Bryan Pringle, (19 January 1935 — 15 May 2002), was a British actor of film, television, and stage.
His acting career began with training at RADA, wherein he won the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1954 and left the next year. Three years after leaving RADA, he married fellow actress Anne Jameson.
From 1955-57, he was a member of the Old Vic company and did many of the plays of William Shakespeare, even going on tour in America for some of them. Following this, he moved to the Nottingham Playhouse. His film work began in 1960, with one of his most notable film roles being in the Kitchen Sink Drama Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Also, after an Uncredited Role in the Norman Wisdom film The Bulldog Breed, Pringle played his rival, Austin, in a later Wisdom film, The Early Bird.
On TV, Pringle starred as "Cheese & Egg" in The Dustbinmen from 1969-70. Later notable roles on the small screen included Grimsdale in three episodes of All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Arthur "Tiger" Pringle in Series 2 of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and Vince Hibbert in all twelve episodes of A Prince Among Men.
He died at the age of 67.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Films- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) — Jack
- The Sundowners (1960) — Police Constable Thomas (Uncredited Role)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — Driver (Uncredited Role)
- Berserk (1967) — Detective Constable Bradford
- Cromwell (1970) — Trooper Hawkins (Deleted Role)
- The Boy Friend (1971) — Percy Parkhill
- Jabberwocky (1977) — Guard at Gate
- Bullshot (1983) — Waiter
- Brazil (1985) — Spiro
- Haunted Honeymoon (1986) — Pfister
- Drowning by Numbers (1988) — Jake
- Three Men and a Little Lady (1990) — Old Englishman
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) — Father Gilbert
- The Legend of 1900 (1998) — Civil Servant
- Z Cars, 6 episodes:
- "Unconditional Surrender" (1962) — Frank
- "A Quiet Night" (1963) — Mr. Nicholson
- 2 episodesshow list (1967) — Harry Dunlop
- 2 episodesshow list (1969) — Gordon Gosling
- Play for Today, 2 episodes:
- "Still Waters" (1972) — Nelson
- "Dog Ends" (1984) — Henry
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, episode "Jessica's First Christmas" (1974) — Jackson
- Survivors, episode "The Enemy" (1977) — Leonard Woollen
- The Goodies, episode "Alternative Routes" (1977) — Tourmaster
- The Professionals, episode "Weekend in the Country" (1980) — Case
- When the Boat Comes In, 2 episodesshow list (1981) — Doughty
- Last of the Summer Wine, episode "Cheering Up Ludovic" (1983) — Ludovic
- The Irish R.M., episode "The Aussolas Martin Cat" (1984) — Mr. Tebbutt
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, 5 episodesshow list (1986) — Arthur Pringle
- CASUAL+Y, episode "Peace, Brother" (1987) — George Tomlinson
- The Storyteller, episode "A Short Story" (1988) — Cook
- All Creatures Great and Small, 3 episodesshow list (1988-90) — Grimsdale
- Inspector Morse, episode "Decieved by Flight" (1989) — Barker
- ScreenPlay, episode "A Night on the Tyne" (1989) — Maurice
- Wish Me Luck, 4 episodes (1990) — Father Martin
- Lovejoy, episode "Raise the Hispanic" (1991) — Malcolm Tandy
- Prime Suspect, episode "Price to Pay: Part 1" (1991) — Felix Norman
- Rumpole of the Bailey, episode "Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent" (1991) — Ben Baker
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, 2 episodesshow list (1992) — Zachariah Sloat
- So Haunt Me, episode "A Mother and Her Mate" (1994) — Arnold
- The Detectives, episode "The Great Escaper" (1996) — Fatha
- Murder Most Horrid, episode "Dying Live" (1996) — Mr. Franklin
- A Prince Among Men, 12 episodes (1997-98) — Vince Hibbert
- Heartbeat, episode "Leaving Home" (1997) — Ned
- Peak Practice, episode "Eye of the Storm" (1997) — Jim Barraclough
- Dalziel and Pascoe, episode "Child's Play" (1998) — John Huby
- Animated Tales of the World , episode "Tree with the Golden Apples" (2001) — Marieke's Father
- Barbara, episode "Honeymoon" (2003) — Mr. Cooper
