Victor Harrington

Known for
Acting
Born
August 27, 1909
Died
July 23, 1980 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Casal Paola, Malta
IMDb

Biography

Extremely prolific and ubiquitous British background player Victor James Harrington was born on August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta. Harrington first began appearing in movies in uncredited minor roles in the mid-1930's. One of the most busy and tireless of British bit players, Victor could be frequently spotted in countless films and TV shows as a patron in a pub, nightclub, casino, or restaurant, a party guest, a military officer, a spectator at a sporting event, or an audience member at a play or concert. His daughter Victoria Harrington was also an actress. Harrington died at age 70 on July 23, 1980 in Brighton, East Essex, England.

Known For

Filmography

1976
The Omen poster

The Omen

Movie · as Monk (uncredited)

1975
Brannigan poster

Brannigan

Movie · as Diner at Gentlemans Club (uncredited)

1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Movie · as Floor Show Audience (uncredited)

1973
Carry On Girls poster

Carry On Girls

Movie · as Audience Member (uncredited)

1973
No Sex Please - We're British poster

No Sex Please - We're British

Movie · as Man at Church Film Show (uncredited)

1973
The MacKintosh Man poster

The MacKintosh Man

Movie · as Barrister (uncredited)

1972
Endless Night poster

Endless Night

Movie · as Man at Auction (uncredited)

1972
Innocent Bystanders poster

Innocent Bystanders

Movie · as Club Member (uncredited)

1972
Frenzy poster

Frenzy

Movie · as Spectator on South Bank (uncredited)

1972
Young Winston poster

Young Winston

Movie · as House of Commons Doorkeeper (uncredited)

1972
Up the Front poster

Up the Front

Movie · as British Officer (uncredited)

1971
The Fourth Victim poster

The Fourth Victim

Movie · as Member of Anderson's Defence Team (uncredited)

1970
There's a Girl in My Soup poster

There's a Girl in My Soup

Movie · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1970
The Reckoning poster

The Reckoning

Movie · as Man entering Lift

1970
The Breaking of Bumbo poster

The Breaking of Bumbo

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1970
Carry On Up the Jungle poster

Carry On Up the Jungle

Movie · as Man at Lecture (uncredited)

1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer poster

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Movie · as Military Official (uncredited)

1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed poster

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Movie · as Journalist (uncredited)

1969
Anne of the Thousand Days poster

Anne of the Thousand Days

Movie · as Lord (uncredited)

1969
The Oblong Box poster

The Oblong Box

Movie · as Sir Julian (uncredited)

1967
Stranger in the House poster

Stranger in the House

Movie · as Singing Party Guest (uncredited)

1967
Mister Ten Per Cent poster

Mister Ten Per Cent

Movie · as Theatre Audience (uncredited)

1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isname poster

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

Movie · as Guest at Advertising Festival (uncredited)

1966
Eye of the Devil poster

Eye of the Devil

Movie · as Villager (uncredited)

1966
That Riviera Touch poster

That Riviera Touch

Movie · as Casino Patron (uncredited)

1966
Press for Time poster

Press for Time

Movie · as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

1965
Life at the Top poster

Life at the Top

Movie · as Board Member (uncredited)

1965
Darling poster

Darling

Movie · as Functionary at Charity Event (uncredited)

1965
The Alphabet Murders poster

The Alphabet Murders

Movie · as Police Escort (uncredited)

1965
The Ipcress File poster

The Ipcress File

Movie · as Audience Member at Symposium (uncredited)

1964
Rattle of a Simple Man poster

Rattle of a Simple Man

Movie · as Pub Customer (uncredited)

1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce poster

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Movie · as Ascot Attendee (uncredited)

1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Movie · as War Room Aide (uncredited)

1964
A Hard Day's Night poster

A Hard Day's Night

Movie · as Man at Casino (uncredited)

1964
Carry On Cleo poster

Carry On Cleo

Movie · as Scribe (uncredited)

1963
From Russia with Love poster

From Russia with Love

Movie · as Chess Tournament Spectator (uncredited)

1963
Siege of the Saxons poster

Siege of the Saxons

Movie · as Sir Guy

1962
Life for Ruth poster

Life for Ruth

Movie · as Court Clerk

1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Movie · as Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

1962
Only Two Can Play poster

Only Two Can Play

Movie · as Man in Pub

1962
It's Trad, Dad! poster

It's Trad, Dad!

Movie · as Town Councillor

1962
On the Beat poster

On the Beat

Movie · as Senior Policeman (uncredited)

1962
Steptoe and Son poster

Steptoe and Son

TV · as Old Vic Patron (uncredited), Restaurant Patron (uncredited), Neighbour · 1 ep

1961
A Matter of WHO poster

A Matter of WHO

Movie · as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

1961
Carry On Regardless poster

Carry On Regardless

Movie · as Wine Taster (uncredited)

1961
The Curse of the Werewolf poster

The Curse of the Werewolf

Movie · as Cantina Patron (uncredited)

1961
No Love for Johnnie poster

No Love for Johnnie

Movie · as MP (uncredited)

1961
Very Important Person poster

Very Important Person

Movie · as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Board Member (uncredited) · 1 ep

1960
There Was a Crooked Man poster

There Was a Crooked Man

Movie · as Military Official

1960
Beat Girl poster

Beat Girl

Movie · as Strip Club Patron (uncredited)

1960
Cone of Silence poster

Cone of Silence

Movie · as Court of Inquiry Member

1960
Dead Lucky poster

Dead Lucky

Movie · as Journalist

1960
The Hands of Orlac poster

The Hands of Orlac

Movie · as Nightclub Audience (uncredited)

1960
Doctor in Love poster

Doctor in Love

Movie · as Haystack Club Patron (uncredited)

1959
I'm All Right Jack poster

I'm All Right Jack

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1959
Expresso Bongo poster

Expresso Bongo

Movie · as Press Photographer

1959
Libel poster

Libel

Movie · as Barrister (uncredited)

1959
Upstairs and Downstairs poster

Upstairs and Downstairs

Movie · as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

1959
Follow a Star poster

Follow a Star

Movie · as Diner in Club (uncredited)

1959
The Captain's Table poster

The Captain's Table

Movie · as Passenger Entering Dining Room (uncredited)

1959
The Doctor's Dilemma poster

The Doctor's Dilemma

Movie · as Passer-by (Uncredited)

1958
A Night to Remember poster

A Night to Remember

Movie · as Passenger (uncredited)

1958
Fiend Without a Face poster

Fiend Without a Face

Movie · as Villager (uncredited)

1958
The Man Inside poster

The Man Inside

Movie · as Man in Madrid Hotel (uncredited)

1958
Chain of Events poster

Chain of Events

Movie · as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

1958
The Two-Headed Spy poster

The Two-Headed Spy

Movie · as German General at Party (uncredited)

1958
Rx Murder poster

Rx Murder

Movie · as Guest at Hunt Ball (uncredited)

1957
Just My Luck poster

Just My Luck

Movie · as Man in Cinema (uncredited)

1957
Carry On Admiral poster

Carry On Admiral

Movie · as Naval Officer (uncredited)

1957
Doctor at Large poster

Doctor at Large

Movie · as House Surgeon (uncredited)

1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

TV · as Hotel Guest(uncredited) · 1 ep

1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Movie · as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

1956
Wicked as They Come poster

Wicked as They Come

Movie · as Paris Party Guest (uncredited)

1955
To Paris with Love poster

To Paris with Love

Movie · as Man Entering Hotel

1955
Cast a Dark Shadow poster

Cast a Dark Shadow

Movie · as Brighton Tea Shop Customer (Uncredited)

1955
Above Us the Waves poster

Above Us the Waves

Movie · as RAF Officer (uncredited)

1955
Simon and Laura poster

Simon and Laura

Movie · as Customer at Mario's (uncredited)

1955
An Alligator Named Daisy poster

An Alligator Named Daisy

Movie · as Man in Music Shop (uncredited)

1955
The Dark Avenger poster

The Dark Avenger

Movie · as French Soldier in Tavern (uncredited)

1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

TV · as Party Guest (uncredited) · 1 ep

1954
An Inspector Calls poster

An Inspector Calls

Movie

1954
The Green Buddha poster

The Green Buddha

Movie · as Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

1954
The Weak and the Wicked poster

The Weak and the Wicked

Movie · as Shopper who bumps into Nellie

1954
Happy Ever After poster

Happy Ever After

Movie · as Guest at Hunt Ball

1953
Roadhouse Girl poster

Roadhouse Girl

Movie · as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

1953
Black Orchid poster

Black Orchid

Movie · as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)

1953
Murder at 3am poster

Murder at 3am

Movie · as Jewel Box Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1953
A Day to Remember poster

A Day to Remember

Movie · as Gent on Hampton Court Trip (uncredited)

1953
Time Bomb poster

Time Bomb

Movie

1953
Trouble in Store poster

Trouble in Store

Movie · as Man Asleep in Deckchair (uncredited)

1953
Colonel March Investigates poster

Colonel March Investigates

Movie · as Customer in Bank (uncredited)

1953
The Great Game poster

The Great Game

Movie

1952
Venetian Bird poster

Venetian Bird

Movie · as Bystander (Uncredited)

1952
Angels One Five poster

Angels One Five

Movie · as Airman in Officers Club (Uncredited)

1951
Laughter in Paradise poster

Laughter in Paradise

Movie · as Shopper in Swan & Edgar (uncredited)

1951
Young Wives' Tale poster

Young Wives' Tale

Movie · as Man in Pub (uncredited)

1951
High Treason poster

High Treason

Movie · as Police clerk (uncredited)

1949
Meet Simon Cherry poster

Meet Simon Cherry

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1948
Snowbound poster

Snowbound

Movie · as Skier at Inn

1948
Bond Street poster

Bond Street

Movie · as Man Entering Majestic Club (uncredited)

1938
A Yank at Oxford poster

A Yank at Oxford

Movie · as Student at Trackside Consoling Beaumont (uncredited)

1938
The Ware Case poster

The Ware Case

Movie · as Barrister (uncredited)

1937
Storm in a Teacup poster

Storm in a Teacup

Movie · as Man Outside Sheriff's Court (uncredited)