Gareth Irvin Hale (born 15 January 1953) is an Anglo-Welsh comedian and actor, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace, with his friend and comic partner Norman Pace.
Gareth Hale | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gareth Irvin Hale 15 January 1953 |
| Education | University of Greenwich |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and comedian |
| Known for | Comedy duo Hale and Pace Family Affairs (TV series) as Doug McKenzie |
Biography
editHale and his comedy partner are both former teachers. Their comedy partnership fronted several television programmes, most notably Hale and Pace (1988–1998), Pushing Up Daisies (1984), h&p@bbc (1999) and Jobs for the Boys (1997). They made a guest appearance together in Survival, a 1989 Doctor Who serial.
Hale was a regular on the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs, playing Doug MacKenzie (2003–2005) and appeared in the 2004 "Parenthood" episode of the medical drama series Casualty as a parent of a child with Down syndrome. In 2007 Hale and Pace appeared in the Christmas special of Extras, called "The Extra Special Series Finale", playing themselves.[1] In 2008, Hale joined the cast of The Royal in the role of the head porter,[2] and in late 2009 he played Scrooge in an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.[3]
In 2015 Hale appeared as Commissioner Busby in the BBC TV series Father Brown (episode 3.15 "The Owl of Minerva"). In April 2015 Hale provided the station voice for Sam FM, a music based radio station covering Southern England.[4] In 2015 he made a guest appearance as Teddy Arseholes in an episode of the BBC comedy series Cradle to Grave based on the autobiography of Danny Baker, Going to Sea in a Sieve.[5] In 2018 Hale appeared in the comedy TV series Benidorm with Norman Pace. In 2021, Hale played Grandpa Maury in Nickelodeon series Goldie's Oldies.
References
edit- ^ "The dynamic duo who love a laugh". The Argus. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Gareth Hale joins 'The Royal' - Soaps News". Digital Spy. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "A Christmas Carol - Gareth Hale stars as Scrooge - Your London Reviews". IndieLondon. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Celador's JACK stations to become Sam FM". Radio Today. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Episode 4, Cradle to Grave - Credits - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
External links
edit- Gareth Hale at IMDb
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