# Harry Fielder

Henry Arthur Fielder (26 April 1940 – 6 February 2021), sometimes credited as Harry H. Fielder or Harry Aitch Fielder, was an English actor who worked extensively in British film and television from the 1960s to the 1990s.

## Career

Fielder was born in Islington, London. He appeared as an extra in many American films due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. His film credits include Oliver!, Star Wars: A New Hope, McVicar, and Highlander.
He appeared as an extra in a wide range of TV shows including Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring, The Sweeney, Minder and The Professionals.
Fielder co-presented CBTV, a Thames TV programme for younger viewers, in the 1980s where he played the Security Guard, Harry, who Jim Sweeney and Steve Steen would have to sneak past at the gates of Teddington Studios.

## Personal life

In 2012, Fielder published his autobiography Extra Extra, Read All About It!: My Life as a Film and TV Extra.
Fielder died on 6 February 2021 at the age of 80.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | Quatermass and the Pit | Workman Possessed man | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | French Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Oliver! | Smart gentleman | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Cromwell | Man in Parliament | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Trog | Security Guard | Uncredited |
| 1972 | Carry On Abroad | Monk | Uncredited |
| 1972 | Mutiny on the Buses | Bus Driver | Uncredited |
| 1973 | Holiday on the Buses | Busman | Uncredited |
| 1977 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | Corporal Grenwick, Death Star trooper | Uncredited |
| 1978 | The Thirty Nine Steps | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1978 | Superman | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Superman II | Cop | Uncredited |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | German soldier | Uncredited |
| 1981 | Take It or Leave It | Barman | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Top Secret! | German guard | Uncredited |
| 1986 | Highlander | Hospital guard | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Mary Reilly | Bearded man | Uncredited |
| 1995 | First Knight | Villager | Uncredited |
| 1996 | Loch Ness | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Car driver | Uncredited |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Passerby | Uncredited |
| 1996 | Evita | Crowd member | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Incognito | Prison warder | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Wilde | Courtroom member | Uncredited |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | Houdini's stagehand | Uncredited |
| 1997 | The Jackal | American cop on roof | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Entrapment | Stallholder | Uncredited |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1967–1977 | Z-Cars | PC and others | 6 episodes |
| 1967–1982 | Doctor Who | Guard, Crewmember, Vogan, Assassin, Titan Base Crewman, Levithian Guard, Tigellan Guard | 14 episodes |
| 1976–77 | Space: 1999 | Medic and others | 7 episodes, uncredited |
| 1977 | Survivors | Larry | 1 episode, The Peacemaker |
| 1977–79 | Secret Army | Candide Patron, German POW and Tim Wooldridge | 5 episodes, uncredited |
| 1978–1981 | Blake's 7 | Federation Trooper and others | 10 episodes |
| 1979–1982 | Minder | Wedding guest and others | 3 episodes, uncredited |
| 1979 | Fawlty Towers | Laundry van driver | 1 episode, The Kipper and the Corpse, uncredited |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Gaoler | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Yes Minister | Hitman | 1 episode, The Death List, uncredited |
| 1982 | Beau Geste | Legionnaire | 4 episodes, TV mini-series |
| 1983 | The Optimist | Man in street | 1 episode, The Light Fantastic |
| 1985–1995 | EastEnders | Cafe Customer and others | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Vegetable man | 2 episodes, credited as Harry Aitch Fielder |
| 1987–1991 | The Bill | Man at Council Estate and others | 4 episodes |
| 1990–93 | London's Burning | Barman and Pub Landlord | 2 episodes |