# Roger Sloman

Roger Sloman (born 19 May 1946) is an English actor known for his work in theatre, film and television.

## Early life and education

He grew up and was educated in South East London. He trained to be a teacher and then went to East 15 acting school between 1967 and 1970.

## Career

He started work at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, followed by spells in theatre in Nottingham, Birmingham and Sheffield. He toured England and Scotland with the 7:84 theatre company and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
On television, Sloman is best known as Keith in Mike Leigh's Nuts in May, as well as Baldy Davitt in Ripping Yarns, Three-Fingered Pete in The Black Adder and Right Bleedin' Bastard in The Young Ones. He was Rocky Wesson in the return series of the ITV series Crossroads, and the funeral director Les Coker in the BBC series EastEnders. He played the abrasive games teacher Mr Dan 'Frosty' Foster in the first series of Grange Hill (1978) and he appeared in one edition of Bad Boyes (1987). In 1989, he appeared in the first episode of Press Gang as Mr. Vader. In 1991 and 1992, he played the landlord "Mr Harrison" opposite Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson in the Bottom episodes "Up" and "Holy". He also worked in educational television.
His film appearances include Lenin in Reds, by Warren Beatty.
Sloman has worked many times at the National Theatre in London playing, amongst others, Bardolph in Henry IV. He also appeared as Magwitch in Great Expectations at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | The Monster Club | Club Secretary | |
| 1981 | Priest of Love | English Reporter | |
| 1981 | Reds | Vladimir Lenin | |
| 1982 | Captain Stirrick | Lord Kensington | |
| 1988 | Hawks | Car Park Attendant | |
| 1992 | B & B | Bob Noakes | |
| 1992 | Blue Ice | Shipping Clerk | |
| 1996 | The Cold Light of Day | Ludek Dittmayer | |
| 1996 | Loch Ness | Norwegian | |
| 1999 | Beowulf | Karl | |
| 1999 | Beautiful People | Roger Midge | |
| 2001 | Chunky Monkey | Geoffrey | |
| 2006 | The Number One Girl | Director | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle | Frank Gilmont | |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: The Magistrate | Mr. Wormington | |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Mr. Grout | |
| 2020 | As Dead As It Gets | Archie | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | 2nd House | Soft or a Girl cast member | Episode: "2nd House in Liverpool" |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Cosby | Episode: "Trojan Bus" |
| 1976 | Crown Court | Brian Geddes | Episode: "Pigmented Patter: Part 1" |
| 1976 | Centre Play | Picket leader | Episode: "Showcase: Riding South" |
| 1976–1982 | Play for Today | Joe / Presenting Officer at Tribunal / Keith Pratt | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | General Hospital | Arnold March | Episode: "Sons and Daughters" |
| 1977 | Supernatural | Sergeant Cosley | Episode: "Lady Sybill" |
| 1977 | The Fosdyke Saga | Josiah Fosdyke / Officer / Ruuek | — |
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Mr. Foster | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Jackanory | Alf | Episode: "Princess Griselda's Birthday Gift" |
| 1978 | Hazell | George Bradley | Episode: "Hazell and the Weekend Man" |
| 1978 | Pennies from Heaven | Ted | Episode: "The Sweetest Thing" |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Mr. Bantock | Episode: "Practice Makes Perfect" |
| 1978 | Play of the Month | Barère | Episode: "Danton's Death" |
| 1978 | Pickersgill People | DS Terry Tuohy | Episode: "Under the Moon of Love" |
| 1979 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Cliff Worsley | Episode: "Rumpole and the Fascist Beast" |
| 1979 | Lovely Couple | Jack 'Rollo' Dent | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Ripping Yarns | 'Baldy' Davitt | Episode: "Golden Gordon" |
| 1979 | Shoestring | Freshfield | Episode: "Listen to Me" |
| 1979 | An Honourable Retirement | Arthur | Television film |
| 1980 | Spy! | Branko Vukelic | Episode: "The Tokyo Ring" |
| 1980 | Holding the Fort | Reg | Episode: "Jumping the Gun" |
| 1981 | The Dick Emery Show | — | Episode #19.5 |
| 1981 | Seven Dials Mystery | Stevens | Television film |
| 1981 | Coming Home | Ted Maddocks | 6 episodes |
| 1981 | The Chinese Detective | Roger Horrabin | Episode: "Ice and Dust" |
| 1981 | The Gentle Touch | John Knight | Episode: "The Hit" |
| 1981 | Theatre Box | Dr. Snead | Episode: "You Must Believe All This" |
| 1981–1984 | A Kick Up the Eighties | Various roles | 10 episodes |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Clifford | Episode: "The Rough with the Smooth" |
| 1982 | Minder | Silver | Episode: "Dreamhouse" |
| 1982 | Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door | Park Keeper | Television film |
| 1982 | Bird of Prey | Harry Tomkins | 3 episodes |
| 1982, 1984 | The Young Ones | Henry / Guard on TV / Right Bleeding Bastard | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Three Fingered Pete | Episode: "The Black Seal" |
| 1983 | Heartattack Hotel | Harry Clench | Television film |
| 1983, 1984 | Up the Elephant and Round the Castle | Councillor Bertram Allnutt | 2 episodes |
| 1983–1989 | Dramarama | Mr. Visor / Dad / Inspector Brown | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Starstrider | Starstrider | — |
| 1984 | Duty Free | Kev Wilson | Episode: "Snap" |
| 1985 | Newstime | Ernie | Television film |
| 1985 | Max Headroom | Murray | Television film |
| 1985 | Affairs of the Heart | Bank manager | Episode #1.3 |
| 1985 | The Lenny Henry Show | | Episode #2.3 |
| 1985 | Terry and June | Police Sergeant | Episode: "Mistaken Identity" |
| 1985 | Mrs. Capper's Birthday | David | Television film |
| 1986 | The Comic Strip | Mr. Pinder | Episode: "Private Enterprise" |
| 1986 | We'll Think of Something | Dennis | 6 episodes |
| 1986 | Henry's Leg | Det. Sgt. Runcie | Episode #1.5 |
| 1987 | Hardwicke House | Mr. Mackintosh | only 2 episodes broadcast |
| 1987 | Bad Boyes | Man in the Precinct | Episode: "Money" |
| 1987 | All at No 20 | Police Sergeant | Episode: "The Prowler" |
| 1988 | No. 73 | Ted Perkins | Episode #1.3 |
| 1988 | Turn on to T-Bag | Grimes | Episode: "The African Queen" |
| 1988 | Casting Off | Everyone else | Episode: "Jumper Company" |
| 1988–1989 | Spin Off | Hilary Rolls | 28 episodes |
| 1989 | Press Gang | Mr. Vader | Episode: "Page One" |
| 1989 | Snakes and Ladders | Mr Lambie | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | City Lights | Roger | Episode: "The Go Between" |
| 1990 | T-Bag | P. C. Clod | Episode: "Elementary, My Dear What-Not" |
| 1990–1991 | El C.I.D. | Roper | 2 episodes |
| 1990–1992 | Mr. Bean | The Heart Attack Man / The Blind Man | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | About Face | Mr. Roebuck | Episode: "Sleeping Sickness" |
| 1991 | Doctor at the Top | Dr. Lionel Snell | 6 episodes |
| 1991 | Stay Lucky | Gerry | Episode: "A Roman Empire" |
| 1991 | Bergerac | Inspector Victor Deffand | 7 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Bottom | Mr. Harrison | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Lovejoy | Ted | Episode: "Angel Trousers" |
| 1992 | Boon | Raymond Pearce | Episode: "The Sharp End" |
| 1992 | The Life and Times of Henry Pratt | Neville Chamberlain | Episode #1.2 |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Vladimir Lenin | Episode: "Petrograd, July 1917" |
| 1992 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Ronald | Episode: "Home" |
| 1992 | EastEnders | DS Jackson | 3 episodes (see also 2012) |
| 1993 | Grace & Favour | Inspector | Episode: "The Gun" |
| 1993 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries | PC Perkins | Episode: "The Nursing Home Murder" |
| 1994 | The Brittas Empire | Pete | Episode: "The Christening" |
| 1994 | The Tomorrow People | Inspector Platt | 5 episodes |
| 1994 | Mike and Angelo | Sydney Pinner | Episode: "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor!" |
| 1994 | Moving Story | Workman | Episode: "A Piece of Cake" |
| 1994 | Wycliffe | Gerald Prout | Episode: "The Four Jacks" |
| 1994 | The Bill | Larry Dawes | Episode: "Blackout" |
| 1995 | Cracker | Mr Barnes | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Crown Prosecutor | Maslowska | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Time After Time | Charlie Conway | Episode: "On the Run" |
| 1996 | The Treasure Seekers | Wiggins | Television film |
| 1996, 2004 | Heartbeat | Sandy / Inspector Les Hackett | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Goodnight Sweetheart | George | Episode: "Out of Town" |
| 1997 | The Missing Postman | Ron Springer | Television film |
| 1997 | Sunnyside Farm | Inspector Dawkins | Episode: "God Has Smiled Down on Me" |
| 1997 | Family Affairs | William Cockerill | 9 episodes |
| 1997 | Richard II | Lord Ross | Television film |
| 1998 | Roger Roger | Mr. Marshall | Episode: "There Are No Minicabs in Heaven" |
| 1999 | Peak Practice | Mr. Potts | Episode: "Take Her Back" |
| 2000 | The Vicar of Dibley | Mr. Badcock | Episode: "Summer" |
| 2000 | Midsomer Murders | Ralph Bailey | Episode: "Beyond the Grave" |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Kissing Town Sheriff | Episode #1.7 |
| 2000 | I Saw You | Mr. Frost | Television film |
| 2000 | My Family | Police Officer | Episode: "Farewell to Alarms" |
| 2001 | The Cazalets | Mr. Hines | Episode #1.5 |
| 2001–2003 | Crossroads | Rocky Wesson | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Grass | Derke | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Family Business | Norman | Episode #1.6 |
| 2005, 2009 | Holby City | Gordon Harcombe / Lewis Cooper | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Thieves Like Us | Charlie | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Foyle's War | Ernie Pond | Episode: "Broken Souls" |
| 2009 | Doctors | Ted Hopkins | Episode: "First Love Last Love" |
| 2009 | Small Island | Mr. Todd | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Fairy Queen | Starveling | Television film |
| 2011 | Shameless | Trevor | Episode: "Together in Heaven" |
| 2011 | How TV Ruined Your Life | Apprentice-style Boss | Episode: "Aspiration" |
| 2012, 2014–2016 | EastEnders | Les Coker | 173 episodes |
| 2013 | Doc Martin | Wild Bill | Episode: "Departure" |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Bill | Episode: "The Understudy" |
| 2015 | Children in Need | Les Coker | Episode dated 13 November 2015 |
| 2017 | Man Down | Ted | Episode: "The School Trip" |
| 2018 | Still Open All Hours | George | Episode: "Christmas Special" |
| 2021 | Breeders | Bob | Episode: "No Connection" |
| 2022-2024 | Mandy | Multiple roles | Three episodes |
| 2024 | The Cleaner | Frank | Episode: The Committee |