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Tony Eldridge is known for The Equalizer (2014), The Equalizer 3 (2023) and The Equalizer 2 (2018).
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Dr Eldridge began restricting his practice to Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJD) a decade ago now in an effort to treat himself and ease his own symptoms after suffering pain for many years from severe tooth clenching, headaches, neck pain, and a jaw joint that popped and clicked.
Oct 26, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Producer Tony Eldridge ( The Equalizer films) of Lonetree Entertainment has optioned film rights to Bram Stoker Award-winning author Hailey Piper’s new horror novel A Light Most...
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Anthony William Charles Eldridge was born on 16 July 1923 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, and for his education he studied at The Skinners' School. While attending the school, Eldridge became a Senior King's Scout.
Home Guard
Eldridge served as a lance-corporal in the Home Guard before joining the Royal Navyin January 1942, when he was eighteen.
Royal Navy
Eldridge began his naval career in the Hunt-class destroyer HMS Cleveland, where he served on coastal convoys. From there he transferred to the shore establishment HMS King Alfred for officer training in September 1943. Eldridge volunteered for special service and was sent for dive training and then in April 1944 began learning to be a human torpedo using a Chariot manned torpedo.
Salvage and mine clearance
At the end of the war, Eldridge was assigned to salvage and mine-clearance work before his demobilisation in 1946.
International Computers Limited
After his military service Eldridge briefly worked as a farmer before joining International Computers Limited. He emigrated to South Africain 1954, where he continued his work for International Computers Limited installing information management systems.
Rhodesia
Moving to Rhodesia in 1960, Eldridge joined the British South African PoliceReserve attached to the anti-terrorist unit. He served there for 18 years and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal before moving back to South Africa after Rhodesian Independence.
Eldridge wrote his autobiography in 1998 entitled, Just Out of Sight as well as recording an audio-history for the Imperial War Museum.
Aug 16, 2023 · Police served a search warrant at the home of the man, identified by police as Tony Eldridge, in the 22500 block of Southeast 218th Street. After a three-hour standoff, Eldridge surrendered to...
Feb 10, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Producer Janet Zucker ( Fair Game, Friends with Benefits) has optioned the film rights to Cynthia Pelayo’s International Latino Book Award winner Children of Chicago for Zucker...
Apr 23, 2015 · Tony Eldridge, who has died aged 91, was the last British survivor of an obscure but highly dangerous naval stratagem in the second world war, the role of “charioteer”, which entailed...
