Eddie Tagoe
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography 18
Movies (14)
The Bill: Target1996Mr. Henry
Ama1991Brother Josh
Withnail & I1987Presuming Ed
Drums Along Balmoral Drive1986Waiter
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend1985Sgt. Gambwe
Top Secret!1984Chocolate Mousse
Spaghetti House1982Bill
Pink Floyd: The Wall1982Minder
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981Messenger Pirate
The Dogs of War1980Jinja
The Boy Who Never Was1980Ngalo
Arabian Adventure1979The Nubian
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?1978Mumbala
Black Joy1977African Dustman
Shows (4)
Crossbow1987
ScreenPlay1986Waiter
Raffles1977Kaffir Servant- Full House1972