Anthony Francis Steedman, usually credited as Tony Steedman (21 August 1927 – 4 February 2001) was an English character actor, perhaps best known for roles in British TV drama series of the 1970s and 1980s and for his role as Socrates in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Biography

Steedman met his first wife, Ann Taylor, in 1957 during a production of Oklahoma! and they were married in December of that year in Brackley. They have one daughter, Amanda. The marriage ended officially in 1963.

Steedman's second wife was actress Judy Parfitt, whom he met in 1960 at the Birmingham Rep. They jointly ran Allerway Limited, an artistic creation company. They have a son, David, who was born in 1964.

In his later life he suffered from Alzheimer's disease, which was the ultimate cause of his death on 4 February 2001. He is buried in East London Cemetery, Plaistow, London.