Michael Cronin (actor)

Michael Cronin
Born	1942 (age 74–75) Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Occupation	Actor/Author
Years active	1972–present

Michael Cronin (born 1942) is an English actor and author.

Born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire during World War II, he was educated by the Christian Brothers in Bristol, and at the University of London where he studied English. He lives in London with his wife and they have two sons.

Cronin is a television and stage actor, particularly remembered for his role as PE teacher 'Bullet' Baxter in the television series Grange Hill between 1979 and 1986. He also made a cameo appearance as Baxter in a 2000 edition of The Grimleys. He also appeared in Fawlty Towers as Irish cowboy builder Lurphy (whom Manuel memorably called a "hideous orangutan"). He has appeared in episodes of Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, The Gentle Touch, The Sweeney and Bergerac. In 1990 he played Alfred Inglethorp in the Agatha Christie's Poirot film The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and played Sergei in the 2000 television adaptation of Anna Karenina. He also occasionally appeared in the BBC television programme Merlin (2008), as the character Geoffrey of Monmouth He also made an appearance in the second episode of the second series of Citizen Khan as a friend of Naani's who turns out to be gay. Other television work includes: The Sweeney, Marie Curie, The Chinese Puzzle (TV series), Midnight at the Starlight, Invasion, Tiny Revolutions, The Gentle Touch, Glorious Day, Bergerac, The Bill, Wycliffe, Tom Jones, Shakespeare Shorts, Our Mutual Friend, Goodnight Mr Tom, Law & Order: UK, and Mayor of Casterbridge.