Chris Langham

Chris Langham

Born 1949-04-14 (age 77) London, England, UK
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Biography

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.

Langham 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.

On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of fifteen charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child sexual abuse images and videos. Langham was jailed for ten months, reduced to six months on appeal. He was made to sign the sex offenders' register and was banned from working with children for 10 years.

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Known For

Life of Brian
Life of Brian

1979

as Alfonso / Giggling Guard

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

as Police Driver

My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals

2005

as Theodore Stephanides

The Emperor's New Clothes
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus

1992

as Hubba

Silas Marner
Silas Marner

1985

as Keating

The Big Tease
The Big Tease

1999

as BBC Interviewer

Bejewelled
Bejewelled

1991

as Cop

The McGuffin
The McGuffin

1986

as Detective

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

as Self - Various Roles

I Love Muppets
I Love Muppets

2002

as Self

The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Of Muppets & Men
Of Muppets & Men

1981

as Self

Room to Rent
Room to Rent

2001

as Mr. Paul

Soft Targets
Soft Targets

1982

as Drinkwater

Phoelix
The Darkest Universe
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

2009

as Various Roles (archive footage)

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The Preventers

1996

as Dr. Keelover