John Tams

Film & TV

Holbrook, Derbyshire, England, UK

John Tams (born 16 February 1949) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the Ripley & Heanor News later working for BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Nottingham. Tams had an early part in The Rainbow (1988), and may be best known for playing a regular supporting role in the ITV drama series…

Known for

• Sharpe's Justice — Daniel Hagman1997
• Sharpe: The Legend — Hagman1997
• Sharpe's Waterloo — Rifleman Daniel Hagman1997
• Sharpe's Mission — Rifleman Daniel Hagman1996
• Sharpe's Regiment — Rifleman Daniel Hagman1996
• When Saturday Comes — Brewery Worker1996
• Sharpe's Siege — Rifleman Daniel Hagman1996
• Sharpe's Sword — Rifleman Daniel Hagman1995
• Sharpe's Gold — Rifleman Daniel Hagman1995
• Sharpe's Battle — Rifleman Daniel Hagman1995

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1949-02-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

10,681

Total plays

94,391

John Tams (born 16th February, 1949) is an award-winning English actor, singer, songwriter and musician. His contributions to English folk music are legendary. John Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s, then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeon-player on albums including 'Son of Morris On', and as a member of The Albion Band. Splitting with Hutchings in the 1980s he formed Home Service. Now a solo performer - fronting a folk-rock band, or in a duo

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

John

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Holbrook

Occupation

television actor

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

traditional folk music

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.johntams.co.uk

Image

John Tams 2008.JPG

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