Creator / Keith Marsh

"I'll 'ave 'alf"

Keith Marsh, (1926 — 28 January 2013), was a British character actor best known for playing Jacko in Love Thy Neighbour.

He was a versatile actor, appearing in many series both comedy - The Army Game, Birds of a Feather, and Last of the Summer Wine - and drama - CASUAL+Y, Coronation Street, and Z Cars.

In 1966, he was cast as Ralph the gardener in George and the Dragon, starring alongside Sid James, Peggy Mount, and John Le Mesurier. The co-creator of Dragon, Vince Powell, didn't forget about Marsh, and so in 1972, he was cast as Jacko in Love Thy Neighbour. Jacko was rather dim, and best known for his order whenever someone else would go to buy a drink - "I'll 'ave 'alf".

He died of prolonged health conditions at the age of 86.

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Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:

Films

• Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) — Conway
• Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — Johnson
• Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) — Father
• Scrooge (1970) — Well Wisher
• The Human Factor (1979) — Porter

Series

• The Army Game, episode "The Kindest Man in Britain" (1960) — Willis
• Maigret, episode "The Old Lady" (1960) — Waiter
• Coronation Street, 15 episodes:
  • 1 episode (1961) — Foreman
  • 1 episode (1966) — George Chippendale
  • 1 episode (1972) — James Dawson
  • 2 episodes (1980) — George Marsden
  • 8 episodes (1988) — Harry Ashton
  • 2 episodes (1999) — Uncle Mervin
• Man in a Suitcase, episode "Blind Sport" (1968) — Leon
• Z Cars, 5 episodes:
  • "Who Was That Lady?: Part 2" (1968) — Mr. Harris
  • 4 episodes^{show list} "In and Out: Part 1", "In and Out: Part 2", "In and Out: Part 3", "In and Out: Part 4" (1970) — Tommy Jefferson
• Play for Today, 5 episodes:
  • "Alma Mater" (1971) — Bookmaker
  • "Edna, the Inebriate Woman" (1971) — Psychiatric Hospital Porter
  • "Ackerman, Dougall and Harker" (1972) — Les
  • "The Imitation Game" (1980) — Factory Clerk
  • "Pasmore" (1980) — Undertaker
• Love Thy Neighbour, 49 episodes (1972-76) — Jacko Robinson
• The New Avengers, episode "Gnaws" (1976) — Tramp Joe
• Pennies from Heaven, episode "Down Sunnyside Lane" (1978) — Will
• The Professionals, episode "Runner" (1979) — Old Man
• All Creatures Great and Small, 2 episodes:
  • "Will to Live" (1980) — George Hindley
  • "The Prodigal Returns" (1990) — Mr. Howell
• Jane Eyre, episode "Gateshead" (1983) — Dr. Lloyd
• The Tripods, episode "City of Gold" (1985) — Georg
• Lovejoy, episode "The Firefly Cage" (1986) — Auctioneer
• CASUAL+Y, episode "Survival" (1986) — Arthur
• The Bill, 2 episodes:
  • "Cold Turkey: Part 1" (1991) — Mr. Allen
  • "Old Fools" (1997) — Len Blackmore
• The Play on One, episode "Misterioso" (1991) — Mr. Jackson
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, episode "My First Adventure" (1992) — Bishop
• Birds of a Feather, episode "First Time Caller" (1994) — Eddie
• London's Burning, 1 episode (1994) — Lodge
• Last of the Summer Wine, episode "A Clean Sweep" (1997) — Sweep
• Dalziel and Pascoe, episode "Deadheads" (1997) — Edgar Masson
• Peak Practice, episode "The Spinning Wheel" (1998) — Mr. Jordan
• Heartbeat, episode "Still Water" (2001) — Wilf
• Barbara, episode "Who Shot Barbara?" (2003) — Mr. Green
• Doctors, episode "No Place Like Home" (2005) — Terrance Fisher
• The Worst Week of My Life, episode "Friday" (2005) — Mr. McGrath

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