Colin Gordon
Born April 27, 1911 (Age: 114)
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Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ Church, Oxford. He made his first West End appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a production of “Toad of Toad Hall”. From 1936 to 1939 he was a director with the Fred Melville Repertory Company at Brixton. He served in the army during WWII for six years. His performance in 1948 as Rupert Billings in “The Happiest Days of Your Life” won the Clarence Derwent award. Gordon had a long career in British cinema and television from the 1940s to the 1970s, often playing government officials. His films include The Pink Panther and Casino Royale although he is probably best known for his portrayal of Number Two in the ITC classic series The Prisoner. Along with Leo McKern, he was one of only two actors to play Number Two more than once. He first played the character in "The General" and later reprised his role in "A. B. and C.". In fact, the episodes were subsequently broadcast in reverse order: when "The General" was in production, "A. B. and C" had not yet been cast. Gordon was a regular in another ITC production, The Baron playing civil servant Templeton-Green opposite Steve Forrest. He also played the host and occasional narrator of the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain, which arose from a pre-Monty Python collaboration between Michael Palin and Terry Jones; and was the Airport Commandant in the 1967 Doctor Who story The Faceless Ones. He was also in Bachelor Father and made a notable guest appearance in The Holiday episode of Steptoe and Son. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ Church, Oxford. He made his first West End appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a production of “Toad of Toad Hall”. From 1936 to 1939 he was a director with the Fred Melville Repertory Company at Brixton. He served in the army during WWII for six years. His performance in 1948 as Rupert Billings in “The Happiest Days of Your Life” won the Clarence Derwent award.
Gordon had a long career in British cinema and television from the 1940s to the 1970s, often playing government officials. His films include The Pink Panther and Casino Royale although he is probably best known for his portrayal of Number Two in the ITC classic series The Prisoner. Along with Leo McKern, he was one of only two actors to play Number Two more than once. He first played the character in "The General" and later reprised his role in "A. B. and C.". In fact, the episodes were subsequently broadcast in reverse order: when "The General" was in production, "A. B. and C" had not yet been cast.
Gordon was a regular in another ITC production, The Baron playing civil servant Templeton-Green opposite Steve Forrest. He also played the host and occasional narrator of the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain, which arose from a pre-Monty Python collaboration between Michael Palin and Terry Jones; and was the Airport Commandant in the 1967 Doctor Who story The Faceless Ones. He was also in Bachelor Father and made a notable guest appearance in The Holiday episode of Steptoe and Son.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971
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as Albert Thompson
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Age: 60
The Liquidator
1965
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as Vicar
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Age: 54
The Pink Panther
1963
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as Tucker
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Age: 52
The Running Man
1963
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as Solicitor
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Age: 52
Heavens Above!
1963
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as Prime Minister
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Age: 52
Bitter Harvest
1963
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as Charles
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Age: 51
The Devil's Agent
1962
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as Count Dezsepalvy
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Age: 51
The Boys
1962
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as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
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Age: 51
In the Doghouse
1962
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as Dean Muswell
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Age: 51
Strongroom
1962
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as Mr. Spencer
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Age: 51
Night of the Eagle
1962
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as Lindsay Carr
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Age: 50
Crooks Anonymous
1962
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as Drunk
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Age: 50
The Horsemasters
1961
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as Mr. Ffolliott
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Age: 50
Three on a Spree
1961
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as Mitchell
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Age: 50
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
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as Rolsom
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Age: 50
Very Important Person
1961
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as Briggs
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Age: 49
House of Mystery
1961
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as Burdon
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Age: 49
Seven Keys
1961
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as Mr. Barber
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Age: 49
His and Hers
1961
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as TV Announcer
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Age: 49
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
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as Benge
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Age: 49
The Big Day
1960
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as George Baker
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Age: 49
Carry On Constable
1960
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Please Turn Over
1959
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as Maurice
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Age: 48
Virgin Island
1959
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as The Commissioner
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Age: 48
Bobbikins
1959
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as Dr. Phillips
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Age: 48
The Mouse That Roared
1959
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as BBC Announcer
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Age: 48
Alive and Kicking
1959
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as Bird Watcher
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Age: 48
No Image
The Crowning Touch
1959
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as Stacey
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Age: 48
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
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as Newspaper Man
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Age: 47
The Safecracker
1958
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as Dakers
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Age: 46
The Green Man
1956
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as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
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Age: 45
Up in the World
1956
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as Fletcher Hethrington
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Age: 45
A Touch of the Sun
1956
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as Cecil Flick
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Age: 45
Keep It Clean
1956
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as
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Age: 45
Jumping for Joy
1956
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as Max, 1st Commentator
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Age: 44
The Extra Day
1956
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as Sir George
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Age: 44
John and Julie
1955
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as Mr. Swayne
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Age: 44
Little Red Monkey
1955
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as Harry Martin - reporter
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Age: 44
Up to His Neck
1954
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as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
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Age: 42
Innocents in Paris
1953
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as Customs officer
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Age: 42
Grand National Night
1953
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as Buns Darling
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Age: 41
Traveller's Joy
1950
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as Tom Wright
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Age: 39