Eddie Tagoe

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Messenger Pirate
2. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) — Minder
3. Top Secret! (1984) — Chocolate Mousse
4. Withnail & I (1987) — Presuming Ed
5. The Dogs of War (1980) — Jinja
6. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) — Mumbala
7. Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) — Sgt. Gambwe
8. Arabian Adventure (1979) — The Nubian
9. Spaghetti House (1982) — Bill
10. Crossbow (1987)
11. Black Joy (1977) — African Dustman
12. Raffles (1977) — Kaffir Servant
13. ScreenPlay (1986) — Waiter
14. The Bill: Target (1996) — Mr. Henry
15. Ama (1991) — Brother Josh
16. Drums Along Balmoral Drive (1986) — Waiter
17. The Boy Who Never Was (1980) — Ngalo
18. Full House (1972)