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John Thaw

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I think Morse's thing about being a poor policeman but a good detective is a very good description of him.


— John Thaw


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I think sadly that Morse thinks that he can exist on his own and he only realises at the end that he can't and never really has been able to. I feel sorry for him.


— John Thaw


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I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester.


— John Thaw


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I'm an introspective person. I'm not an extrovert.


— John Thaw


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I'm not an instinctive actor.


— John Thaw


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In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.


— John Thaw


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Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character.


— John Thaw


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There is no more final end than death.


— John Thaw


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Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide.


— John Thaw


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We all know that somebody did it, but how did they find the answer?


— John Thaw


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Did you know about John Thaw?

His first film role was a bit part in the 1962 adaptation of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner starring Tom Courtenay and he also acted on-stage opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in Semi-Detached (1962) by David Turner. Thaw was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in March 1993 by Queen Elizabeth II. He met actress Sheila Hancock in 1969 on the set of a London comedy So What About Love?.

John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television stage and cinema roles his most popular being television series such as Redcap The Sweeney Home to Roost Inspector Morse and Kavanagh QC.

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