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Website
  
brianprotheroe.co.uk


Name
  
Brian Protheroe

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Born
  
16 June 1944 (age 80) (
1944-06-16
)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Occupation
  
Singer, musician, actor

Role
  
Musician · brianprotheroe.co.uk

Albums
  
The cat-a-day tales, Citysong, Pick-Up, Pinball, I/You

Movies and TV shows
  
Titus Andronicus, Dr Willoughby, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Deceit, The Hindsight Bias

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Brian Protheroe (born 16 June 1944) is an English musician and actor.

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Music

Protheroe was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, to a Welsh father and English mother. He joined a local church choir when he was twelve years old, and started piano lessons at about the same time. The music of Cliff Richard and the Shadows inspired him to start learning the guitar. He joined a rock band called the Coasters (not to be confused with the similarly titled United States outfit) as lead singer in 1961, and also joined an amateur theatre group called the Studio Theatre.

Protheroe's first job was a library assistant for a year followed by three years as a student technician in a hospital pathology laboratory. Musical influences around this time were Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Dave Brubeck and the choral church music of Bach.

Protheroe joined the folk group Folk Blues Incorporated (FBI) when he was nineteen, while at this time listening to Bob Dylan and the Beatles. He came to London with FBI in 1965, and played in folk music clubs in and around London. In 1966, Protheroe began his career as an actor. His first job was with his local repertory theatre in Salisbury. He worked there for about seven months then spent the next five years in various theatre companies around Britain, developing his musical skills as well as becoming an experienced actor. In 1968 he worked for nearly two years in a theatre company in Lincoln, where he met Martin Duncan who was also a musician, writer and actor. Over the next few years they collaborated on various musical and artistic projects.

In 1973, Protheroe was playing the part of a pop singer in a play called Death on Demand, when a representative from Chrysalis Records heard a song he had written for the show. His first single, "Pinball", was released in August 1974, and it entered the UK Top 50 at number 40 and reached a peak of number 22. The saxophone solo was played by Tony Coe. Then followed by an album of the same name. The follow-up single "Fly Now" made Capital Radio's "Capital Countdown" chart.

This was followed over the next couple of years by two more albums – Pick Up and I/You (which featured Simon Phillips, as well as Ian Anderson and Barriemore Barlow of Jethro Tull). All three of Protheroe's original Chrysalis albums were produced by Del Newman and engineered by Richard Dodd. The song "Pick-Up"" was the centrepiece of a cabaret show called KinoTata which was put on by Martin Duncan, Protheroe's oft-times lyrical collaborator.

Protheroe's songs are noted for their use of wordplay, some nonsensical, in the vein of John Lennon. Most of his songs feature lyrics he wrote, but "Changing My Tune", "Oh, Weeping Will" and "Dancing on Black Ice" had lyrics written by Martin Duncan, and it seems Duncan was the one responsible for more of the wordplay.

Cinema

A developing acting career found him, in 1976, starring in the London production of the rock musical, Leave Him to Heaven at the New London Theatre. Temporarily laying aside his career in music, he focused on theatre, television and film.

He also has a small role in the 1978 film Superman as a co-pilot of Air Force One.

In 1983, he played the role of Edward IV in the BBC Television Shakespeare productions of Henry VI, Part 2, Henry VI, Part 3 and Richard III.

In 1984 he played in the West End musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" on piano and vocals and percussion.

In 2002, Protheroe played the role of Gower in Adrian Noble's production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

In 1997, Basta Records released a compilation album of the first three albums from the 1970s, with an additional disc of unreleased material in a box set, Brian's Big Box. The advent of the internet allowed for a resurgence in interest in his musical career. He released the collection Citysong in 2005. It was described as a "new single with seventeen bonus tracks and two movies". It included the new song "Holyoke Hotel" as well as two homemade videos. After remastering his original tapes at Abbey Road Studios, EMI studios released a greatest hits collection called Pinball and Other Stories in 2006.

His television work includes: Reilly, Ace of Spies, Gentlemen and Players, Lovejoy, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, 55 Degrees North, North and South, Holby City, Love Soup, Midsomer Murders and Doctors. More recently he appeared in the eighth series of Spooks, in which he played the part of Samuel Walker, a senior CIA officer based in London. His personal website includes his extensive theatre, television and theatre experiences.

In 2007, he was cast as Saruman in the original stage musical version of The Lord of the Rings. Performances began at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 21 June 2007. Protheroe played his final performance at the end of his year contract in June 2008.

In 2012 he appeared in Hunted for BBC One and HBO.

Albums

  • Pinball (1974), Chrysalis
  • Pick Up (1975), Chrysalis
  • I/You (1976), Chrysalis
  • Leave Him to Heaven (1976), Chrysalis
  • Unreleased (1996), Chrysalis
  • Brian's Big Box (1997), Basta
  • Citysong (2005), Basta
  • Pinball and Other Stories (2006), EMI
  • Singles

  • Pinball (1974), Chrysalis
  • Pinball/Money Love (1974), Chrysalis
  • Fly Now (1974), Chrysalis
  • The Good Brand Band Song (1975), Chrysalis
  • Running Through the City (1974), Chrysalis
  • Scobo Queen (1974), Chrysalis
  • Filmography

    Actor
    2022
    Litvinenko (TV Mini Series) as
    Sir Robert Owen
    - Episode #1.4 (2022) - Sir Robert Owen
    2022
    Evil West (Video Game) as
    William Rentier (voice)
    2022
    Little Women: The Musical as
    Mr. Lawrence
    2020
    His Dark Materials (TV Series) as
    Graham Parry
    - The Cave (2020) - Graham Parry
    2019
    Scarborough (TV Series) as
    Brian D'Eath
    - The Continuing Misfortune Of Geraldine Payne (2019) - Brian D'Eath
    2019
    Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (Video Game) as
    Seto / Bismark (voice)
    2017
    Hampstead as
    Rory
    2016
    Steep (Video Game) as
    Matterhorn (voice)
    2016
    Dragon Quest Heroes II (Video Game) as
    King Zebion (English version, voice)
    2015
    Soma (Video Game) as
    Terry Akers (voice)
    2015
    Othello as
    Brabantio
    2015
    The Merchant of Venice as
    Aragon
    2015
    Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward (Video Game) as
    Thordan (voice)
    2014
    Lords of the Fallen (Video Game)(voice)
    2014
    Questioning Darwin (TV Movie documentary) as
    Narrator
    2013
    Whitechapel (TV Series) as
    Crispin Wingfield
    - Episode #4.2 (2013) - Crispin Wingfield
    - Episode #4.1 (2013) - Crispin Wingfield
    2013
    Casualty (TV Series) as
    Peter Marshall
    - Mistakes Happen (2013) - Peter Marshall
    - Secrets and Lies (2013) - Peter Marshall
    2013
    Company of Heroes 2 (Video Game) as
    The Western Front Armies DLC / Ardennes Assault DLC (voice)
    2013
    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (Video Game) as
    Elder (voice)
    2012
    Hunted (TV Series) as
    Edward Gillespie
    - Khyber (2012) - Edward Gillespie
    2012
    The Hindsight Bias (Short) as
    Morgan Nash
    2011
    Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Video Game) as
    Shadar (English version, voice)
    2011
    My Family (TV Series) as
    Paul
    - 'Booked (2011) - Paul
    2009
    Doctors (TV Series) as
    Brian Temple
    - A Little of What you Fancy (2009) - Brian Temple
    2009
    MI-5 (TV Series) as
    Samuel Walker
    - Episode #8.4 (2009) - Samuel Walker
    - Episode #8.3 (2009) - Samuel Walker (uncredited)
    - Episode #8.2 (2009) - Samuel Walker
    2004
    Holby City (TV Series) as
    Professor Adler / Professor Jonathan Adler / Vince Armstrong
    - No Breaks on the Midnight Express: Part 2 (2008) - Professor Adler
    - No Breaks on the Midnight Express: Part 1 (2008) - Professor Adler
    - Leave It to God (2008) - Professor Jonathan Adler
    - The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2008) - Professor Adler
    - What He Would Have Wanted (2004) - Vince Armstrong
    2006
    Suburban Shootout (TV Series) as
    Doctor Nicky Forbes
    - In It for the Wild Life/Fight Club (2007) - Doctor Nicky Forbes
    - Botox Rox (2006) - Doctor Nicky Forbes
    2006
    Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
    John Trevelyan
    - Last Year's Model (2006) - John Trevelyan
    2005
    Love Soup (TV Series) as
    Bob
    - War Is Heck (2005) - Bob
    - Take Five (2005) - Bob
    - There Must Be Some Way Out of Here (2005) - Bob
    2004
    55 Degrees North (TV Series) as
    James Wren
    - Episode #2.2 (2005) - James Wren
    - Episode #2.1 (2005) - James Wren
    - Episode #1.6 (2004) - James Wren
    - Episode #1.5 (2004) - James Wren
    - Episode #1.4 (2004) - James Wren
    - Episode #1.3 (2004) - James Wren
    - Episode #1.2 (2004) - James Wren
    - Episode #1.1 (2004) - James Wren
    2004
    North & South (TV Mini Series) as
    Mr Bell
    - Episode #1.4 (2004) - Mr Bell
    - Episode #1.3 (2004) - Mr Bell
    - Episode #1.2 (2004) - Mr Bell
    2004
    The Fever as
    Gaev
    2004
    Heartbeat (TV Series) as
    Ralph Laski
    - The Dear Departed (2004) - Ralph Laski
    2002
    The Biographer (TV Movie) as
    Jeremy Gibbon
    1999
    Real Women II (TV Series) as
    Frank
    1999
    Dr Willoughby (TV Series) as
    Ralph Whatman
    - Family Wedding (1999) - Ralph Whatman
    1999
    Real Women (TV Series) as
    Frank
    - Episode #2.1 (1999) - Frank
    1999
    Il gioco
    1998
    Highlander (TV Series) as
    Bannock
    - Deadly Exposure (1998) - Bannock
    1997
    Metroland as
    Woody (uncredited)
    1996
    The Bill (TV Series) as
    Patrick Eastman
    - Scorned (1996) - Patrick Eastman
    1996
    Code Name: Wolverine (TV Movie) as
    Jack Dunbar
    1994
    Lovejoy (TV Series) as
    Gordon
    - Fair Exchange (1994) - Gordon
    1994
    Pie in the Sky (TV Series) as
    Leonard Rosten
    - A Shot in the Dark (1994) - Leonard Rosten
    1992
    Birds of a Feather (TV Series) as
    Philip
    - Food for Thought (1992) - Philip
    1992
    Natural Lies (TV Series) as
    Matt
    - Episode #1.3 (1992) - Matt
    - Episode #1.2 (1992) - Matt
    - Episode #1.1 (1992) - Matt
    1991
    Shrinks (TV Series) as
    Leo Brompton
    - Episode #1.7 (1991) - Leo Brompton
    - Episode #1.6 (1991) - Leo Brompton
    - Episode #1.5 (1991) - Leo Brompton
    - Episode #1.4 (1991) - Leo Brompton
    - Episode #1.3 (1991) - Leo Brompton
    - Episode #1.2 (1991) - Leo Brompton
    - Episode #1.1 (1991) - Leo Brompton
    1991
    Alas Smith & Jones (TV Series)
    - Comics Relief. (1991)
    1990
    Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (TV Movie) as
    James Brigsley
    1988
    Gentlemen and Players (TV Series) as
    Bo Beaufort
    - Another Square Mile (1989) - Bo Beaufort
    - Black Gold (1989) - Bo Beaufort
    - Loyalties (1989) - Bo Beaufort
    - Hard Hat Zone (1989) - Bo Beaufort
    - Three Can Play (1989) - Bo Beaufort
    - Inside Track (1989) - Bo Beaufort
    - Stags at Bay (1988) - Bo Beaufort
    - It's All Who You Know (1988) - Bo Beaufort
    - According to the Rules (1988) - Bo Beaufort
    - One for Sorrow Two for Joy (1988) - Bo Beaufort
    - Box Clever (1988) - Bo Beaufort
    - White Knights (1988) - Bo Beaufort
    - Last Man In (1988) - Bo Beaufort
    1988
    Every Breath You Take (TV Movie) as
    Jack
    1986
    To Have and to Hold (TV Mini Series) as
    Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.8 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.7 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.6 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.5 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.4 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.3 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.2 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    - Episode #1.1 (1986) - Ollie Meadows
    1986
    King & Castle (TV Series) as
    Renton
    - Rivals (1986) - Renton
    - Friends (1986) - Renton
    1985
    Titus Andronicus (TV Movie) as
    Saturninus
    1984
    All the World's a Stage (TV Mini Series) as
    Extract from The Relapse
    - Silk Stockings and White Bosoms (1984) - Extract from The Relapse
    1983
    Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Mini Series) as
    Grammaticoff
    - Endgame (1983) - Grammaticoff
    - Gambit (1983) - Grammaticoff
    - Dreadnoughts and Doublecrosses (1983) - Grammaticoff
    - Dreadnoughts and Crosses (1983) - Grammaticoff
    1983
    Richard III (TV Movie) as
    King Edward IV
    1983
    The Third Part of Henry the Sixth (TV Movie) as
    Edward IV
    1983
    The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (TV Movie) as
    Edward Plantagenet
    1983
    The First Part of Henry the Sixt (TV Movie) as
    Bastard of Orleans
    1982
    Spider's Web (TV Movie) as
    Oliver Costello
    1981
    ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Peter Stafford / Didier
    - The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford (1981) - Peter Stafford
    - The Perfect House (1981) - Didier
    1981
    Play for Today (TV Series) as
    Hans
    - Bavarian Night (1981) - Hans
    1981
    Doctors' Daughters (TV Series) as
    Terry
    - Professional Misconduct (1981) - Terry
    1981
    Cover (TV Series) as
    Jack Blake
    - Weaving Coats for Gentlemen (1981) - Jack Blake
    1980
    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as
    Stan the Spinner
    1979
    Leave Him to Heaven (TV Movie) as
    Conway
    1979
    Two People (TV Series) as
    Vic
    - Fun and Games (1979) - Vic
    1978
    Superman as
    Co Pilot
    1978
    Strangers (TV Series) as
    Ward
    - Duty Roster (1978) - Ward
    1974
    Rooms (TV Series) as
    Gerry
    - Jo and Anne: Compilation (1975) - Gerry
    - Jo & Anne (1974) - Gerry
    1974
    Masquerade (TV Series) as
    Lee
    - Something Down There Is Crying (1974) - Lee
    1973
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
    Deubner
    - Anonymous Letters (1973) - Deubner
    1968
    Frontier (TV Series) as
    Cpl. Box
    - The Last of the Line (1968) - Cpl. Box
    Self
    2015
    First Dates (TV Series) as
    Self - Narrator
    - At Christmas (2021) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Valentine's Special 2020 (2020) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - First Dates: Valentine's Special 2019 (2019) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - First Dates at Christmas 2018 (2018) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Celebrity Special for SU2C 2018 (2018) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Valentine's Special 2018 (2018) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - First Dates at Christmas (2017) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Celebrity Special for SU2C (2017) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Be My Valentine (2017) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - First Dates at Christmas (2016) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Be My Valentine (2016) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - The Proposal (2015) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Celebrity Special for SU2C (2015) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    2017
    First Dates Hotel (TV Series) as
    Self - Narrator
    2021
    First Dates: Teens (TV Series) as
    Self - Narrator
    - Episode #1.1 (2021) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    2016
    Celebrity First Dates (TV Series) as
    Self - Narrator
    - Episode #1.4 (2016) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Episode #1.3 (2016) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Episode #1.2 (2016) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Episode #1.1 (2016) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    2005
    Love Soup: Outtakes (Video documentary short) as
    Self / Bob (uncredited)
    1974
    45 (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #2.6 (1974) - Self
    1974
    Top of the Pops (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #11.38 (1974) - Self

    References

    Brian Protheroe Wikipedia


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