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Acting
Michael Redfern
Michael Redfern is best known for The Young Ones, Bottom, Open All Hours and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Michael Redfern was born on March 30, 1943. Michael Redfern died on July 29, 2022 at the age of 79.
- Born
- March 30, 1943
- Place of birth
- Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK
- Died
- July 29, 2022 (79 years old)
Biography
Michael Redfern was born on 30 March 1943 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK. In a career that stretched back to the 1960s, he played a lot of policemen in film and TV, but was perhaps best known for playing the hisband of Lynda Bellingham, the patriarch of "the Oxo family" in the long running television ad campaign for Oxo. In real life he was married to Carol and he died on 29 July 2022 in Spain.
Known for
Filmography
- 1993The DetectivesCopper
- 1991BottomMr. Cooper
- 1989The Nineteenth HoleJack
- 1987Filthy Rich & CatflapPoliceman
- 1986Softly from ParisLe tisserand
- 1985The New StatesmanPostman
- 1985Three Up, Two DownBarman
- 1985In Sickness and in HealthPoliceman
- 1984Cold WarriorUsher
- 1982The Young OnesPoliceman
- 1981Three of a KindSelf
- 1981Never the TwainFred Littlewood
- 1979MinderDriver
- 1979Terry and JuneBowler
- 1978OutRhys Upcott
- 1977The ProfessionalsVic
- 1976Open All HoursSoutherner
- 1976George and MildredSalesman
- 1973Man About the HouseTom
- 1973Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'EmBill
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesMac
- 1971Bless This HouseHerbert
- 1963The Young DetectivesGoldie
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Michael Redfern been in?
Michael Redfern is best known for The Young Ones, Bottom, Open All Hours and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
When was Michael Redfern born?
Michael Redfern was born on March 30, 1943. (Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK)
How old is Michael Redfern?
Michael Redfern died on July 29, 2022 at the age of 79.
Updated: November 5, 2026 ·