Arthur Pentelow (14 February 1924 â€" 6 August 1991) was an English
actor who was best known for playing Henry Wilks in Emmerdale (known
then as Emmerdale Farm) appearing from the first episode in 1972 until
1991.Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, Pentelow's love of drama began
while he was studying Shakespeare at grammar school, but he started
his working life as a cadet clerk in the local police force. He later
served in World War II in the Royal Navy and did radar work in
Normandy. After peace was declared, Pentelow returned to Rochdale,
where he became a student teacher. He started acting as an amateur
with the Curtain Theatre Company, before becoming a member of the
Bradford Civic Playhouse Theatre School. Between his theatre work he
sold ice-cream and delivered laundry. He later went on to work in
repertory theatre at the Bristol Old Vic, Guildford and Northampton,
before joining the company at Birmingham, where his fellow actors
included Derek Jacobi, Rosemary Leach and Albert Finney.Pentelow
appeared in a number of films during his career, these included,
Charlie Bubbles, Privilege, and The Peace Game. He also made
appearances in popular television programmes, such as, Z-Cars,
Emergency - Ward 10 and Hadleigh.
actor who was best known for playing Henry Wilks in Emmerdale (known
then as Emmerdale Farm) appearing from the first episode in 1972 until
1991.Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, Pentelow's love of drama began
while he was studying Shakespeare at grammar school, but he started
his working life as a cadet clerk in the local police force. He later
served in World War II in the Royal Navy and did radar work in
Normandy. After peace was declared, Pentelow returned to Rochdale,
where he became a student teacher. He started acting as an amateur
with the Curtain Theatre Company, before becoming a member of the
Bradford Civic Playhouse Theatre School. Between his theatre work he
sold ice-cream and delivered laundry. He later went on to work in
repertory theatre at the Bristol Old Vic, Guildford and Northampton,
before joining the company at Birmingham, where his fellow actors
included Derek Jacobi, Rosemary Leach and Albert Finney.Pentelow
appeared in a number of films during his career, these included,
Charlie Bubbles, Privilege, and The Peace Game. He also made
appearances in popular television programmes, such as, Z-Cars,
Emergency - Ward 10 and Hadleigh.
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