Enn Reitel

Enn Reitel (born 21 June 1950) is a Scottish actor who specialises in voice work in video games, movies and TV shows.

Reitel's family arrived in Scotland as refugees from Estonia and Germany. He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1982 Reitel starred in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim, a sitcom on BBC Two written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Reitel played Jim Dixon, based on the character created by Kingsley Amis.

He appeared on stage in Me and My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre in 1986. On television he worked as an impressionist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image and starred in the ITV sitcom Mog as a burglar who spent his days in a psychiatric hospital, pretending to be insane.

He played the lead role in the UK TV comedy series The Optimist which ran from 1983 for two series. The programme was almost entirely silent. In each episode 'The Optimist' wandered through life doing his best to look on the bright side. He was usually thwarted in his endeavours by the people he encountered. He also appeared in the first series of the UK comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

In 2001 he appeared in a short film called Coconuts with Michael Palin, in which they did a demonstration on how coconuts can be used in place of horses. This film can be seen on the second disk of the collector's edition of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Enn Reitel is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 33 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Wingfeather Saga (2022), Cosmos (2014), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Made in Estonia (2003), Monkey Dust (2003), Tractor Tom (2002), Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002), One Foot in the Grave (1990).

The recorded credits span 1976 to 2022, including 10 movies and 23 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.