Struan Rodger

Struan Rodger (born 18 September 1946) is a British actor who has appeared widely in a range of supporting roles. He appeared briefly in ''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' in 1978 but his first major film role was as Eric Liddell's friend and running coach Sandy McGrath, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film, ''Chariots of Fire''. His later films included ''Diamond Skulls'' (1989), ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''The Madness of King George'' (1994), ''The Innocent Sleep'' (1996) and ''Stardust'' (2007).

Rodger is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Barbara Flynn's husband in the television detective series ''Chandler & Co''. Rodger had a recurring role on ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' as Detective Inspector Brush, a police detective noted for what Rumpole perceives as flagrant abuses of the law. He provided the voice for the ''Doctor Who'' character Face of Boe in the stories "New Earth" and "Gridlock".

Rodger has also appeared on television in episodes of ''Boys from the Blackstuff'', ''Bergerac'', ''Miss Marple'', ''Maigret'', ''Midsomer Murders (in the episode Four Funerals and a Wedding), '' [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5896952 Vera] and ''Look and Read'', as well as portraying Bonnie Prince Charlie in "Through a Glass, Darkly," a season four episode of ''Highlander: The Series''.

In 2009, he appeared in ''The First Domino'' at Brighton Festival Fringe. In 2014, he played the mythical Three-Eyed Raven in the ''Game of Thrones'' episode "The Children"; he was replaced by Max von Sydow when the character reappeared in the sixth season.

Also in 2009, Rodger made his video game debut in ''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'' as the con artist Monty Muzzle, in the episodes "Muzzled!" and "The Bogey Man", although he was erroneously credited as "Straun Rogers"

From 2011 to 2018, he narrated annual official films for the Open Championship. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 2005
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