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Anthony Sagar (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English character actor and a member of the National Theatre. Although rarely receiving top billing, he was regarded as a stalwart and appeared in many well-known films (including seven of the ''Carry On'' series) and in many television sitcoms and dramas such as ''The Moonstone'', ''Dad's Army'', ''The Avengers'' and ''Steptoe and Son''. ==Career== James Anthony Sagar was born in Burnley, Lancashire〔(James Anthony Sagar in the England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 - Ancestry.com pay to view )〕 and his early career was largely in film and stage. His first television role, in ''Dixon of Dock Green'', came at the age of 36. He stayed with police dramas, appearing in ''Z-Cars'', ''Special Branch'' and ''New Scotland Yard''. Other television roles included Ernie Kidd in ''Swallows and Amazons'' (1963), Sergeant Harris in ''Doomwatch'' (1970) and Parker in ''Spyder's Web'' (1972), as well as appearances in ''The Avengers'' (1969) and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (1969).〔Richard Webber, Jimmy Perry and David Croft, ''The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army'' - Orion Media (2000) pg 186 ISBN 0-75281-838-4〕 Sagar shared the screen with many greats of British cinema. In addition to appearing in seven Carry On films he also appeared as a coxswain in ''Barnacle Bill'' (1957), a customs official in ''Law and Disorder'' (1958), the Sergeant of the Guards in ''I Was Monty's Double'' (1958), an instructor's assistant in ''The Bulldog Breed'' (1960), a drunk in ''The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'' (1962) and Hill in ''The Offence'' (1972).〔 Theatre appearances included ''The Hollow'' at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton (1953), ''The Gay Dog'' at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton (1954), Joe in '' The Ring of Truth'' at the Savoy Theatre (1959), ''There’s a Girl in My Soup'' at the Golders Green Hippodrome (1966), and Percy Elliott in ''Epitaph for George Dillon'' for the National Theatre at the Young Vic (1971).〔(Sagar on the Theatricalia website )〕 He appeared in two episodes of the popular BBC comedy ''Dad's Army'' - as Sergeant Gregory in ''Room at the Bottom'' (1969) and as the Sergeant Major in ''Fallen Idol'' (1970); he also played a Police Sergeant in the 1971 film version.〔 He died in Kensington in London 24 January 1973 aged just 52. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony Sagar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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