About Patrick Malahide
Born 1945. Patrick Malahide is a British actor, stage actor, film actor, screenwriter and television actor.
Patrick Gerald Duggan (born 24 March 1945 ), known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a British actor of stage and screen. His acting credits include The New Avengers, ITV Playhouse (1977), The Eagle of the Ninth (1977), Sweeney 2 (1978), The Professionals (1978), Comfort and Joy (1984), The Singing Detective (1986), A Month in the Country (1987), Minder (1979–1988), Middlemarch (1994), The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (1993–1994), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), The World Is Not Enough (1999), New Tricks, (2006), Brideshead Revisited (2008), The Paradise (2012), Luther (2015–2019), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Game of Thrones (2012–2016), Mortal Engines (2018), The Protégé (2021), and Liaison (2023).
Early life Malahide was born in Reading, Berkshire, England, He furthered his education at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, studying experimental psychology. Other television appearances have included playing Alfred Jingle in The Pickwick Papers (1985), he starred in The Singing Detective (1986), In 2012, he played Lord Glendenning in The Paradise. In 2021, he starred as Vohl in the Martin Campbell directed action film The Protégé, alongside Maggie Q, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson. In 2023, he played the role of Alison's father Jack Rowdy, in Liaison, in a cast that included Vincent Cassel, Eva Green and Peter Mullan.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1976 The New Avengers George Episode: "Gnaws" 1977 The Eagle of the Ninth Cradoc Episode: "Frontier Fort" 1978 Sweeney 2 Major Conway 1978 The Standard Colin Anderson 13 episodes 1978 The Sweeney Mason Episode: "Drag Act" 1978 The Professionals 1st Security Man Episode: "Fall Girl" 1979–1988 Minder Detective Sergeant Albert 'Cheerful Charlie' Chisholm 24 episodes 1981 Dear Enemy Dr. Robin "Sandy" MacRae 7 episodes 1983 The Black Adder Guy of Glastonbury Episode: "The Black Seal" 1984 Comfort and Joy Colin 1984 The Killing Fields Morgan 1985 The Pickwick Papers Alfred Jingle 8 episodes 1986 The December Rose Mr. Hastymite 5 episodes 1986 Screen Two John Carter Episode: "The Russian Soldier" 1986 The Singing Detective Mark Binney / Finney / Raymond 6 episodes 1987 A Month in the Country Reverend Keach 1987 Our Geoff Geoff Boycott TV film 1988 News at Twelve Arthur Starkey 6 episodes 1988 The One Game Magnus TV serial, 4 episodes 1988 The Franchise Affair Robert Blair 6 episodes 1990 Inspector Morse Jeremy Boynton Episode: "Driven to Distraction" 1990 December Bride Rev. Edwin Sorleyson 1991 Lovejoy Sir Hugo Carey-Holden Episode: "The Italian Venus" 1991 Children of the North Colonel Mailer 4 episodes 1992 Performance Dr. Rank Episode: "A Doll's House" 1992 The Blackheath Poisonings Robert Dangerfield 3 episodes 1993–1994 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Roderick Alleyn 8 episodes 1994 Middlemarch Rev. Edward Casaubon 4 episodes 1994 A Man of No Importance Inspector Carson 1995 Two Deaths George Bucsan 1995 Kidnapped Ebenezer TV film 1995 Cutthroat Island Governor Ainslee 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight Leland Perkins 1997 The Beautician and the Beast Leonid Kleist 1997 'Til There Was You Timo 1997 Deacon Brodie Bailie Creech TV film 1998 US Marshals DSS Director Bertrum Lamb 1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Georg Duckwitz Episode: "Miracle at Midnight" 1998 Heaven Dr. Melrose 1998 Nova John Harrison Episode: "Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude" 1999 Captain Jack Mr. Lancing 1999 The World Is Not Enough Lachaise 1999 All the King's Men Capt. Claude Howlett TV film 2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal Commissioner Daly 2000 Fortress 2: Re-Entry Prison Director Peter Teller 2000 Billy Elliot Principal 2000 Quills Delbené 2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Colonel Barge 2001 Victoria & Albert Sir John Conroy TV series 2002 The Abduction Club Sir Myles 2002 The Final Curtain Dr. Colworth 2002 Goodbye, Mr. Chips Ralston TV film 2003 In Search of the Brontes Patrick Brontë TV film 2003 Agatha Christie's Poirot Sir Montague Depleach Episode: "Five Little Pigs" 2004 EuroTrip Arthur Frommer 2004 Amnesia D.I. Brennan 2 episodes 2004 The Rocket Post Charles Ilford 2005 Sahara Ambassador Polidori 2005 Extras Minister Episode: "Samuel L Jackson" 2005 Friends and Crocodiles Anders TV film 2005 Elizabeth I Sir Francis Walsingham 2 episodes 2006 New Tricks Chopper Hadley Episode: "Diamond Geezers" 2006 Like Minds Headmaster 2007 Five Days John Poole 5 episodes 2008 Brideshead Revisited Mr Ryder 2008 The 39 Steps Professor Fisher TV film 2009 A Short Stay in Switzerland Richard TV film 2009 Into the Storm Major-General Bernard Montgomery TV film 2009 Survivors Mr Landry 3 episodes 2010 National Theatre Live: Hamlet Claudius 2012 Endeavour Richard Lovell Episode: "Pilot" 2012 The Paradise Lord Glendenning 8 episodes 2012 Hunted Jack Turner 8 episodes 2012–2016 Game of Thrones Lord Balon Greyjoy 4 episodes 2014 New Worlds John Francis 2 episodes 2015–2016 Indian Summers Lord Willingdon 10 episodes 2015–2019 Luther George Cornelius 6 episodes 2016 Bridget Jones's Baby George Wilkins 2018 Mortal Engines Magnus Crome 2021 The Protégé Vohl 2023 Liaison Jack Rowdy
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British actor
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Patrick Malahide was born on 24 March 1945 in Reading.
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