Patrick Mower, born Patrick Archibald Shaw, (12 September 1938), is a British actor best known for playing Rodney Blackstock in Emmerdale.
When he was still a relatively unknown actor, he auditioned for the role of James Bond, but was turned down as he wasn't old enough.
He first rose to prominence in The '70s, as James Cross in Callan, which was followed by appearances as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Haggerty in Special Branch, Detective Superintendant Steve Hackett in Target, Sergeant Leonard Able in Carry On England, and a regular role as a panelist in Whodunnit? (UK).
Some of his smaller TV roles included guest appearances in Bergerac, Jason King, Minder, Space: 1999, The Sweeney, and UFO (1970).
He has played Rodney Blackstock in Emmerdale ever since 2000.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Films- The Devil Rides Out (1968) — Simon Aron
- Cry of the Banshee (1970) — Roderick
- Carry On England (1976) — Sergeant Leonard Able
- Z Cars, episode "Cop and Blow" (1965) — Denny Kerry
- Dixon of Dock Green, 2 episodes:
- "Routine Check" (1966) — Clifford Abel
- "Dragons' Teeth" (1966) — Keith Stapledon
- The Avengers, episode "A Sense of History" (1966) — Duboys
- Department S, episode "The Soup of the Day" (1969) — Greene
- Callan, 14 episodes (1970-72) — James Cross
- UFO, episode "The Square Triangle" (1970) — Cass Fowler
- Jason King, episode "Nadine" (1972) — Achille
- The Sweeney, 2 episodesshow list (1975) — Colin McGruder
- Space: 1999, episode "All That Glisters" (1976) — Dave Reilly
- Bergerac, episode "Last Chance for a Loser" (1981) — Eddie St. Pierre
- Tales of the Unexpected, episode "The Last of the Midnight Gardeners" (1984) — Walter
- Minder, episode "A Number of Old Wives Tales" (1984) — Clive Cosgrove
- ChuckleVision, episode "The Perils of Petrograd" (1997) — Petrograd Liningrad
- The Grimleys, 2 episodesshow list (2000) — Hero
- Emmerdale, 1,331 episodes (2000-23) — Rodney Blackstock
