Alan Igbon
Known for Acting · 17 credits
- Born
- 1952-05-29
- Died
- 2021-01-02
- Place of birth
- Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Biography
Of West African and Irish heritage, Mancunian jobbing actor Alan Igbon was a familiar figure on our screens from the 1970s onwards. Most famously, Igbon starred as Meakin in Alan Clarke's 1979 film version of Scum and as Loggo in the seminal drama The Boys From The Blackstuff. Penned by Alan Bleasdale, it was the start of a working relationship that saw Igbon appear in several other productions from the writer, including GBH and Blood on the Dole. Other credits included the rasta Sheldon in the comedy series The Front Line, a student in Alan Bennett's Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf and a minder to ex Boys co-star Michael Angelis in the third series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He also appeared in the soaps Brookside and Coronation Street and the films Babylon and Water. Early in January 2021 it was announced on Twitter by friend and fellow actor Louis Emerick that Igbon has died at some time in December at the age of 68.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (9)
Water
1985
as Cuban
Babylon
1980
as Ruppie
Scum
1979
as Meakin
The Black Stuff
1980
as Loggo Logmond
Gobble
1997
as Security Man
Cold Enough for Snow
1997
as Pete
Blood on the Dole
1994
as Art Gallery Attendant
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
as Boswell
The Daughters of Albion
1979
as Mike
About Alan Igbon
Of West African and Irish heritage, Mancunian jobbing actor Alan Igbon was a familiar figure on our screens from the 1970s onwards. Most famously, Igbon starred as Meakin in Alan Clarke's 1979 film version of Scum and as Loggo in the seminal drama The Boys From The Blackstuff. Penned by Alan Bleasdale, it was the start of a working relationship that saw Igbon appear in several other productions from the writer, including GBH and Blood on the Dole. Other credits included the rasta Sheldon in the comedy series The Front Line, a student in Alan B… With 17 credits spanning from 1972 to 1997, Alan Igbon has appeared in 9 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Igbon Movies
- Water (1985) — as Cuban
- Babylon (1980) — as Ruppie
- Scum (1979) — as Meakin
- The Black Stuff (1980) — as Loggo Logmond
- Gobble (1997) — as Security Man
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