Jimmy Nail

Nationality:
English
Birthdate:
03/16/1954
Birthplace:
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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biography
A working-class stiff from Newcastle, rough-hewn actor-singer-writer Jimmy Nail first came to prominence as one of the gang of bricklayers in the immensely popular British TV series "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" (1983-84) and, after appearing on American TV in the miniseries "Master of the Game" (CBS, 1984) and "Wallenberg: A Hero's Story" (NBC, 1985), reprised his role as Oz for a second "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" (1986) series. Nail co-created and starred as the melancholy detective "Spender" (BBC, 1991-93) before writing, co-executive producing and starring in "Crocodile Shoes" (BBC, 1994), playing a Continued
Credits
Les
1999
Agustin Magaldi
1997
Boyle
1999
Tarik
Desmond Brock
milestones
Year
Milestone
1983 
First came to prominence as Oz, one of a gang of bricklayers, in British TV's massively successful "Auf Wiedersehen Pet", written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
1984 
Made American TV debut in the CBS miniseries "Master of the Game", based on the novel by Sidney Sheldon
1985 
Appeared as Vilmos in NBC miniseries "Wallenberg: A Hero's Story"
1986 
Reprised Oz for a second "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" series, in which the gang journeyed to Spain
1989 
Played Rabbetts in "Danny, the Champion of the World" (Disney Channel)
Continued