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Chris Langham

1949-04-14 (75 years old) in London, England, UK

Christopher Langham is 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. He 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.

Movies

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Vengeance
32 %|Nov 1, 2020
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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The Darkest Universe
57 %|Nov 4, 2016
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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Full Time
0 %|Oct 17, 2013
Drama, Family
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The Factory
0 %|Jan 26, 2013
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Black Pond
60 %|Nov 11, 2011
Comedy
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
60 %|Dec 28, 2009
Documentary
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My Family and Other Animals
63 %|Dec 27, 2005
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Family
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George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
0 %|Jun 14, 2003
Documentary, Drama
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I Love Muppets
63 %|Mar 31, 2002
Comedy, Family
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The Emperor's New Clothes
67 %|Aug 11, 2001
Comedy, Drama
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The Big Tease
59 %|Nov 26, 1999
Comedy
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The Preventers
0 %|Dec 16, 1996
Comedy
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Carry On Columbus
40 %|Oct 2, 1992
Comedy
actor
Bejewelled
44 %|Jan 20, 1991
Action, TV Movie, Family, Adventure
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
75 %|Jan 1, 1989
Comedy, Music
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The McGuffin
60 %|Jan 12, 1986
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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Private Enterprise
0 %|Jan 2, 1986
Comedy
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Silas Marner
52 %|Dec 30, 1985
Drama
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Soft Targets
0 %|Oct 19, 1982
Comedy, Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
60 %|Mar 1, 1982
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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Of Muppets & Men
80 %|Oct 31, 1981
Documentary
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Life of Brian
77.61999999999999 %|Aug 17, 1979
Comedy
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Phoelix
0 %|Aug 1, 1979
actor
Cold Harbour
0 %|Apr 25, 1978
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The Story of Pantomime
0 %|Dec 23, 1976
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
68.47 %|Dec 15, 1976
Comedy, Crime

Series

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Shrink Rap
50 %|Apr 2, 2007
Talk
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The Thick of It
79.53999999999999 %|May 19, 2005
Comedy
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Help
70 %|Feb 27, 2005
Comedy
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London
0 %|May 7, 2004
Documentary
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The Worst Week of My Life
82 %|Mar 12, 2004
Comedy
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People Like Us
82.86 %|Sep 20, 1999
Comedy
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Kiss Me Kate
80 %|May 4, 1998
Comedy
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Murder Most Horrid
65.83 %|Nov 14, 1991
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery
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The Jim Henson Hour
92 %|Apr 14, 1989
Family, Comedy
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
76.52 %|Sep 23, 1988
Comedy
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Happy Families
68 %|Oct 17, 1985
Drama, Comedy
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Alas Smith and Jones
73.57000000000001 %|Jan 31, 1984
Comedy
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The Comic Strip Presents...
73.57000000000001 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
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Bergerac
64.67 %|Oct 18, 1981
Drama
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The Gaffer
70 %|Jan 9, 1981
Comedy
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Not the Nine O'Clock News
72.5 %|Oct 16, 1979
Comedy
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The Muppet Show
80.22 %|Sep 5, 1976
Kids, Comedy, Family
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
50 %|Apr 1, 1976
Comedy