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Michael Redfern

Michael Redfern was born on 30 March 1943 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK. In a career that stretched back to the 1960s, he played a lot of policemen in film and TV, but was perhaps best known for playing the hisband of Lynda Bellingham, the patriarch of "the Oxo family" in the long running television ad campaign for Oxo. In real life he was married to Carol and he died on 29 July 2022 in Spain.

Known for

The Jealous God
The Jealous God
2005 • Tom Ardrahan
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 • Mr. Cooper (archive footage)
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992 • Det. Chief Supt. Brian Boyce
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 • Policeman
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales
1986 • Weaver
In the Secret State
In the Secret State
1985 • Watcher
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 • Tulip
Big Zapper
Big Zapper
1973 • Kono's Boy

Full filmography

The Jealous God
The Jealous God
2005 • Tom Ardrahan
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Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 • Mr. Cooper (archive footage)
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Big Zapper
Big Zapper
1973 • Kono's Boy
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The Offence
The Offence
1973 • Policeman
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Kidnapped
1964 • Goldie
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Michael Redfern – Biography, Known For & Filmography