Anthony Booth

Anthony Booth was an English actor. He developed a taste for acting during national service in Paris, then worked in repertory theater for five years before entering films and television in the 1960s. Born in Liverpool, he appeared in over twenty films, including The L-Shaped Room (1962), Corruption (1968), The Girl with a Pistol (1968), Brannigan (1975), Priest (1995), and Owd Bob (1997). Recognition came through the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part, where he played a left-wing son-in-law. He also starred as Sidney Noggett in the Confessions of... sex comedy film series from 1974 to 1977, played pub landlord Ted Pilkington in Albion Market from 1985 to 1986, and later had parts in Family Affairs, EastEnders, and Emmerdale. He published memoirs including Stroll On, A Labour of Love, and What's Left?