Tony Steedman


Anthony Francis Steedman was an English character actor, perhaps best known for roles in British TV drama series of the 1970s and 1980s and for his role as Socrates in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Career

In addition to film work, his theatre appearances were extensive, including Ray Cooney's comedy Her Royal Highness in the West End of London and he appeared in numerous television productions, including episodes of The Feathered Serpent, The Professionals, Randall and Hopkirk , Coronation Street,The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes,The Avengers, Babylon 5, The Sweeney, Minder and Barry Morse presents Strange But True. He had a recurring role in the British soap opera Crossroads as Dr. Butterworth. He was also a regular in the final two series of BBC sitcom Citizen Smith. He holds the distinction of portraying Nazi Gen. Alfred Jodl twice, first in and later in The Bunker. Following his role in Bill and Ted, he voiced the character of Justin Hammer in the first season of Iron Man.

Partial filmography

Steedman met his first wife, Ann Taylor, in 1957 during a production of Oklahoma! and they were married in November of that year in Brackley. The marriage produced one daughter. The marriage ended officially in 1963.
Steedman's second wife was actress Judy Parfitt, whom he met in 1960 at the Birmingham Rep. They were married in 1966 and jointly ran Allerway Limited, an artistic creation company. The marriage produced a son.
He died on 4 February 2001 and was buried in East London Cemetery, Plaistow, London.