Eddie Tagoe is a Ghanaian actor best known in the UK for playing
"Presuming Ed" in the 1987 film production of Withnail and I, a role
that he resumed in 2000 in a stage production of the same work.
Internationally, he may be better recognized for his brief appearance
in the 1981 hit 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. He appeared in
various other roles such as Sgt. Gwambe in Baby: Secret of the Lost
Legend (1985), as well as The Dogs of War (1980), Pink Floyd The Wall
(1982) and Spaghetti House (1982). Tagoe also appeared in episodes of
a number of British television series, including Legacy of Murder,
Prospects, and The Bill, becoming "a well-known face on British
television as an actor".The son of Ghanaian Chieftain Asafoatshe Ayah
Tagoe, Eddie Tagoe travelled to London to study reflexology prior to
pursuing acting. He then received a grant from the government of Ghana
to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 1995,
however, he returned to his reflexology career when he was recruited
to serve as team reflexologist for Newcastle United F.C.
"Presuming Ed" in the 1987 film production of Withnail and I, a role
that he resumed in 2000 in a stage production of the same work.
Internationally, he may be better recognized for his brief appearance
in the 1981 hit 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. He appeared in
various other roles such as Sgt. Gwambe in Baby: Secret of the Lost
Legend (1985), as well as The Dogs of War (1980), Pink Floyd The Wall
(1982) and Spaghetti House (1982). Tagoe also appeared in episodes of
a number of British television series, including Legacy of Murder,
Prospects, and The Bill, becoming "a well-known face on British
television as an actor".The son of Ghanaian Chieftain Asafoatshe Ayah
Tagoe, Eddie Tagoe travelled to London to study reflexology prior to
pursuing acting. He then received a grant from the government of Ghana
to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 1995,
however, he returned to his reflexology career when he was recruited
to serve as team reflexologist for Newcastle United F.C.
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