Anthony Booth

Anthony Booth (born October 9, 1931 in Liverpool, better known as Tony Booth) is a British actor, best known for his role in the BBC series Til Death Us Do Part. His daughter, Cherie, a prominent Queen's Counsel, is married to Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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October 9 - 1931 - Liverpool - British - BBC - Til Death Us Do Part - Cherie - Queen's Counsel - Prime Minister - Tony Blair

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Booth developed a taste for acting while serving in the armed forces in Paris. He spent five years honing his acting skills in repertory theatre, before venturing into films and television in the 1960s. Since then he has worked in all three media. He has played roles in over twenty films, including Priest (1994), Owd Bob (1997) and Treasure Island (1999). He appeared in the popular British television series Coronation Street in 1960, but it was his role as the left-wing son-in-law in Til Death Us Do Part (1965) that brought him recognition. He has made guest appearances in many other television series.

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He came from a working-class background and is a strong supporter of the Labour Party. He served as president of Equity, the actors union.

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Labour Party - Equity

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He has been married four times. His first wife was Gale Smith, by whom he had Cherie. He married former Coronation Street actress Pat Phoenix in 1986, just days before her death from lung cancer, and is currently married to Stephanie Buckley. He has eight daughters, Cherie, Lyndsey, Jenia, Bronwen, Sarah (aka Lauren Booth), Emma, Jo, and Lucy. John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated President Lincoln was his great-great-great uncle.

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Coronation Street - Pat Phoenix - Lung cancer - Lauren Booth - John Wilkes Booth - President Lincoln

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In 1979 Booth nearly burned himself to death when, during a drunken attempt to get into his locked flat, he fell into a drum of paraffin. He spent six months in hospital and needed 26 skin graft operations.

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In a rebuke to the British government's treatment of pensioners, Booth has retired to the Republic of Ireland.

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Memoirs:

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• Tony Booth, A Labour of Love (1997)
• Tony Booth, What's Left? (2002)

Internet Movie Database: Anthony Booth

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