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Enn Reitel

Enn Reitel

Actor · Born June 21, 1950 · Forfar, England, UK

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Biography

Enn Reitel (born 21 June 1950) is a Scottish actor who specialises in voice work in video games, movies and TV shows. Reitel's family arrived in Scotland as refugees from Estonia and Germany. He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1982 Reitel starred in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim, a sitcom on BBC Two written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Reitel played Jim Dixon, based on the character created by Kingsley Amis. He appeared on stage in Me and My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre in 1986. On television he worked as an impressionist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image and starred in the ITV sitcom Mog as a burglar who spent his days in a psychiatric hospital, pretending to be insane. He played the lead role in the UK TV comedy series The Optimist which ran from 1983 for two series. The programme was almost entirely silent. In each episode 'The Optimist' wandered through life doing his best to look on the bright side. He was usually thwarted in his endeavours by the people he encountered. He also appeared in the first series of the UK comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. In 2001 he appeared in a short film called Coconuts with Michael Palin, in which they did a demonstration on how coconuts can be used in place of horses. This film can be seen on the second disk of the collector's edition of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Acted in 58

1990s

  1. 1999

    Family Guy

    (voice) · 1 episode

    79
  2. 1998

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod

    Mr. Bouncer (voice)

  3. 1996

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

    Mr. Bouncer (voice)

  4. The Willows in Winter

    Otter

  5. Percy the Park Keeper

    Badger (voice) · 17 episodes

  6. Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Play

    Various characters (Voice)

  7. 1995

    The Wind in the Willows

    Otter / Rabbit / Policeman / Gaoler (voice)

  8. 1994

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland

    Grocer (voice)

  9. 1993

    If You See God, Tell Him

    With the Voices of (voice) · 4 episodes

  10. The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck

    Kep / Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck (voice)

  11. 1992

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

    Mr. Bouncer / Robin / Sparrows (voice)

  12. The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    Mr. Bouncer / Robin / Sparrows (voice), Kep / Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck (voice), Animals (voice), Grocer (voice), Robin / Insects (voice) · 1 episode

  13. Virtual Murder

    Jed Frewin · 1 episode

  14. 1991

    Wicked Willie Rides Again!

    Movie

  15. 1990

    One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening

    Starkey

  16. Wicked Willie

    Movie

  17. One Foot in the Grave

    Tramp, Voice on Phone (voice) · 1 episode

    78

1980s

  1. 1989

    Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie

    Various Roles

  2. Just Another Secret

    Dietrich

  3. 1988

    Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

    Various Roles

  4. 1987

    Spitting Image: Election Special '87

    Various Characters

  5. 1986

    Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

    Various Roles

  6. 1984

    The Bill

    TV · 26 Seasons · Crime · Drama

    67

  7. Spitting Image

    TV · 18 Seasons · Comedy

    73
  8. 1983

    The Optimist

    The Optimist · 13 episodes

  9. 1980

    The Merchant of Venice

    Launcelot Gobbo

  10. Cribb

    Mr Strange · 1 episode

  11. The Gentle Touch

    TDC Power · 1 episode

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