Eddie Tagoe
Actor
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.
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
June 12, 1981
Pink Floyd: The Wall
July 14, 1982
Top Secret!
June 22, 1984
Withnail & I
June 19, 1987
The Dogs of War
December 17, 1980
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
September 13, 1978
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
March 29, 1985
Arabian Adventure
July 8, 1979
Spaghetti House
October 22, 1982
Black Joy
November 6, 1977
The Bill: Target
March 11, 1996
Ama
September 6, 1991
Acting14
- 1996The Bill: Target as Mr. Henry
- 1991Ama as Brother Josh
- 1987Withnail & I as Presuming Ed
- 1986Drums Along Balmoral Drive as Waiter
- 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend as Sgt. Gambwe
- 1984Top Secret! as Chocolate Mousse
- 1982Spaghetti House as Bill
- 1982Pink Floyd: The Wall as Minder
- 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark as Messenger Pirate
- 1980The Dogs of War