John Thaw
John Thaw
John Edward Thaw, CBEwas an English actor. He appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles, his most popular being television series such as Inspector Morse, Redcap, The Sweeney, Home to Roost, and Kavanagh QC...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth3 January 1942
solving
In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.
burden confess save tax time
Now are you going to save us a lot of time and trouble, Mr. Downes, and confess or are you going to be a burden on the tax payer?
british-actor character created freedom proud
I feel very proud to have created a character that is so respected. On the other hand, as an actor, I have more freedom now to do other things.
british-actor
We all know that somebody did it, but how did they find the answer?
brain way done
You can't say to someone with a brain like Morse, This is the way you do it, regardless of the circumstances; this is the way it is done.
hands cameras three
We were using a hand-held camera to film the scene when Morse collapses. The camera wouldn't start. Three times they said action and it still wouldn't work. To this day, they still don't know what was wrong.
british-actor drinks particular reality solved
When he's solved that particular clue, then he's back to reality and he doesn't like it. I think that's why he drinks more than most.