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Born:
1936-05-06

Birthplace:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Credits:
10 Total Roles

Tony Scoggo

Acting

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Biography

Tony Scoggo (born Anthony Scoggins on 6 May 1936) is a British actor best known for his role in the television soap opera Brookside. He played Matty Nolan in the series from 1982 to 1992.

Other TV roles include: Boys from the Blackstuff and Doctor Who (in the serial Terror of the Vervoids).

Scoggins developed an interest in politics while working on the Vauxhall Community Development Project in the early 1970s. He gave up acting in the 1990s to become councillor in Knowsley. As a Labour councillor, Tony took part in the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections of 1999, 2003and 2004. In 2003, he was Knowsley Council's Cabinet Member for Leisure, Community and Culture.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1995 Hearts and Minds TV Caretaker
1986 Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids MOVIE Grenville
1986 Bread TV Van Driver
1986 Bread TV Hartley
1985 No Surrender MOVIE Merc Driver
1984 Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle MOVIE Alan
1982 Brookside TV Self
1982 Boys from the Blackstuff TV Ritchie Malone
1981 United Kingdom MOVIE Frank Jepson
1963 Doctor Who TV Grenville

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