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In 1959, he provided voices for ''WesternAnimation/IvorTheEngine'', later returning to the series in TheSeventies when it was {{Reviv|al}}ed in colour. He appeared throughout all six series of ''Bless This House'' as the Abbott's neighbour, Trevor Lewis. In the [[TheMovie 1972 film spin-off]], Jackson didn't return, and Trevor was recast with Creator/PeterButterworth. He was one of the original castmembers of ''Rentaghost'' but left the series after the death of co-star Michael Darbyshire in 1979.

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In 1959, he provided voices for ''WesternAnimation/IvorTheEngine'', later returning to the series in TheSeventies The70s when it was {{Reviv|al}}ed in colour. He That same decade he starred in ''Series/YoureOnlyYoungTwice1971'' and appeared throughout all six series of ''Bless This House'' as the Abbott's neighbour, Trevor Lewis. In the [[TheMovie 1972 film spin-off]], Jackson didn't return, and Trevor was recast with Creator/PeterButterworth. He was one of the original castmembers cast members of ''Rentaghost'' but left the series after the death of co-star Michael Darbyshire in 1979.


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* ''[[Series/YoureOnlyYoungTwice1971 You're Only Young Twice]]'', 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Home Sweet Homicide", "Innocents in Peril", "Conspiracy of Silence", "Born Again", "Bomb-Didi-Bomb-Bomb", "Collapse of Stout Party"[[/labelnote]] (1971) -- Benny
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* ''Series/IfItMovesFileIt'', episode "Lost and Found" (1970) -- Bill
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Anthony Thomas Jackson, (18 February 1944 -- 26 November 2006), was a British actor best known for playing Trevor Lewis in ''Series/BlessThisHouse'' and Fred Mumford in ''Series/{{Rentaghost}}''.

His career began at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. After a period of studying at Rose Bruford College, he won the Carlton Hobbs Bursary in 1956 and joined the Radio Drama Company. Jackson also appeared on stage at the Mermaid Theatre and the Nottingham Playhouse.

In 1959, he provided voices for ''WesternAnimation/IvorTheEngine'', later returning to the series in TheSeventies when it was {{Reviv|al}}ed in colour. He appeared throughout all six series of ''Bless This House'' as the Abbott's neighbour, Trevor Lewis. In the [[TheMovie 1972 film spin-off]], Jackson didn't return, and Trevor was recast with Creator/PeterButterworth. He was one of the original castmembers of ''Rentaghost'' but left the series after the death of co-star Michael Darbyshire in 1979.

''Ivor'' wasn't Jackson's only voice-over role, he also provided voices for series such as ''WesternAnimation/BudgieTheLittleHelicopter'', ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'', ''WesternAnimation/ShakespeareTheAnimatedTales'', ''WesternAnimation/TestamentTheBibleInAnimation'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends''.

He died of cancer at the age of 62.

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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
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* ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' (1968) -- Ape
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' (1986) -- The Four Guards/Goblin
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* ''WesternAnimation/IvorTheEngine'', unknown amount of episodes (1959-76) -- Dai Station/Evans the Song/Mr. Dinwiddy
* ''Series/ZCars'', episode "You Can't Win 'Em All!: Part 1" (1968) -- Mick Bentley
* ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', episode "The War of the Mascots" (1969) -- Ponsonby
* ''Series/BlessThisHouse'', 44 episodes (1971-76) -- Trevor Lewis
* ''Series/LoveThyNeighbour'', episode "The T.U.C. Conference '72" (1972) -- Malcolm
* ''Series/{{Rentaghost}}'', 24 episodes (1976-78) -- Fred Mumford
* ''[[Series/WhodunnitUK Whodunnit?]]'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"No Happy Returns", "Last Tango in Tooting"[[/labelnote]] (1977) -- Bill Jennings
* ''Series/MindYourLanguage'', episode "A Point of Honour" (1978) -- Mr. Jarvis
* ''Series/CitizenSmith'', episode "Buon Natale" (1980) -- Italian Barman
* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', episode "[[Recap/OnlyFoolsAndHorsesS2E06ItNeverRains It Never Rains...]]" (1982) -- Juan
* ''Series/{{Lovejoy}}'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Firefly Cage", "Friends, Romans and Enemies", "Death and Venice: Part One"[[/labelnote]] (1986) -- Brian
* ''Series/EastEnders'', 1 episode (1986) -- Carpet Salesman
* ''Series/TheStoryteller'', episode "The Soldier and Death" (1988) -- Devil
* ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'', 51 episodes (1990-95) -- Corporal Nug
* ''WesternAnimation/ShakespeareTheAnimatedTales'', episode "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1992) -- Puck
* ''Series/TheBill'', 3 episodes:
** "The Right Man for the Job" (1993) -- George Decker
** "No Name, No Number" (1994) -- Quayle
** "Long Buried Secrets" (2004) -- Fred Cross
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'', episode "The Tale of Pigling Bland" (1994) -- Policeman
* ''WesternAnimation/BudgieTheLittleHelicopter'', 39 episodes (1994-96) -- Ken/Don
* ''Series/TheDetectives'', episode "Sacked" (1996) -- Copper
* ''WesternAnimation/TestamentTheBibleInAnimation'', episode "Joseph" (1996) -- Trader/Jailer
* ''Series/ScreenTwo'', episode "Burn Your Phone" (1996) -- Caller
* ''Series/{{Backup}}'', episode "Something for the Weekend, Sir?" (1997) -- Talbot
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 2 episodes:
** "Sense of Duty" (2001) -- Leslie Broughton
** "Snakes and Property Ladders" (2006) -- Mr. Eagles
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Consequences" (2001) -- Landlord
* ''Series/{{Chucklevision}}'', episode "In a Pickle" (2006) -- Worthington Knutt
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