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Wikipedia / Trevor Adams

Trevor Michael Adams (19 May 1946 – 15 December 2000) was a British actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Tony Webster in the BBC series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), whom he played throughout its entire run, and Alan in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Wedding Party" (1975).

Adams attended the then Harold Hill Grammar School, in Harold Hill, Essex from 1957 to 1964, and played leading roles in a number of school plays. Later he trained at RADA and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He spent a year at Stratford-upon-Avon before turning to television, where he was often cast as a criminal. He had roles in the films Groupie Girl (1970) and Private Road (1971), and appeared in a variety of programmes in Britain, notably Public Eye, The Professionals, Z-Cars, The New Avengers and Dixon of Dock Green.

Adams left the acting profession in 1982, before moving to Norwich and retraining as a solicitor. His workload prevented him from appearing in the 1996 follow-up to The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, entitled The Legacy of Reginald Perrin.

Adams died after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Filmography

Film

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1970

Groupie Girl

Barry

Julius Caesar

Servant to Caesar #1

1971

Private Road

Alex Marvel

Television

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1967

Z-Cars

Driver

Episode: "A Right to Live: Part 2"

1968

Honey Lane

Young Man

Episode: "The Matchmakers"

ITV Playhouse

Man at Party

Episode: "The Judge"

1970

Softly, Softly: Task Force

Duggan

Episode: "Do Me a Favour"

1971

The Ten Commandments

Derek

Episode: "An Object of Affection"

...And Mother Makes Three

TV Repair Man

Episode: "The Matchmakers"

1972

Man of Straw

Student

Episode: "Young Love"

Dixon of Dock Green

Rick

Episode: "Mrs. Raven"

Public Eye

Farmer

Episode: "Many a Slip"

Crown Court

Mark Lieberman

Episode: "Lieberman v Savage"

1973

Christmas Pantomime: Robin Hood

Will Scarlett

TV film

1974

How's Your Father?

Rodney

Episode: "That's the Ticket"

1975

Play for Today

Boy

Episode: "Goodbye"

Village Hall

George

Episode: "The Rough and the Smooth"

My Honourable Mrs

Patrick

Episode: "A Home from Home from Home"

Fawlty Towers

Alan

Episode: "The Wedding Party"

Omnibus

Luigi

Episode: "Thomas Mann: The Fight Against Death"

1976

Crown Court

Martin Pettigrew

Episode: "A Bang or a Whimper"

1976-1979

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Tony Webster

Series regular

1977

The New Avengers

Sandy

Episode: "Dead Men Are Dangerous"

1977-1978

The Professionals

Benny, CI5 Agent

3 episodes

1982

The Funny Side of Christmas

Tony Webster

TV film

References