist.
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?
Things go terribly wrong for four youths, ejected from a London nightclub for rowdiness, after they decide to break into a Magic shop, where they tie up and terrorize the owner. They find to their cost that he deals in more than illusions...
Eyewitness
A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone other than his granddad believe him?
Wolcott
A black policeman is promoted to the CID and battles the drug trade in London's East End.
The Seventh Scroll
Past and present intertwine when an archaeologist and her husband find a mysterious child on the banks of the Nile and adopt him. But the more they learn about the lost tomb of Pharaoh Mamose, the more Hapi, the little child, is plagued by frightening visions. Soon it is clear that powerful forces are trying to prevent the couple from finding the tomb.
The Tommy Steele Story
A rags-to-riches tale of a young merchant seaman called Tommy who discovers a certain way with the guitar.
Filmography
as Jali Hora
as Frances
as Smiley's Father
as Jules Tavernier
as Bicycle Stall Holder
as Dr. Christopher Mabile
as Billy
as Pianist
as Visiting President
as Second Bouncer
as Calypso Singer
as Steve
as Self