Anthony Valentine

Anthony Valentine (17 August 1939 – 2 December 2015) was an English actor known for his television roles: the ruthless Toby Meres in Callan, the sinister Major Mohn in Colditz, George Webster the extremely smooth crook in both Series one (7 Episodes) and series 2 (7 Episodes) in the UK TV Series The Knock as well as the title character in Raffles.

Early life and education

Valentine was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, but moved to Chiswick, West London, with his family when he was six years old and he attended Acton County Grammar School.

Career

Valentine worked as a child actor for the BBC, and appeared at the age of 10 in the film No Way Back (1949), and aged 12 in The Girl on the Pier (1953). He played Harry Wharton in the 1950s BBC children's adaptation of Billy Bunter (1955–57), having initially played Lord Mauleverer in earlier episodes.

He appeared in a television production of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman, with Laurence Olivier as Borkman and Irene Worth as his wife, as part of ITV's The Play of the Week series. He was best known for his television roles as ruthless Toby Meres in the series Callan (1967–72), sinister Luftwaffe Officer, Major Horst Mohn in the BBC drama Colditz (1974), George Webster in 1994 to 1996 in the UK Television series The Knock and the eponymous Raffles (1975–1977).