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3 | ->''"I do always like to do things I haven't done before, so I'm always looking out for things in a different genre, or a different sort of character."'' |
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5 | James "Jim" Broadbent (born 24 May 1949 in Holton [[HehHehYouSaidX cum]] Beckering, England) is a British character actor. |
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7 | A familiar face on British stage and screen for many years, he gained international fame with his performances in ''Iris'' and ''Film/MoulinRouge'', which respectively earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward and a BAFTA. He is also known for playing Bridget Jones' father in ''[[Literature/BridgetJones Bridget Jones' Diary]]'' and its sequels, and Horace Slughorn in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' series. |
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9 | In an interesting case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, early in his career Broadbent turned down the part of Del Boy in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', which proved to be a StarMakingRole for Creator/DavidJason. Broadbent did subsequently have a few memorable cameos in the series as DirtyCop Roy Slater. |
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12 | !Notable for: |
13 | '''Film:''' |
14 | * ''Literature/TheGoBetween'' (1971) - Spectator at Cricket Match |
15 | * ''Film/TheShout'' (1978) - Fielder in cowpat |
16 | * ''Film/TimeBandits'' (1981) - Host of ''Your Money or Your Life'' |
17 | * ''{{Film/Brazil}}'' (1985) - Dr Jaffe |
18 | * ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' (1987) - Jean Pierre Dubois |
19 | * ''Film/ErikTheViking'' (1988) - Ernest the Viking |
20 | * ''Film/TheCryingGame'' (1992) - Col |
21 | * ''Film/BulletsOverBroadway'' (1994) - Warner Purcell |
22 | * ''Film/RichardIII'' (1995) - the Duke of Buckingham |
23 | * ''Film/{{The Borrowers|1997}}'' (1997) - Pod Clock |
24 | * ''Film/{{The Avengers|1998}}'' (1998) - Mother |
25 | * ''Film/LittleVoice'' (1998) - Mr. Boo |
26 | * ''Film/TopsyTurvy'' (1999) - [[Creator/GilbertAndSullivan William Schwenk Gilbert]] |
27 | * ''Film/MoulinRouge'' (2001) - Harold Zidler |
28 | * ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'' (2001) - Colin Jones |
29 | * ''Iris'' (2001) - John Bayley |
30 | * ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'' (2002) - Boss Tweed |
31 | * ''Film/BridgetJonesTheEdgeOfReason'' - (2004) - Colin Jones |
32 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' (2005) - Madame Gasket |
33 | * ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' (2005) - Digory Kirk |
34 | * ''Film/HotFuzz'' (2007) - Inspector Frank Butterman |
35 | * ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' (2008) - Dean Charles Stanforth |
36 | * ''Film/HarryPotter'' - Horace Slughorn |
37 | ** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' (2009) |
38 | ** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' (2011) |
39 | * ''Film/TheDamnedUnited'' (2009) - Sam Longson |
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41 | * ''Film/TheIronLady'' (2011) - Denis Thatcher |
42 | * ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'' (2011) - Malcolm Claus |
43 | * ''Film/CloudAtlas'' (2012) - Timothy Cavendish |
44 | * ''Film/ThePhoneCall'' (2013) - Stan |
45 | * ''Film/{{Paddington|2014}}'' (2014) - Mr Gruber |
46 | * ''{{Film/Brooklyn}}'' (2015) - Father Flood |
47 | * ''Bridget Jones' Baby'' (2016) - Colin Jones |
48 | * ''Film/TheLegendOfTarzan'' (2016) - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, the British Prime Minister |
49 | * ''Film/KingOfThieves'' (2018) - Terry Perkins |
50 | * ''WesternAnimation/Charlotte2021'' - Charlotte's grandfather |
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52 | '''Television''' |
53 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' - Eleventh Doctor |
54 | * ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' - Roy Slater (3 episodes) |
55 | * ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'' - Don Speekinglish, Prince Albert |
56 | * ''The Peter Principle'' - Peter Duffley |
57 | * ''The Great Train Robbery'' (2013) - DCI Frank Butler |
58 | * ''Series/{{War and Peace|2016}}'' (2016) - Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky |
59 | * ''Series/LondonSpy'' (2016) - Scottie |
60 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2017) - Archmaester Ebrose |
61 | * ''Series/BlackNarcissus'' (2020) - Father Roberts |
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