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Jeffrey Segal (1 August 1920 – 5 February 2015) was an English actor and scriptwriter. He made his first screen appearance, as an extra, in the film ''Jud Süß'' (1934). From the early 1960s onwards he appeared in many British TV series, notably ''Callan'',〔(''Callan'' (TV series) profile ), itssolastcentury.co.uk; accessed 24 February 2015.〕 ''Z-Cars'', ''The Protectors'',〔(''The Protectors'' profile ), tv.com; accessed 24 February 2015〕 ''Terry and June'',〔(''Terry and June'' profile ), bbc.co.uk; accessed 24 February 2015.〕 ''The Pallisers'', ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'', and ''Dad's Army''.〔(Segal profile ), tv.com; accessed 24 February 2015.〕 Segal played "Arthur Perkins" in the children's comedy series ''Rentaghost'',〔(''Rentaghost'' profile ), tv.com; accessed 24 February 2015.〕 a hotel guest - whose name was given, although this is never mentioned in dialogue, as Mr Heath in the credits; a hen-pecked husband and father of a babied spoiled brat - in the "Gourmet Night" episode of ''Fawlty Towers'', and a civil servant in an episode in ''Yes Minister''. He appeared in ''The Sweeney'' and ''Minder''. In the mid-1980s he appeared in the mini-series of ''Oliver Twist'' and ''Vanity Fair'', and most recently in an episode of ''Jonathan Creek''.〔(Jeffrey Segal profile ), imdb.coml accessed 24 February 2015.〕 Segal broadcast on British radio over a long period, with more than one stint as a member of the BBC Drama Repertory Company (now the Radio Drama Company). He played parts as various as Agamemnon in ''Troilus and Cressida'', Yasha in ''The Cherry Orchard'' and the Earl of Westmoreland in ''Henry V''. He scripted programmes for BBC Radio, such as the series "Superintendent Pepper Remembers", in which he also acted, and at one time was a member of the scriptwriting team for "The Dales", another programme he sometimes took part in.〔(Profile ), thrillingdetective.com; accessed 24 February 2015.〕 Segal's stage work has been various over the years, including a great deal in London especially at the old Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and also in the West End, such as "The Queen's Highland Servant" at the Savoy Theatre. He was in ''Love's Labour's Lost'' at the Open Air Theatre, Regents's Park. At Richmond (Surrey) he played Rosencrantz to Alan Wheatley's Hamlet. Later he performed in numerous productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, such as ''Much Ado About Nothing'' with Ralph Fiennes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/MuchAdo.html )〕 Segal died on 5 February 2015, aged 94.〔 (Obituary ), thestage.co.uk; accessed 24 February 2015.〕 ==References== * () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeffrey Segal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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