History Creator / ArthurBostrom

* ''{{Series/Miss Marple|1984}}'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Body in the Library Part 1", "The Body in the Library Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1984) -- George Bartlett

Following ''[='Allo 'Allo!=], Bostrom took mostly smaller roles, and provided the voices of Nox and Qilby in the English dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}''. In 2018, he [[RoleReprise returned]] to the role of Officer Crabtree in ''Good Moaning France: Officer Crabtree's Fronch Phrose Berk'', a book in where he intends to teach the reader how to "spook the Fronch longwodge".

One of his first acting roles was in a 1983 episode of ''Series/HiDeHi''. David Croft didn't forget him, and so two years later cast him in Series 2 of ''[='Allo 'Allo!=]'', as Officer Crabtree - an undercover British agent pretending to be a French policeman. As all nationalities on '''Allo 'Allo!'' spoke English with broad national accents, humour arose from Officer Crabtree's poor French. Vowels would be mangled in such to create silly phrases such as "I was pissing by the door when I heard two shats. You are holding in your hand a smoking goon, you are clearly the guilty potty!". Ironically, Bostrom spoke fluent French.

In 2018, he returned to the role of Officer Crabtree in ''Good Moaning France: Officer Crabtree's Fronch Phrose Berk'', a book in where he intends to teach the reader how to "spook the Fronch longwodge".

* ''{{Miss Marple|1984}}'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Body in the Library Part 1", "The Body in the Library Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1984) -- George Bartlett

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[[caption-width-right:183:[[Series/AlloAllo It's a damned shame that he doesn't speak a word of French.]]]]

John D. Collins, born John Christopher Dixon, (2 December 1942), is a British actor best known for playing Fairfax in ''Series/AlloAllo''.

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* ''Film/DraculaHasRisenFromTheGrave'' (1968) -- Student
* ''Film/{{Trog}}'' (1970) -- TV Crewman Watching Monitor (UncreditedRole)

* ''Series/TheSaint'', episode "The Man Who Gambled with Life" (1969) -- Chick
* ''Series/SomeMothersDoAveEm'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Hospital Visit", "The Baby Arrives"[[/labelnote]] (1973) -- Dr. Boyde
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Poppy" (1975) -- Stephen Vane
* ''Series/GetSomeIn'', 7 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Medical", "At the Hop", "Marsh's Wife", "The Human Body", "A New Room-Mate", "Crash Exercise", "Exam Results"[[/labelnote]] (1975-77) -- Squadron-Leader Baker
* ''Series/WhenTheBoatComesIn'', episode "King for a Day" (1976) -- Freddy Calderbeck
* ''Series/SecretArmy'', 5 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Hostage", "Guests at God's Table", "Prisoner of War", "A Safe Place", "Ring of Rosies"[[/labelnote]] (1978-79) -- Inpsector Paul Delon
* ''Series/CitizenSmith'', episode "The Glorious Day" (1979) -- Army Officer
* ''Series/YesMinister'', episode "Jobs for the Boys" (1980) -- BBC Interviewer
* ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'', 4 episodes:
** "The Guinea Pigs" (1980) -- Captain Hutchins
** "The Great Broadcast" (1980) -- Charles
** "Star Commandos" (1980) -- Officer
** "The Long Road Home" (1981) -- Medical Officer
* ''Series/JackanoryPlayhouse'', episode "The Mouse, the Merchant and the Elephant" (1981) -- Vishikhila
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', 3 episodes:
** "Is It Catching?" (1981) -- Doctor
** "Closed Circuit" (1981) -- Waiter
** "Monkey Business" (1983) -- Secretary at Number Ten
* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', 2 episodes:
** "[[Recap/OnlyFoolsAndHorsesS2E02AshesToAshes Ashes to Ashes]]" (1982) -- River Policeman
** "[[Recap/OnlyFoolsAndHorsesS4E05SleepingDogsLie Sleeping Dogs Lie]]" (1985) -- Mr. Collins
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', episode "Trouble and Strife" (1982) -- Bailiff
* ''Series/AlloAllo'', 62 episodes (1982-2007) -- Flying Officer Gavin Fairfax
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 1 episode of 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E1ArcOfInfinity Arc of Infinity]]" (1983) -- Talor
* ''Series/ChanceInAMillion'', episode "Stuff of Dreams" (1984) -- Thames News Reporter
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', 10 episodes (1988-93) -- Jerry
* ''Series/{{Lovejoy}}'', episode "One Born Every Minute" (1991) -- Reg
* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'', episode "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS2E3AnInspectorCalls An Inspector Calls]]" (1992) -- Brian Kitson
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6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"By Appointment", "The Club", "Do You Take This Man?", "Shedding the Load", "A Bliss Girl", "Happy Returns"[[/labelnote]]

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[[caption-width-right:231:"[[Series/AlloAllo Good moaning!]]"]]

Arthur Bostrom, (6 January 1955), is a British actor best known for playing Officer Crabtree in ''Series/AlloAllo''.

One of his first acting roles was in a 1983 episode of ''Series/HiDeHi''. David Croft didn't forget him, and so two years later cast him in Series 2 of ''[='Allo 'Allo!=]'', as Officer Crabtree - an undercover British agent pretending to be a French policeman. As all nationalities on '''Allo 'Allo!'' spoke English with broad national accents, humour arose from Officer Crabtree's poor French. Vowels would be mangled in such to create silly phrases such as "I was pissing by the door when I heard two shats. You are holding in your hand a smoking goon, you are clearly the guilty potty!". Ironically, Bostrom spoke fluent French.

In 2018, he returned to the role of Officer Crabtree in ''Good Moaning France: Officer Crabtree's Fronch Phrose Berk'', a book in where he intends to teach the reader how to "spook the Fronch longwodge".

* ''Series/HiDeHi'', episode "The Society Entertainer" (1983) -- The Hulk
* ''Series/JustGoodFriends'', episode "Fatherly Advice" (1983) -- Robin
* ''Series/AlloAllo'', 75 episodes (1985-2007) -- Officer Crabtree
* ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'', 3 episodes (1992-97) -- Officer Crabtree
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', 49 episodes:
** 26 episodes (2009-10) -- Nox
** 20 episodes (2011-12) -- Qilby
** 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"[[Recap/WakfuS2E11TheMaskedGobbowler The Masked Gobbowler]]", "[[Recap/WakfuS2E12TheEmporg The Emporg]]", "[[Recap/WakfuS2E17TheCouncilOfTwelve The Council of Twelve]]"[[/labelnote]] (2011) -- Brakmar Prince
** "The Emporg" (2011) -- Tavern Patron
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 2 episodes:
** "Faith" (2010) -- Martin Parnaby
** "Nighthawks: Part One" (2016) -- Murray Bathurst
* ''Series/FatherBrown'', episode "The Theatre of the Invisible" (2017) -- Richie Queenan
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