Tony Barton
Acting
Biography
Born 1950, Tony Barton is an English actor who has had minor roles in shows like Coronation Street, Emmerdale, and Last of the Summer Wine.
Known For
Always and Everyone
Always and Everyone was a British television drama that ran from 1999 to 2002. It dramatised the hectic everyday lives of the doctors and nurses running the Accident and Emergency department of the large, busy city hospital, St. Victor's.
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Our Friends in the North
An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.
Heartbeat
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Last of the Summer Wine
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
Minder
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Common As Muck
Common As Muck is a gritty BBC comedy drama serial focusing on the lives of a crew of bin men and their management staff. It ran for two series. The first series was screened in 1994 and the second in 1997. Both were nominated for a BAFTA for Best Drama.
Grange Hill
Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.
Cracker
The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.
Filmography
as Jack Herning
as Tom
as Rex's Friend
as Comedian
as Workman
as Arnold
as Decorator
as Ronnie Milsom
as Decorator
as Herbert Sidebottom
as Loan Shark
as Comedian
as Builder
as Alan Thompson
as Orry Gaines
as Fish & Chip Proprietor
as Albert Humphries
as Drunk
as The Hound
as William Todd