Creator / Jack Smethurst

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Jack Smethurst, born John Smethurst, (9 April 1932 — 17 February 2022), was a British actor best known for playing Eddie Booth in Love Thy Neighbour.

He made his film debut in 1958's Carry On, Sergeant, which was followed by more minor roles in films throughout The '60s. In 1970, he was cast as Leslie Pollitt in For the Love of Ada, which he played in both the series and The Movie.

In 1972, he was cast as the loudmouthed racialist Eddie Booth in Love Thy Neighbour. He played the role throughout all eight series, the 1973 film and the 1979 Australian Spin-Off, Love Thy Neighbour in Australia.

He worked on stage in the late '80s and early '90s, appearing in Run for Your Wife and And Then There Were None.

He died of natural causes at the age of 89. One of his children, Adam Smethurst, is also an actor.

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Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:

Films

• Carry On, Sergeant (1958) — Recruit
• Watch Your Stern (1960) — Sailor
• Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) — Waiter (Uncredited Role)
• Doctor in Clover (1966) — Long-Haired Patient (Uncredited Role)
• Night After Night After Night (1969) — Chief Inspector
• Chariots of Fire (1981) — Sleeping Car Attendant
• King Ralph (1991) — Miranda's Father

Series

• Quatermass and the Pit, episode "The Wild Hunt" (1959) — Young Sergeant
• Coronation Street, 33 episodes:
  • 1 episode (1961) — Fred Clark
  • 5 episodes (1967) — Percy Bridge
  • 21 episodes (1980-83) — Johnny Webb
  • 6 episodes (2001) — Stan Wagstaff
• Z Cars, 8 episodes:
  • "Teamwork" (1962) — Brown
  • "Johnny Sailor" (1962) — Johnny
  • "Come on the Lads" (1963) — Michael
  • "Hide - And Go Seek" (1963) — Forbes
  • "The Mice Will Play" (1965) — Talbot
  • 2-episode story "Hudson's Way" (1968) — Joe Benson
  • "Lost and Found: Part 1" (1969) — Reg Allen
• Redcap, 2 episodes:
  • "The Orderly Officer" (1964) — Sergeant Cartwright
  • "The Moneylenders" (1966) — Lance Corporal Roberts
• Dixon of Dock Green, 3 episodes:
  • "All Clear" (1965) — Corporal Dignum
  • "The Executioners" (1966) — Ronald Collins
  • "The Intruder" (1969) — Eddie Thomas
• Doctor at Large, episode "Bewigged, Bothered, & Bewildered" (1971) — Bertram Hoyle
• Love Thy Neighbour, 54 episodes (1972-76) — Eddie Booth
• The Bill, 2 episodes:
  • "Out of Court" (1993) — Patrick Craig
  • "Blood Pressure" (1994) — Godfrey Dingle
• Keeping Up Appearances, episode "A Barbecue at Violet's" (1995) — Man in Phone Box
• Last of the Summer Wine, episode "Deviations with Davenport" (1997) — Davenport
• Heartbeat, 2 episodes:
  • "Playing with Trains" (1997) — John Jenkins
  • "Dirty Len" (2002) — Mr. Kirkby
• dinnerladies, episode "Party" (1998) — Bob Bellfield
• Doctors, 6 episodes:
  • 5 episodes^{show list}"Truth and Consequences", "Baby Love", "The Long Goodbye", "Aftermath", "You Need Friends" (2005) — Stan Coldwell
  • "No End of Blame" (2007) — Stan Powell
• CASUAL+Y, 2 episodes:
  • "The Other Side of the Fence" (2002) — Terry Higgins
  • "Seize the Day" (2007) — Bill Knightley

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