Keith Drinkel (born 14 November 1944) is an English actor.
Drinkel was born in York, educated at St Michael's College, Leeds, and is now based in Brighton.
His notable appearances in film and television include A Family at War (1970), Yellow Dog (1973), a minor role in the BBC's adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey story The Nine Tailors (1974), Looking For Clancy (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Gandhi (1982) and the Doctor Who story Time-Flight (1982). He co-starred in series three and four of Peter Tinniswood's long-running comedy I Didn't Know You Cared, and appeared as Mark Gaskell in The Body in the Library (1984).
Drinkel appeared in Eastenders in 1999 as a Prison Officer and twice in Coronation Street, in 2001-02 as Maurice Gregory, father of barmaid Geena on Rovers Return, and most recently, in 2005, as Bob, who dated Liz McDonald for a short time.
In 2006, Drinkel starred in Rock-A-Hula Rest Home as "Jesse Garon", an elderly man who believes he is Elvis Presley. Drinkel guest-starred in the Big Finish Productions audio adventures Doctor Who: Catch-1782, Sapphire and Steel: The School and Professor Bernice Summerfield: Timeless Passages. In 2008 he starred along with Jo Castleton and Daniel Harcourt in Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough.
2008
as Bob Calhoun / Torlakhl
2001
as Jimmy Darvall
1997
as Tommy Crinney
1995
as Mr. Hart
1991
as John Major
1986
as Insp. Easton
1986
as Vince - Caravan Owner
1984
as Mark Gaskell
1984
as Mark Gaskell
1984
1983
1982
as Major
1982
as Flight Engineer Scobie
1980
as Tony Secombe
1979
as Lewis, the Dauphin
1979
as Sim
1978
1977
as Stan
1977
as Lt. Cornish
1975
as Ianto Morgan
1975
as Carter Brandon
1975
1975
as Deacon
1974
1974
as Loir
1973
as Alan Hopkins
1972
as Ronald Halsey
1970
as Philip Ashton
1965
as Bates
1963
as Flight Engineer Scobie