Eddie Tagoe

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Eddie Tagoe is a Ghanaian actor best known in the U.K. for playing "Presuming Ed" in the 1986 film production of Withnail and I, a role which he resumed in 2000 in a stage production of the same work. Internationally, he may be better recognized for his brief appearance in the movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Billed only as the "Messenger Pirate", his character was sent to find Indiana Jones in advance of Nazis boarding the ship on which Jones was travelling. Initially unable to find Jones, he was instructed by the captain to look again, and immediately replied, "I found him!", pointing to Jones swimming to the Nazi submarine. Tagoe had a significantly larger part as "Chocolate Mousse" in the 1984 farce, Top Secret!, and appeared in various other roles such as Sgt. Gwambe in Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, as well as in The Dogs of War and Pink Floyd The Wall. The son of a Ghanaian chief, Tagoe travelled to London to study reflexology prior to pursuing acting. In 1995, however, he returned to his reflexology career when he was recruited to serve as team reflexologist for Newcastle United F.C.

Credits

Year Title Character
1996-03-11 The Bill: Target Mr. Henry
1991-09-06 Ama Brother Josh
1987-06-19 Withnail & I Presuming Ed
1986-08-06 Drums Along Balmoral Drive Waiter
1985-03-29 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Sgt. Gambwe
1984-06-08 Top Secret! Chocolate Mousse
1982-10-22 Spaghetti House Bill
1982-07-14 Pink Floyd: The Wall Minder
1981-06-12 Raiders of the Lost Ark Messenger Pirate
1979-07-08 Arabian Adventure The Nubian
1977-11-06 Black Joy African Dustman