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Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole (born 6 December 1955) is an English musician, singer (as Eddie Tenpole), TV presenter, and actor.

Musical career

Tudor-Pole formed the band Tenpole Tudor in 1974, and eventually came to prominence after appearing in the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle as a possible replacement for Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols. He sang "Who Killed Bambi?", "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" and a cover version of "Rock Around The Clock" in the film and on the soundtrack.

Tenpole Tudor returned in 1980, signing to Stiff Records and releasing two successful albums, Eddie, Old Bob, Dick And Gary and Let the Four Winds Blow. They had three hit singles, one of them UK Top 10 hit "Swords Of A Thousand Men".

His live acoustic shows tend to attract both aging punks and new fans attracted by his TV and film roles, and exhibit a mix of punk rock, country-western and pure rock 'n' roll. Each of his tunes pays tribute to a variety of stars. Standard punk anthems stand side by side with influences as diverse as Status Quo, Freddie Mercury, Tammy Wynette and Shakin' Stevens.

Acting career

Probably best known for being the presenter on The Crystal Maze (he replaced Richard O'Brien from 1993 until the show's demise in 1995) and appearing on Top of the Pops, Tudor-Pole has appeared in numerous films and plays, including The Rocky Horror Show, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners, Drowning By Numbers, The Queen's Sister, White Hunter, Black Heart with Clint Eastwood, and several films by Alex Cox including Sid and Nancy and Straight to Hell. Most recently he was seen in Quills alongside Geoffrey Rush and Kate Winslet and in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Spike Milligan. He also made an appearance in one scene of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as the owner of Borgin and Burke's store, Mr. Borgin, however this scene did not make the final cut of the movie, but can still be seen in the "Deleted Scenes" of the DVD.

Personal

Tudor-Pole was educated at King Edward's School, Witley. In 1981, he made a hero's return at an old-boys day shortly after the roaring success of his single "Swords of a Thousand Men".