Garrick Hagon (/ˈheɪɡən/; born September 27, 1939) is a British-Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars: A New Hope. His films include Batman, Spy Game, Me and Orson Welles and The Message. He was the rebel leader Ky in the Doctor Who serial The Mutants, and played Simon Gerrard, Debbie Aldridge's husband in the BBC's The Archers.
Garrick Hagon | |
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 Hagon at Noris Force Con in 2011 | |
| Born | September 27, 1939 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Website | garrickhagon.com |
Early life and career
editHagon was born on September 27, 1939, in London and brought up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he attended UTS and Trinity College (Hon. English, 1963). He acted with Alec Guinness in Richard III at the Stratford Festival, where he played for seven seasons and won the Tyrone Guthrie Award in 1963.[1] He guest-starred (as Johnnie Nipick) in the episode The River in the CBC television series The Forest Rangers in 1964.[2] After studying for a spell with the Royal Court Theatre Studio in London, Hagon then acted with Prospect Productions, in many repertory theatres, in the West End in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons (as Chris Kellar) and at the Royal National Theatre in After The Fall.[3]
As a voice actor he has been heard in many films and television series, including the UK dub of Star Fleet/X-Bomber (as Capt. Carter), the Manga Entertainment U.K. dubbed versions of the Lupin III films, The Secret of Mamo and Goodbye Lady Liberty, and in Akira Kurosawa's Ran. His voice is featured in the video game, Divinity II: Ego Draconis and he has recorded over 150 audiobooks for major UK publishers. Hagon has also directed over 100 audiobook recordings, including Michelle Paver's Wolf Brother read by Ian McKellen, and the Audie Award-winning, full-cast, unabridged His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
In the original version of Star Wars: A New Hope, Hagon's role as Biggs Darklighter, Red 3, came to an early but heroic end in the attack on the Death Star in the film's climactic battle scene.[4] In the 2011 Blu-ray release of the Star Wars films, Biggs's establishing scene at Anchorhead on Tatooine can be seen in full along with the characters of Fixer and Camie, played by Anthony Forrest and Koo Stark, respectively. Because of his performance as Biggs, Hagon has been invited to several sci-fi conventions and inducted into "Rebel Legions" and "501st Garrisons" - two Star Wars fandom groups - around the world.[5]
Hagon's many films include: Dad in Tim Burton's Batman, Ammar in Moustapha Akkad's The Message, CIA Director Wilson in Tony Scott's Spy Game, Dr. Mewling in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, Fr. Loughton in Xie Jin's The Opium War, Lt. Rafferty in Richard Attenborough's A Bridge Too Far, the British General in Paul Verhoeven's Black Book, Eros in Charlton Heston's Antony and Cleopatra, Jack Ives in Michael Pressman's Some Kind of Hero, and the American doctor in Olivier Dahan's La Vie en rose.[6] In 2006, he appeared in an episode of The Line of Beauty.[7]
In 2012, Hagon appeared in Doctor Who series 7 episode 3, "A Town Called Mercy".[8] Filming took place in Almeria, Spain, March 2012.[9] He also appeared in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight as Henry Adams.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Antony and Cleopatra | Eros | |
| 1976 | The Message | Ammar | |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming | Driver Alfie | |
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | Biggs Darklighter (Red Three) | ||
| A Bridge Too Far | Lieutenant Rafferty | ||
| The Spy Who Loved Me | USS Wayne Crewman | ||
| 1979 | Winterspelt | Lieutenant Evans | |
| Julius Caesar | Octavius Caesar | TV movie | |
| 1984 | A Talent for Murder | Mark Harrison | TV movie |
| 1985 | Lace II | Accountant | TV movie |
| 1986 | The Last Days of Patton | Lt. Col. Walter Kerwin | TV movie |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer | Chambers | |
| Nowhere to Hide | William Devlin | ||
| Rolling Vengeance | Vic's Lawyer | ||
| Cry Freedom | McElrea | ||
| 1989 | Batman | Tourist Dad | |
| 1990 | The Rift | Barton | |
| 1991 | Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission | Additional Voices | English voice |
| 1994 | Fatherland | Elliot | |
| 1995 | Balto | Telegraph Operator | Voice |
| 1996 | Mission Impossible | CNN Reporter | |
| 1997 | The Opium War | Missionary | |
| 2001 | Spy Game | CIA Director Wilson | |
| 2002 | The Magnificent Ambersons | Tom Kinney | TV movie |
| 2004 | In My Country | Pilot | |
| 2005 | The Jacket | Defense Lawyer | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Denver Reporter | ||
| 2007 | The Walker | Mungo Tenant | |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Dr. Mewling | |
| Is Anybody There? | Douglas | ||
| 2009 | Into the Storm | Harry Hopkins | |
| Ninja | Professor Garrison | ||
| 2012 | Red Lights | Howard McColm | |
| Erased | James Halgate III | ||
| 2013 | RED 2 | Davis | |
| 2015 | Elstree 1976 | Himself | |
| 2017 | The Current War | Attorney General | |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Margam Castle | Dean Michaels |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Doctor Who | Ky | 6 episodes, The Mutants |
| 1972–73 | The Adventurer | Gavin Jones | 10 episodes |
| 1973 | Moonbase 3 | Bruno Ponti | 3 episodes, TV miniseries |
| Thriller | Peter | 1 episode, The Colour of Blood | |
| 1974 | Colditz | Lt. Jim Phipps | 2 episodes |
| 1975–76 | Couples | Gary | 9 episodes |
| 1976 | Z-Cars | Clown | 1 episode, Kidnap |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | Abdul Hakim | 1 episode, One Black September |
| Lillie | Bury Dasent | TV mini-series | |
| 1980 | Armchair Thriller | Walters | 3 episodes |
| Oppenheimer | Frank Oppenheimer | TV mini-series | |
| 1983 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Denny | 1 episode, Smart Aleck Kill |
| 1987 | A Perfect Spy | Grant Lederer | TV mini-series |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Sam Jones | TV mini-series |
| 1990–91 | Moomin | Hemulen | 77 episodes |
| 1992 | Love Hurts | Jeff Saganski | 2 episodes |
| Tropical Heat | Stevens | 1 episode, Twice as Dead | |
| 1993 | The Chief | OIM Bergholtz | 1 episode, A Long Cold Lonely Winter |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Samuel | TV mini-series |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Mr. Bergmann | 1 episode, An Autumn Shroud |
| 2003 | Cambridge Spies | Klaus Fuchs | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Joseph Frady | 1 episode, The Seed of Cunning |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | Morden Lipscome | TV mini-series |
| The Eagle | Canino | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Doctor Who | Abraham | 1 episode, A Town Called Mercy |
| 2015 | Wallander | Steven Wilson | 1 episode, The Troubled Man |
| 2016 | The Crown | John Foster Dulles | 1 episode, Scientia Potentia Est |
| 2017–19 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Mayor of Elmore/Bernie (voice role), Superintendent Evil (live-action role) | 5 episodes, The Nuisance,The Vegging, The Neighbor, The Ad, The Inquisition. |
Video game
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive | Doc McCoy | |
| 2005 | Pac-Man World 3 | Ancient Hero | [11] |
| 2009 | Divinity II | Unlisted as to who he played | |
| 2011 | Operation Flashpoint: Red River | Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Divinity: Original Sin | Unlisted as to who he played | |
| 2014 | Randal's Monday | Bum | |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Henry Adams | |
| 2016 | Deponia Doomsday | Vincent | |
| 2017 | Augmented Empire | Hartman | |
| 2017 | SpellForce 3 | Unlisted as to who he played | |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Kaeluf/Kindiv | |
| 2018 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Enoi/High Priest Kasu |
Theatre credits
editSee also
edit- Rex Hagon, brother
References
edit- ^ "Garrick Hagon theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com.
- ^ "CTVA Canada - "The Forest Rangers" (1963-65) Family Adv. Series". ctva.biz.
- ^ "Garrick Hagon | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) - George Lucas | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Being Biggs: A Conversation with Garrick Hagon". StarWars.com. 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Garrick Hagon". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019.
- ^ "The Love Chord (1983) (2006)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020.
- ^ "BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 7, A Town Called Mercy, A Town Called Mercy - Welcome to Mercy!". BBC.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.tardistime.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
- ^ "Pac-Man World 3 (2005 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 7 February 2021.