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Chris Langham

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Chris Langham

Born April 14, 1949 in London, England, UKDied June 24, 202625 films

Christopher Langham (1949-2026) was an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom The Thick of It, and as presenter Roy Mallard in People Like Us, first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character.

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Langham subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series Happy Families and in the film The Big Tease. He is also known for his roles in the television series Not the Nine O'Clock News, Help, Kiss Me Kate, and as the gatehouse guard in Chelmsford 123. In 2006, he won BAFTA awards for The Thick of It and Help.

On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of fifteen charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child sexual abuse images and videos. Langham was jailed for ten months, reduced to six months on appeal. He was made to sign the sex offenders' register and was banned from working with children for 10 years.

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Life of Brian posterFirst watchLife of Brian19797.8as Alfonso / Giggling GuardBrian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah.View film

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again poster6.9The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976

Filmography

25 films as actor
  1. 2020VengeanceDanny
  2. 2016The Darkest UniverseAlan
  3. 2013Full TimeVinnie
  4. 2013The FactoryDoctor
  5. 2011Black PondTom Thompson
  6. 2005My Family and Other AnimalsTheodore Stephanides
  7. 2005John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science FictionJohn Wyndham
  8. 2004The Legend of the Tamworth TwoJack
  9. 2003The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
  10. 2001The Emperor's New ClothesMaurice
  11. 2001Room to RentMr. Paul
  12. 1999The Big TeaseBBC Interviewer
  13. 1997Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands ParkThénardier
  14. 1996The PreventersDr. Keelover
  15. 1992Carry On ColumbusHubba
  16. 1991BejewelledCop
  17. 1989Teams from Hell
  18. 1986The McGuffinDetective
  19. 1986Private EnterpriseNigel
  20. 1985Silas MarnerKeating
  21. 1982Soft TargetsDrinkwater
  22. 1979Life of BrianAlfonso / Giggling Guard
  23. 1979Phoelix
  24. 1978Cold HarbourTim
  25. 1976The Pink Panther Strikes AgainPolice Driver