George Costigan

George Costigan (b. 1947) is a British actor who played Matt Banting's father in The Jim Henson Hour special "Monster Maker."

Costigan has often been cast as police detectives, as in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries three-parter "Master of the Moor," The Long Firm, City Central (DI Jack Carter), and others. He was a regular on the sitcom So Haunt Me and had recurring stints on British soap operas Emmerdale and Happy Valley. Guest appearances include Doctor Who, Touch of Frost, Jeremy Brett's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Casualty, and Minder. Films include 1987's Rita, Sue and Bob Too (as male lead Bob), Calendar Girls (with Helen Mirren), Girls' Night (with Brenda Blethyn and Julie Walters), and Hereafter (with Richard Kind).