Gregor Fisher

Biography

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. In 1994/5 he played the title role in the BBC series The Tales of Para Handy. In 2003 he appeared in the romantic comedy film Love Actually, where he played the role of the manager to fading music star, Billy Mack (Bill Nighy). Fisher had also appeared in the 1999 sitcom Brotherly Love and in the 2002 sitcom Snoddy. He also appeared in the 2000 BBC adaptation of Gormenghast. In November 2006, he starred as Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, in a 3 month run of the show in Edinburgh. Most recently he has starred in the BBC's adaption of Oliver Twist, in the role of Mr Bumble. In an interview in The Metro on the 20th February 2008 he stated that he is no longer recognised as Rab C. Nesbitt and rather is more likely to be stopped by fans of Oliver Twist for his recent role as Mr Bumble. Empty, a new comedy series starring Fisher began on BBC2 on 28th February 2008.