Eddie Tagoe

Eddie Tagoe was born Eddie Nii Afutu Tagoe to Chief Asafoatshe Ayah Tagoe.^[2][3]

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.^[2]

Tagoe is best-remembered for minor supporting roles in two film classics: As the hippie "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; and as one of the pirates in the 1981 movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Tagoe had a significantly larger part in his film debut, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978),^[2] and as "Chocolate Mousse" in the 1984 farce, Top Secret!. 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".^[4]

Tageo played the tumba, conga, maracas and the bongos on the 1972–1973 single "I Feel Funky" by Matata.^[5]

In 1995, he returned to his original career choice when he was recruited to serve as team reflexologist for Newcastle United F.C.^[6]