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| 3 | David Battley (1935-2003) was a British actor who specialized in concise and gloomy roles. He was one of the most known (or, at least, most familiar) [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarkers]] of his time, even though he never had any noteworthy leading roles. (He was, however, much in demand as a character actor and comic stooge.) |
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| 5 | His TV work ranged from the satire show ''BBC 3'' to the military police drama ''Series/{{Redcap}}'' to ''Series/TheGoodLife'' and later ''Series/TheBill'', ''Series/{{Lovejoy}}'' and ''Series/MrBean'' in a busy career. (Seriously, take a look at [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0061543/ his IMDB page]].) His most famous parts were as Ergo the Magnificent in ''Film/{{Krull}}'', Mr. Turkentine in ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', and various parts (including Stig O'Hara in the original four [[Music/TheRutles Rutles!]]) in ''Series/RutlandWeekendTelevision''. |
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