Tv actor john thaw biography

Among the most consistently bankable of stars, John Thaw was born in Manchester. A versatile actor with an enormous range on television, screen and stage, he will forever be remembered for portraying two definitive fictional policemen: the tough Jack Regan and the introspective Endeavour Morse.

An underage Thaw (he was 16) successfully auditioned for a place at RADA, where he graduated with honours; he made his professional stage debut at the Liverpool Playhouse in His first appearance on television came a year later in The Younger Generation (ITV), a series of new plays by young writers and performed by young actors.

His small screen career continued with roles in two seminal programmes: Z Cars (BBC, ) and The Avengers (ITV, ).

He landed the starring role of Sgt John Mann in Redcap (ITV, ), set in the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police. Two more series followed: Bat Out of Hell (BBC, ) and Inheritance (ITV, ).

After playing Banquo in