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Rory McGrath(I)

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  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Rory McGrath was born on 17 March 1956 in Cornwall, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Alas Smith & Jones (1984), Chelmsford 123 (1988) and Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979).
BornMarch 17, 1956
BornMarch 17, 1956
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    Known for

    Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith in Alas Smith & Jones (1984)
    Alas Smith & Jones
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Chelmsford 123 (1988)
    Chelmsford 123
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Badvoc
    Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, and Pamela Stephenson in Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
    Not the Nine O'Clock News
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope, and Tony Robinson in Who Dares Wins (1983)
    Who Dares Wins
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Various Roles
    • Various Roles (1983-1988)

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Two TV Chefs
      Podcast Series
      • Mick Munchies McCrum
      • 2024
    • Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Neil Pearson, and Philip Pope in Chelmsford 123: The Revival (2022)
      Chelmsford 123: The Revival
      Podcast Series
      • Badvoc
      • Shrink
      • Reporter ...
      • 2022
    • Huge (2010)
      Huge
      4.3
      • Rory McGrath
      • 2010
    • Angus Deayton in The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)
      The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • King Harold II
      • 1999
    • The Detectives (1993)
      The Detectives
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Tom Reid
      • 1997
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Storyteller
      • 1990–1991
    • About Face (1989)
      About Face
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Interpreter
      • 1991
    • Chelmsford 123 (1988)
      Chelmsford 123
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Badvoc
      • 1988–1990
    • Hysteria 2!
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Who Dares Wins
      • 1989
    • Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope, and Tony Robinson in Who Dares Wins (1983)
      Who Dares Wins
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Various Roles
      • 1984–1988
    • The Sooty Show (1968)
      The Sooty Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • 1986
    • The 1977 Cambridge Footlights Revue
      TV Movie
      • Various Characters
      • 1977

    Writer

    • The Two TV Chefs
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Neil Pearson, and Philip Pope in Chelmsford 123: The Revival (2022)
      Chelmsford 123: The Revival
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Industrial Revelations: Best of British
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006)
      The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Smith & Jones: One Night Stand
      7.3
      Video
      • written by
      • 1994
    • Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
      Drop the Dead Donkey
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 1991
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.1
      TV Series
      • book
      • 1991
    • Chelmsford 123 (1988)
      Chelmsford 123
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1988–1990
    • Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope, and Tony Robinson in Who Dares Wins (1983)
      Who Dares Wins
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1986–1988
    • Dave Allen - 1986 New Years Eve Special
      TV Special
      • additional material
      • 1986
    • Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith in Alas Smith & Jones (1984)
      Alas Smith & Jones
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 1984–1985
    • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)
      Friday Night, Saturday Morning
      6.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1979
    • Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, and Pamela Stephenson in Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
      Not the Nine O'Clock News
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1979
    • The 1977 Cambridge Footlights Revue
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1977

    Script and Continuity Department

    • Broadway Stories
      8.1
      TV Series
      • script consultant
      • 1994
    • A Life in Pieces
      8.0
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 1990
    • Round the Bend! (1988)
      Round the Bend!
      8.0
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • March 17, 1956
      • Cornwall, England, UK
    • Other works
      TV commercial for British Telecom (1997)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      Supports English soccer team Arsenal.

    FAQ

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    • How old is Rory McGrath?
      69 years old
    • When was Rory McGrath born?
      March 17, 1956
    • Where was Rory McGrath born?
      Cornwall, England, UK
    • What is Rory McGrath's birth name?
      Patrick Rory McGrath
    • What is Rory McGrath known for?
      Not the Nine O'Clock News, Who Dares Wins, Alas Smith & Jones, and Chelmsford 123

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