Patrick Mower
Born
Patrick Archibald Shaw

(1938-09-12) 12 September 1938[1]
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1964–present
Spouse
Anya Pope
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(m. 1996)​
Children3

Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Rodney Blackstock in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2000. As well as portraying Rodney, Mower has appeared in various films and television series, including Swizzlewick, The Devil Rides Out, Callan, and Special Branch.And Target.

Early life and education

Mower was born the youngest of three boys in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother, Peggy. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later he discovered that his birth was not registered and he was born on 12 September 1938.[2] After first training as an engineering draughtsman at the Cowley plant of Pressed Steel Company, Mower graduated from RADA.[1]

Career

Mower first came to prominence in the early 1970s, as the ruthless government assassin James Cross in the ITV spy series Callan. He then appeared as DCI Tom Haggerty in Special Branch, Det. Supt. Steve Hackett in the police series Target, and featured in one of the last Carry On films, Carry On England.[1] In the late 1960s, at the age of 28, Mower auditioned and was considered for the role of James Bond in the James Bond franchise. However, he was told that he was too young.[1] Mower's television roles afterwards included guest appearances in Jason King, Space: 1999, UFO (episode "The Square Triangle"), Minder, The Sweeney and Bergerac.[1] In October 2000, he made his first appearance as Rodney Blackstock in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a role he has portrayed since.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1968 The Devil Rides Out Simon Aron
1969 The Smashing Bird I Used to Know Harry Spenton
1970 Incense for the Damned Richard Fountain
Cry of the Banshee Roderick
1971 Percy James Vaile
Black Beauty Sam Greener
To Catch a Spy James Fenton
1976 Carry On England Sergeant Len Able
One Away Tam Bass
1977 The Devil's Advocate Il Lupo
1984 Escape from El Diablo
1998 Monella André
2000 The Asylum Dr. Adams

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1964SwizzlewickKenneth Wiley26 episodes
1964Mary BartonHarry Carson2 episodes
1966The AvengersDuboysEpisode: "A Sense of History"
1967–1968HauntedMichael West8 episodes
1970UFOCass FowlerEpisode: "The Square Triangle"
1970Mystery and ImaginationMalcolm RossEpisode: "Curse of the Mummy"
1970–1972CallanCross14 episodes
1972Jason KingAchilleEpisode: "Nadine"
1973–1974Special BranchDetective Chief Inspector Tom Haggerty16 episodes
1973-1978Whodunnit?Self (panelist)16 episodes
1975State of EmergencyPaul Frederick3 episodes
1975The SweeneyColin McGruder2 episodes
1976Space: 1999Dave ReillyEpisode: "All That Glisters"
1977–1978TargetDet. Supt. Steve Hackett17 episodes
1981BergeracEddie St. PierreEpisode: "Last Chance For A Loser"
1982–1983Marco PoloBrother Damian6 episodes
1983The Dark Side of the SunDon Tierney6 episodes
1984Tales Of The UnexpectedWalterEpisode: "The Last of the Midnight Gardeners"
1984MinderClive CosgroveEpisode: "A Number of Old Wives Tales"
1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseJohn Patrick DuncanEpisode: "Czech Mate"
1997ChucklevisionPetrovich LiningradEpisode: "The Perils of Petrovich"
2000–presentEmmerdaleRodney BlackstockSeries regular
2001Lily Savage's Blankety Blank[4]

Radio

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "10 Facts About... Patrick Mower (Emmerdale's Rodney)". Inside Soap. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via Pressreader.
  2. ↑ Patrick Mower, Patrick Mower: My Story (John Blake Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84454-447-9
  3. ↑ "Rodney Blackstock". ITV. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 4 March 2001. ITV.
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