Colin Gordon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 27, 1911
- Died
- October 4, 1972 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Movie · as Albert Thompson
Hine
TV · 13 eps
The Body Beneath
Movie · as Graham Ford
UFO
TV · as Albert Thompson · 1 ep
The Misfit
TV · as Lester · 1 ep
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
TV · 6 eps
Department S
TV · as Doctor Stickney · 1 ep
Counterstrike
TV · as Bentley · 1 ep
Subterfuge
Movie · as Kitteridge
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Movie · as Mr. Hartford
Oh, Brother!
TV · 19 eps
Casino Royale
Movie · as Casino Director
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Movie · as Commandant
The Prisoner
TV · as Number Two · 2 eps
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Movie · as Noakes
The Psychopath
Movie · as Dr. Glyn
The Family Way
Movie · as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
The Trygon Factor
Movie · as Dice
The Baron
TV · as John Alexander Templeton-Green · 30 eps
The Liquidator
Movie · as Vicar
The World of Wooster
TV · as The Rt. Hon. AB Filmer · 1 ep
The Pink Panther
Movie · as Tucker
Heavens Above!
Movie · as Prime Minister
Bitter Harvest
Movie · as Charles
The Running Man
Movie · as Solicitor
Doctor Who
TV · as Commandant · 3 eps
Night of the Eagle
Movie · as Lindsay Carr
Strongroom
Movie · as Mr. Spencer
The Devil's Agent
Movie · as Count Dezsepalvy
The Boys
Movie · as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
In the Doghouse
Movie · as Dean Muswell
Crooks Anonymous
Movie · as Drunk
Man of the World
TV · as Langford · 1 ep
Steptoe and Son
TV · as The Doctor, Mr. Greenwood · 1 ep
His and Hers
Movie · as TV Announcer
Seven Keys
Movie · as Mr. Barber
Don't Bother to Knock
Movie · as Rolsom
Three on a Spree
Movie · as Mitchell
The Horsemasters
Movie · as Mr. Ffolliott
Very Important Person
Movie · as Briggs
House of Mystery
Movie · as Burdon
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Movie · as Benge
The Big Day
Movie · as George Baker
Carry On Constable
Movie · as (uncredited)
A Life Of Bliss
TV · 20 eps
Please Turn Over
Movie · as Maurice
Alive and Kicking
Movie · as Bird Watcher
Virgin Island
Movie · as The Commissioner
Bobbikins
Movie · as Dr. Phillips
The Mouse That Roared
Movie · as BBC Announcer
The Crowning Touch
Movie · as Stacey
The Doctor's Dilemma
Movie · as Newspaper Man
The Safecracker
Movie · as Dakers
The One That Got Away
Movie · as Army Interrogator
The Key Man
Movie · as Larry Parr
The Extra Day
Movie · as Sir George
Keep It Clean
Movie
The Green Man
Movie · as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
Up in the World
Movie · as Fletcher Hethrington
Jumping for Joy
Movie · as Max, 1st Commentator
A Touch of the Sun
Movie · as Cecil Flick
Hancock's Half Hour
TV · 1 ep
Little Red Monkey
Movie · as Harry Martin - reporter
John and Julie
Movie · as Mr. Swayne
Up to His Neck
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
Mark Saber
TV · as Theo Bayliss · 1 ep
Grand National Night
Movie · as Buns Darling
Innocents in Paris
Movie · as Customs officer
The Heart of the Matter
Movie · as Colonial Secretary (uncredited)
The Hour of 13
Movie · as MacStreet
Mandy
Movie · as Woollard (Junior)
Folly to Be Wise
Movie · as Professor Mutch
The Man in the White Suit
Movie · as Hill
Green Grow the Rushes
Movie · as Roderick Fisherwick
The Third Visitor
Movie · as Bill Millington
Laughter in Paradise
Movie · as Station Constable
Circle of Danger
Movie · as Col. Fairbairn
The Long Dark Hall
Movie · as Pound
The Lady with a Lamp
Movie
Traveller's Joy
Movie · as Tom Wright
Helter Skelter
Movie · as Chadbeater Longwick
Golden Arrow
Movie · as Connelly
Bond Street
Movie · as Clerk in Travel Agency
The Winslow Boy
Movie · as Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
It's Hard to be Good
Movie · as Neighbour with Baby (uncredited)