Gordon Angus Deayton (born 6 January 1956) is an English actor best known for playing Mike Channel (among others) in KYTV and Patrick Trench in One Foot in the Grave.
In 1978, he joined the Oxford Revue and appeared with them at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Early in his career, Deayton co-wrote and provided voices for Radio Active, and stayed with the series when it made the jump to television as KYTV, playing Mike Channel in both.
In 1990, he joined the cast of One Foot in the Grave for its second series as Patrick Trench, neighbour and nemesis of Victor Meldrew; Deayton remained with the series for the rest of its run. While Patrick and Victor loathed one another, Deayton and Richard Wilson were great friends off-screen, with Wilson even becoming the godfather to Deayton's son.
The same year as he joined One Foot, Deayton became the host of Have I Got News for You. Deayton hosted until he was sacked in 2002, due to controversy rising after News of the World reported that he had done cocaine and had sex with prostitutes. After starring in Nighty Night as Don Cole, Deayton returned to hosting, doing so in Would I Lie to You? and Hell's Kitchen, both from 2007 to 2009.
In The New '10s, he starred in Pramface as Alan Derbyshire and in Waterloo Road from Series 8-10 as George Windsor. His latest starring role came in 2017 as Mitch in Alone, once more putting Deayton on the radio, just as he had done several years prior.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Films- The Tall Guy (1989) — Actor in Agent's Office
- Elizabeth (1998) — Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
- Fat Slags (2004) — Maurice
- Tiswas, 1 episode (1981) — Garry Cribb (
Uncredited Role) - The Black Adder, episode "Born to Be King" (1983) — Jumping Jew of Jerusalem
- Chelmsford 123, episode "Peeled Grapes and Pedicures" (1988) — Aldridge
- KYTV, 19 episodes (1989-93) — Mike Channel/Various
- One Foot in the Grave, 15 episodes:
- 14 episodes (1990-2000) — Patrick Trench
- "Monday Morning Will Be Fine" (1992) — TV Announcer (Uncredited Role)
- Mr. Bean, episode "The Curse of Mr. Bean" (1991) — Pool Attendant/Man on Park Bench
- Doctor at the Top, episode "The V.I.P." (1991) — Adrian Quint
- If You See God, Tell Him, 1 episode (1993) — Bank Manager
- Children in Need, episode "Children in Need 1993" (1993) — Mike Channel
- Coupling, episode "Size Matters" (2000) — As Himself
- Absolute Power, 3 episodesshow list (2003-05) — Colin Priestley
- Nighty Night, 12 episodes (2004-05) — Don Cole
- CASUAL+Y, episode "Sweet Charity" (2007) — As Himself
- Pramface, 16 episodes (2012-14) — Alan Derbyshire
- Waterloo Road, 36 episodes (2013-14) — George Windsor
- Benidorm, 1 episode (2016) — Grenville Titcombe
- Death in Paradise, episode "Beyond the Shining Sea: Part Two" (2019) — Martin Stow
