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James Broadbent (born May 24 , 1949 ) is an Academy Award , Golden Globe and BAFTA -winning English theatre, film and television Actor . BIOGRAPHY Personal life Broadbent was born in . Broadbent is married to painter and former theatre designer, Anastasia Lewis. Career Broadbent graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972 and went on to work for the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as acting in Ken Campbell 's epic '' Illuminatus '' (1976). He also worked with the comedy group the National Theatre Of Brent , with Patrick Barlow . Broadbent is also the honorary president of the Lindsey Rural Players , whose home theatre is the Broadbent Theatre . Broadbent made his film debut in 1978 with a tiny role in '', '' Moulin Rouge! '', for which he won a BAFTA and '' Iris '', for which he won an Oscar for his portrayal of John Bayley . He is regarded as one of cinema's most reliable character actors and has a reputation of being very easy to work with. Broadbent also appeared as DCI Roy "The Slag" Slater, an associate character in the enormously popular Sitcom '' Only Fools And Horses ''. The character appeared in three episodes over an eight-year period. He had originally been offered the lead role of Del Trotter in the series, but he turned it down due to other commitments. Other comic roles include the lead role in the sitcom '' The Peter Principle '' and occasional guest appearances in '' Not The Nine O'Clock News '' and '' Victoria Wood As Seen On TV ''. Broadbent played the title role in Channel 4 drama, '' Longford '' in October 2006, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for his performance. He was portrayed in the Simpsons episode Co-Dependent's Day playing a coal miner in a fictitious film called 'The Momentum of Things'. He appeared in the Original Radio Production of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy , playing the character Vroomfondel . FILMOGRAPHY REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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