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Eddie Tagoe
Actor

Eddie Tagoe

Biography

Eddie Tagoe is a Ghanaian actor best known in the U.K. for playing "Presuming Ed" in the 1986 film production of Withnail and I, a role which he resumed in 2000 in a stage production of the same work. Internationally, he may be better recognized for his brief appearance in the movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Billed only as the "Messenger Pirate", his character was sent to find Indiana Jones in advance of Nazis boarding the ship on which Jones was travelling. Initially unable to find Jones, he was instructed by the captain to look again, and immediately replied, "I found him!", pointing to Jones swimming to the Nazi submarine.

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Tagoe had a significantly larger part as "Chocolate Mousse" in the 1984 farce, Top Secret!, and appeared in various other roles such as Sgt. Gwambe in Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, as well as in The Dogs of War and Pink Floyd The Wall. The son of a Ghanaian chief, Tagoe travelled to London to study reflexology prior to pursuing acting. In 1995, however, he returned to his reflexology career when he was recruited to serve as team reflexologist for Newcastle United F.C.

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Filmography

  1. 1996The Bill: TargetFilm: Mr. Henry
  2. 1991AmaFilm: Brother Josh
  3. 1987CrossbowSeries (1 episode)
  4. 1987Withnail & IFilm: Presuming Ed
  5. 1986Drums Along Balmoral DriveFilm: Waiter
  6. 1986ScreenPlaySeries: Waiter (1 episode)
  7. 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendFilm: Sgt. Gambwe
  8. 1984Top Secret!Film: Chocolate Mousse
  9. 1982Spaghetti HouseFilm: Bill
  10. 1982Pink Floyd: The WallFilm: Minder
  11. 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkFilm: Messenger Pirate
  12. 1980The Dogs of WarFilm: Jinja
  13. 1980The Boy Who Never WasFilm: Ngalo
  14. 1979Arabian AdventureFilm: The Nubian
  15. 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Film: Mumbala
  16. 1977Black JoyFilm: African Dustman
  17. 1977RafflesSeries: Kaffir Servant (1 episode)
  18. 1972Full HouseSeries (1 episode)

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