Peter Scolari

He married actress Cathy Trien on October 12, 1998 and the couple has two children. It is believed that he was shortly due to have received a knighthood when he died from esophageal cancer at the age of 60 in 2002. They divorced in 1996. Thaw was awarded the CBE in 1994. First to Debra Steagal in 1986. Thaw was eventually cured a year before his death. Scolari has married twice. In her 2004 autobiography Sheila Hancock revealed the extent of Thaw's alcoholism that had started in the late 1970s and caused problems in their marraige and the gaps in Thaw's career in the early 1980s and later 1990s .

Scolari was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1987, 1988 and 1989 for the role. Thaw has two daughters, Abigail Thaw from his first marriage, and Joanna Thaw from his second. His most critically acclaimed role was playing Michael Harris (1984 - 1990) in the series Newhart (1982 - 1990). He married actress Sheila Hancock in 1973 whom he remained with until his death in 2002. Scolari's boyhood dream was to be a professional baseball player but he seriously injured his elbow and was unable to play. His first acting role was in his high school production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In 1964 Thaw married Sally Alexander, but they divorced four years later. Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1954 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American televison, film and stage actor Who was seen early in his career in the television program Bosom Buddies (1980 - 1982) and later in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997 - 2000). Thaw has appeared in a number of films, including Cry Freedom, which received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and Chaplin for director Richard Attenborough.

Take Off (1978). His only screen project not considered a popular success was the BBC series 'A Year in Provence'. Bosom Buddies (1980 - 1982). Thaw also tried his hand at comedy with his own sitcom called Home to Roost (1985 - 1988). Newhart (1982 - 1990). He subsequently played liberal barrister James Kavanagh in Kavanagh QC (1995 - 1999, with a special in 2001). Corporate Affairs (1990). He won two BAFTA awards for Inspector Morse.

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991) (TV). Thaw will perhaps be best remembered for two roles: the hard-bitten Flying Squad detective Jack Regan in the television series (and two films) The Sweeney (1975 - 1978), which established him as a major star in the United Kingdom, and as the quietly-spoken, introspective and bitter detective Inspector Morse (1987 - 2001), with specials in 1995 - 1998 and 2000. Perfect Harmony (1991) (TV). His first film role was a bit part in the 1962 adaptation of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner starring Tom Courtney. Camp Nowhere (1994). On leaving RADA Thaw was awarded a contract with the Liverpool Playhouse. That Thing You Do! (1996). He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he was a contemporary of Tom Courtney.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997 - 2000). Thaw came from a working class background, having been born in West Gorton, Manchester. Sorority Boys (2002). John Thaw (January 3, 1942 - February 21, 2002) CBE, was a British actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 - 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. The Polar Express (2004) (Voice).