Enn Reitel
Known for: Acting
Born: June 21, 1950
Place of birth: Forfar, England, UK
Enn Reitel (born 21 June 1950) is a Scottish actor who specialises in voice work in video games, movies and TV shows. Reitel's family arrived in Scotland as refugees from Estonia and Germany. He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1982 Reitel starred in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim, a sitcom on BBC Two written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Reitel played Jim Dixon, based on the character created by Kingsley Amis. He appeared on stage in Me and My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre in 1986. On television he worked as an impressionist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image and starred in the ITV sitcom Mog as a burglar who spent his days in a psychiatric hospital, pretending to be insane. He played the lead role in the UK TV comedy series The Optimist which ran from 1983 for two series. The programme was almost entirely silent. In each episode 'The Optimist' wandered through life doing his best to look on the bright side. He was usually thwarted in his endeavours by the people he encountered. He also appeared in the first series of the UK comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. In 2001 he appeared in a short film called Coconuts with Michael Palin, in which they did a demonstration on how coconuts can be used in place of horses. This film can be seen on the second disk of the collector's edition of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Filmography
40 movies · 31 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Hunting Party
2026
7.2
The Wingfeather Saga
2022
7.7
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
2021
6.6
Requiem for a Fighter
2018
6.0
Chicanery
2017
7.1
The Cannibal in the Jungle
2015
7.3
The Judge
2014
5.1
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014
5.2
TripTank
2014
8.5
Cosmos
2014
NR
The Best Years
2013
1.9
Foodfight!
2012
6.9
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
3.3
Bedrooms
2010
7.9
Archer
2009
7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
7.5
Trust Me
2007
6.5
Dead Silence
2007
5.6
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006
8.2
The Prestige
2006
8.5
Secret History of Religion: Doomsday - Book of Revelation
2006
8.5
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
7.6
Corpse Bride
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
7.0
American Dad!
2005
7.9
Boston Legal
2004
5.8
Made in Estonia
2003
8.0
Monkey Dust
2003
7.0
Tractor Tom
2002
6.9
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
20027.2
2DTV
2001
7.4
Family Guy
1999
NR
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
1998
NR
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996
6.7
The Willows in Winter
1996
5.0
Percy the Park Keeper
1996
NR
Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Play
1996
7.1
The Wind in the Willows
1995
NR
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
19945.0
The Beano Videostars
19947.0
Carrott U Like
1994
7.5
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
8.0
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
5.5
The Beano Video
1993
7.5
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
1992
6.4
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
7.0
Virtual Murder
1992
NR
Wicked Willie Rides Again!
1991
8.5
One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
1990
6.0
Wicked Willie
1990
7.7
One Foot in the Grave
1990NR
One Way Out
1989NR
Rory Bremner
1989
NR
Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie
1989
9.0
Just Another Secret
1989
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
8.0
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
NR
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
1987
9.0
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
19867.0
Mog
1985
6.8
The Bill
1984
7.2
Spitting Image
1984NR
The Optimists
19838.0
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982
7.3
The Merchant of Venice
1980
8.0
Cribb
1980
7.2
The Gentle Touch
19806.0
Kelly Monteith
1979NR
The Last Romantic
1978
7.5
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
19767.0
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
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