
Eddie Tagoe
Acting
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.
Known for
1996The Bill: Target
Mr. Henry
1991Ama
Brother Josh
1987Withnail & I
Presuming Ed
1986Drums Along Balmoral Drive
Waiter
1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Sgt. Gambwe
1984Top Secret!
Chocolate Mousse
1982Spaghetti House
Bill
1982Pink Floyd: The Wall
Minder
1981Raiders of the Lost Ark
Messenger Pirate
1980The Boy Who Never Was
Ngalo
1980The Dogs of War
Jinja
1979Arabian Adventure
The Nubian
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Mumbala
1977Black Joy
African Dustman