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Paul Brooke

Biography

Paul Brooke is an English actor who came to film through the stage, having spent several years with Frank Dunlop's original Young Vic Company in a string of London productions. His screen debut came in the Hammer film Straight On Till Morning (1972), and his later films included Return of the Jedi (1983), where he played Malakili the Rancor Keeper, Scandal (1989), Saving Grace (2000), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) as Mr. Fitzherbert, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Alfie and Oliver Twist. On television he appeared in All Creatures Great and Small, Blackadder, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Hustle and Sharpe's Revenge, and in the 1997 miniseries Nostromo. He played Gríma Wormtongue in a 1981 BBC radio dramatization of The Lord of the Rings, and he is one of three actors to have appeared in both runs of Minder, in different roles.

81years old

Turns 82 on November 22in 41 days

  • Born London
  • Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp

Movie Career

Films
16
Career span
36 years1972 to 2008

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  1. Early training

    Brooke started out as a stage actor and appeared in many London productions. For several years he belonged to Frank Dunlop's original Young Vic Company.

Paul Brooke movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Bridget Jones's Diary2001 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Mr. Fitzherbert

    IMDb rating 6.8289K votes

  2. The Lair of the White Worm1988 Comedy, Horroras P.C. Erny

    IMDb rating 6.117K votes

  3. The Edge of Love2008as Mr. Justice Singleton

    IMDb rating 6.120K votes

  4. The Phantom of the Opera2004as Auctioneer

    IMDb rating 7.2140K votes

  5. Agatha1979as John Foster

    IMDb rating 6.24.0K votes

  6. Einstein and Eddington2008as H H Turner

    IMDb rating 7.18.7K votes

  7. Saving Grace2000as Charlie

    IMDb rating 6.920K votes

  8. Revolution1985as Lord Darling

    IMDb rating 5.38.3K votes

Most often with

Hugh Hudson directed two of these films. Stratford Johns appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Paul Brooke's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$598 million

11 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 16 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Bridget Jones's Diary2001as Mr. Fitzherbert
    $282M47.1% of the total
  2. 2
    The Phantom of the Opera2004as Auctioneer
    $155M25.9% of the total
  3. 3
    $67M11.2% of the total
  4. 4
    $46M7.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Saving Grace2000as Charlie
    $26M4.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Scandal1989as Detective Sergeant
    $8.8M1.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Agatha1979as John Foster
    $7.5M1.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Splitting Heirs1993as Tour Guide
    $3.2M0.5% of the total
The Affair of the Necklace (2001), $1.2 millionThe Lair of the White Worm (1988), $1.2 millionRevolution (1985), $358,574

$2.7 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total