Harry Fielder


Henry Arthur Fielder, sometimes credited as Harry H. Fielder or Harry Aitch Fielder, was an English actor who worked extensively in British film and television from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Career

Fielder was born in Islington, London. He appeared as an extra in many American films due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. His film credits include Oliver!, Star Wars: A New Hope, McVicar, and Highlander.
He appeared as an extra in a wide range of TV shows including Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring, The Sweeney, Minder and The Professionals.
Fielder co-presented CBTV, a Thames TV programme for younger viewers, in the 1980s where he played the Security Guard, Harry, who Jim Sweeney and Steve Steen would have to sneak past at the gates of Teddington Studios.

Personal life

In 2012, Fielder published his autobiography Extra Extra, Read All About It!: My Life as a Film and TV Extra.
Fielder died on 6 February 2021 at the age of 80.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967Quatermass and the PitWorkman
Possessed man		Uncredited
1967The Dirty DozenFrench WaiterUncredited
1968Oliver!Smart gentlemanUncredited
1970CromwellMan in ParliamentUncredited
1970TrogSecurity GuardUncredited
1972Carry On AbroadMonkUncredited
1972Mutiny on the BusesBus DriverUncredited
1973Holiday on the BusesBusmanUncredited
1977Star Wars Episode IV: A New HopeCorporal Grenwick, Death Star trooperUncredited
1978The Thirty Nine StepsPolicemanUncredited
1978SupermanPolicemanUncredited
1980Superman IICopUncredited
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkGerman soldierUncredited
1981Take It or Leave ItBarmanUncredited
1984Top Secret!German guardUncredited
1986HighlanderHospital guardUncredited
1995Mary ReillyBearded manUncredited
1995First KnightVillagerUncredited
1996Loch NessReporterUncredited
1996Mission: ImpossibleCar driverUncredited
1996101 DalmatiansPasserbyUncredited
1996EvitaCrowd memberUncredited
1997IncognitoPrison warderUncredited
1997WildeCourtroom memberUncredited
1997The Man [Who Knew Too Little]PhotographerUncredited
1997FairyTale: A True StoryHoudini's stagehandUncredited
1997The JackalAmerican cop on roofUncredited
1999EntrapmentStallholderUncredited