Colin Gordon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 27, 1911
- Died
- October 4, 1972
- Birthplace
- Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
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.
Filmography
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! 1971
as Albert Thompson
The Body Beneath 1970
as Graham Ford
Subterfuge 1968
as Kitteridge
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River 1968
as Mr. Hartford
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones 1967
as Commandant
Casino Royale 1967
as Casino Director
The Family Way 1966
as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
The Trygon Factor 1966
as Dice
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery 1966
as Noakes
The Psychopath 1966
as Dr. Glyn
The Liquidator 1965
as Vicar
The Pink Panther 1963
as Tucker
The Running Man 1963
as Solicitor
Heavens Above! 1963
as Prime Minister
Bitter Harvest 1963
as Charles
The Devil's Agent 1962
as Count Dezsepalvy
The Boys 1962
as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
In the Doghouse 1962
as Dean Muswell
Strongroom 1962
as Mr. Spencer
Night of the Eagle 1962
as Lindsay Carr
Crooks Anonymous 1962
as Drunk
The Horsemasters 1961
as Mr. Ffolliott
Three on a Spree 1961
as Mitchell
Don't Bother to Knock 1961
as Rolsom
Very Important Person 1961
as Briggs
House of Mystery 1961
as Burdon
Seven Keys 1961
as Mr. Barber
His and Hers 1961
as TV Announcer
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England 1960
as Benge
The Big Day 1960
as George Baker
Carry On Constable 1960
as (uncredited)
Please Turn Over 1959
as Maurice
Virgin Island 1959
as The Commissioner
Bobbikins 1959
as Dr. Phillips
The Mouse That Roared 1959
as BBC Announcer
Alive and Kicking 1959
as Bird Watcher
- The Crowning Touch
The Crowning Touch 1959
as Stacey
The Doctor's Dilemma 1959
as Newspaper Man
The Safecracker 1958
as Dakers
The One That Got Away 1957
as Army Interrogator
The Key Man 1957
as Larry Parr
The Green Man 1956
as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
Up in the World 1956
as Fletcher Hethrington
A Touch of the Sun 1956
as Cecil Flick
Keep It Clean 1956
Actor
Jumping for Joy 1956
as Max, 1st Commentator
The Extra Day 1956
as Sir George
John and Julie 1955
as Mr. Swayne
Little Red Monkey 1955
as Harry Martin - reporter
Up to His Neck 1954
as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
The Heart of the Matter 1953
as Colonial Secretary (uncredited)
Innocents in Paris 1953
as Customs officer
Grand National Night 1953
as Buns Darling
Folly to Be Wise 1952
as Professor Mutch
The Hour of 13 1952
as MacStreet
Mandy 1952
as Woollard (Junior)
Green Grow the Rushes 1951
as Roderick Fisherwick
The Lady with a Lamp 1951
Actor
The Man in the White Suit 1951
as Hill
Laughter in Paradise 1951
as Station Constable
Circle of Danger 1951
as Col. Fairbairn
The Long Dark Hall 1951
as Pound
The Third Visitor 1951
as Bill Millington
Traveller's Joy 1950
as Tom Wright
Golden Arrow 1949
as Connelly
Helter Skelter 1949
as Chadbeater Longwick
It's Hard to be Good 1948
as Neighbour with Baby (uncredited)
The Winslow Boy 1948
as Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
Bond Street 1948
as Clerk in Travel Agency
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