Gregor Fisher

Gregor Fisher (born 22 December 1953) is a Scottish comedian and actor. Fisher was born in Glasgow, raised in Neilston and attended Barrhead High School. He is best known for his portrayal of his character Rab C Nesbitt in the sitcom of the same name. He starred in the TV show Naked Video, where the Nesbitt character originated, along with the Baldy Man who also obtained a spin-off series. Baldy Man is also particularly associated with the Hamlet (cigar) advert whereby he is unable to get a satisfactory passport photo from a photobooth and eventually lights up a cigar to calm himself down. Fisher also worked with the late Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton on the hit sketch show Scotch and Wry. Another Scottish comedian he worked with was Hector Nicol in the 1979 BBC drama Just a Boys' Game. He appeared in Michael Radford's 1984 film Nineteen Eighty-Four as Winston Smith's neighbour Parsons. In 2004 he played the role of Solanio in another Michael Radford film, The Merchant of Venice. ... full article at wikipedia