Chris Langham

Chris Langham

b. 1949 (age 77) London, England, UK
Actor Writer

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. He 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.

Known For

Filmography

Vengeance
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★ 3.6
Vengeance
2020 Actor
Danny
Why Are We Creative: The Centipede's Dilemma
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★ 6.8
Why Are We Creative: The Centipede's Dilemma
2018 Writer
The Darkest Universe
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★ 5.5
The Darkest Universe
2016 Actor
Alan
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The Meal
2015 Actor
Father
Full Time
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★ 6.8
Full Time
2013 Actor
Vinnie
The Factory
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★ 6.1
The Factory
2013 Actor
Doctor
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🎞️
★ 4.4
Acceptance
2012 Actor
Danny
Black Pond
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★ 5.8
Black Pond
2011 Actor
Tom Thompson
The Art of Football
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★ 6.5
The Art of Football
2006 Writer
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★ 6.8
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
2006 Writer
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Seven Second Delay
2006 Actor
Harry
My Family and Other Animals
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★ 7.3
My Family and Other Animals
2005 Actor
Theodore Stephanides
Help
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★ 8.2
Help
2005 Actor Writer
Peter
John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction
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★ 9.0
John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction
2005 Actor
John Wyndham
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
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★ 6.1
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004 Actor
Jack
Why I Hate the 60s: The Decade That Was Too Good to Be True
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★ 6.3
Why I Hate the 60s: The Decade That Was Too Good to Be True
2004 Self
Boohbah
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★ 4.0
Boohbah
2003 Actor
Voice
Posh Nosh
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★ 8.8
Posh Nosh
2003 Director
George Orwell: A Life in Pictures
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★ 8.1
George Orwell: A Life in Pictures
2003 Actor
George Orwell
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★ 6.8
Spine Chillers
2003 Writer
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Watch with Monkey
2003 Writer
The Big Tease
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★ 6.2
The Big Tease
1999 Actor
BBC Interviewer
People Like Us
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★ 8.3
People Like Us
1999 Actor
Roy Mallard
Kiss Me Kate
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★ 6.9
Kiss Me Kate
1998 Actor Writer
Douglas Fielding
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🎞️
★ 7.6
A Royal Birthday Celebration
1998 Writer
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
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★ 7.7
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1997 Actor Writer
Frank
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🎞️
★ 8.2
The Preventers
1996 Actor
Dr. Keelover
Look at the State We're In!
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★ 6.6
Look at the State We're In!
1995 Actor Writer
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★ 6.0
Secret Lives
1995 Self
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🎞️
★ 5.8
Sardines
1995 Writer
The Good Sex Guide
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★ 6.5
The Good Sex Guide
1993 Self
Friday Night
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Friday Night
1992 Self
Hollywood Dog
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★ 4.8
Hollywood Dog
1990 Writer
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Up Yer News
1990 Self
Call from Space
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★ 6.0
Call from Space
1989 Writer
Clive Anderson Talks Back
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★ 7.1
Clive Anderson Talks Back
1989 Writer
Chelmsford 123
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★ 7.7
Chelmsford 123
1988 Actor
Roman Guard
MuppeTelevision
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★ 8.1
MuppeTelevision
1987 Writer
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Comedians Do It on Stage
1986 Self
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The Last Laugh Before TV-am
1985 Actor
Various Characters
Spitting Image
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★ 7.4
Spitting Image
1984 Writer
Alas Smith & Jones
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★ 7.4
Alas Smith & Jones
1984 Actor Writer
OTT
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★ 7.2
OTT
1982 Writer
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 Self
The Muppets Go to the Movies
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★ 7.1
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.9
Fundamental Frolics
1981 Self
The Queen Special
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★ 8.3
The Queen Special
1980 Actor
Man Stirring Mud
Not the Nine O'Clock News
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★ 7.9
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979 Actor Writer
Various Roles
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Sink or Swim
1977 Actor
The Muppet Show
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★ 8.4
The Muppet Show
1976 Writer
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The Last Turkey in the Shop Show
1974 Actor Writer
Various Characters
Milligan in...
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★ 9.0
Milligan in...
1972 Writer
Q5
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★ 8.1
Q5
1969 Writer