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Jay McGrath

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Jay McGrath was an actor, known for The Silver Sword (1971), Poldark (1975) and Enemy at the Door (1978). He died in 2009.
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Known for

The Silver Sword
9.0
TV Mini Series
  • Richter
Poldark (1975)
Poldark
8.3
TV Series
  • Mr. Trengrouse
Alfred Burke, Simon Cadell, Adolf Hitler, Bernard Horsfall, and Martin Jarvis in Enemy at the Door (1978)
Enemy at the Door
7.9
TV Series
  • Engineer Major Diehls
  • Man
The Two Ronnies (1971)
The Two Ronnies
7.8
TV Series
  • Man in Library

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Actor

  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Dead Androgum
    • Trog
    • Coven Member (uncredited) ...
    • 1964–1985
  • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)
    Only Fools and Horses
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Shop Salesman
    • Pub Patron
    • Bowls Club Member (uncredited)
    • 1982–1983
  • Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi in Octopussy (1983)
    Octopussy
    6.5
    • Auction Patron (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
    Hi-de-Hi!
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Camper (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Fanny by Gaslight (1981)
    Fanny by Gaslight
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Man in Pub (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Winetaster
    • Casino Patron (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)
    The Elephant Man
    8.2
    • Man at Lecture (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, and Derek Fowlds in Yes Minister (1980)
    Yes Minister
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Alfred Burke, Simon Cadell, Adolf Hitler, Bernard Horsfall, and Martin Jarvis in Enemy at the Door (1978)
    Enemy at the Door
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Man
    • Engineer Major Diehls
    • 1980
  • Elizabeth Bennett, Diane Keen, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan, Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, and Jerome Willis in The Sandbaggers (1978)
    The Sandbaggers
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Airline Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Gerry Cowper and Stephen Garlick in Two People (1979)
    Two People
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Man (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
    S.O.S. Titanic
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • First Class Diner (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy in George & Mildred (1976)
    George & Mildred
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Pub Patron (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Poldark (1975)
    Poldark
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mr. Trengrouse
    • 1977
  • Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    7.0
    • Mojaba Club Patron (uncredited)
    • 1977

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  • Died
    • 2009
  • Other works
    (late 1970's): TV commercial for the American Express Card

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