Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor. Although primarily a stage actor he made numerous appearances on television and in cinema films, generally in comedies. His stage career was mainly in the West End, but he was seen in the provinces in some touring productions.

Biography Early years Gordon was born in British Ceylon, the son of William Arthur Gordon and his wife Lily Vera, née Troup. He first appeared on the professional stage in repertory at the Palace Theatre, Watford from January to December 1934. and Peter in Closing At Sunrise (September 1935). Gordon was a regular in another ITC production, The Baron, playing civil servant Templeton-Green opposite Steve Forrest. He also starred in The Invisible Man (1958 TV series) episode "Play to Kill", (series 1, episode 6, 1959); was 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 two guest appearances in Steptoe and Son. In 1961 he appeared as the doctor in "The Lift" episode of Hancock's Half Hour. In 1970 he appeared in the UFO episode "The Cat with Ten Lives". He also appeared as Walpole Gibb in the ATV/ITC series Hine in 1971.

Radio For many years, from 1953 onwards, he played Tony Fellows, fictional husband to wife 'Ann ', played by Diana Churchill (actress), and brother-in-law to David Alexander Bliss, (played by George Cole (actor)), in ' A Life of Bliss '.

Film roles

Jim the Penman (1947) (by Charles Lawrence Young) as Roberts Bond Street (1948) as Clerk in Travel Agency The Winslow Boy (1948) (uncredited) It's Hard to Be Good (1948) as Neighbour with Baby (uncredited) Edward, My Son (1949) as Ellerby Helter Skelter (1949) as Chadbeater Longwick Golden Arrow (1949) as Connelly Traveller's Joy (1949) as Tom Wright The Third Visitor (1951) as Bill Millington The Long Dark Hall (1951) as Pound Circle of Danger (1951) as Col. Fairbairn Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Station Constable The Man in the White Suit (1951) as Hill The Lady with a Lamp (1951) Green Grow the Rushes (1951) as Roderick Fisherwick Mandy (1952) as Woollard (Junior) The Hour of 13 (1952) as MacStreet Folly to Be Wise (1952) as Prof. James Mutch Grand National Night (1953) as Buns Darling Innocents in Paris (1953) as Customs Officer The Heart of the Matter (1953) as Secretary (uncredited) Up to His Neck (1955) as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning Little Red Monkey (1955) as Harry Martin, reporter John and Julie (1955) as Mr. Swayne Escapade (1955) as Deeson, reporter Jumping for Joy (1956) as Max, 1st Commentator Keep It Clean (1956) as Peter, Marquess of Hurlingford The Green Man (1956) as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft A Touch of the Sun (1956) as Cecil Flick Up in the World (1956) as Fletcher Hetherington The Extra Day (1956) as Sir George Howard The Key Man (1957) as Larry Parr The One That Got Away (1957) as Army Interrogator The Safecracker (1958) as Dakers Virgin Island (US: Our Virgin Island, 1958) as The Commissioner The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) as Newspaper Man The Crowning Touch (1959) as Stacey Alive and Kicking (1959) as Bird Watcher The Mouse That Roared (1959) as BBC Announcer Bobbikins (1959) as Dr. Phillips Please Turn Over (1959) as Maurice Carry On Constable (1960) (uncredited) The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) as Benge The Big Day (1960) as George Baker Make Mine Mink (1960) (uncredited) His and Hers (1961) as TV Announcer Seven Keys (1961) as Mr. Barber House of Mystery (1961) as Burdon Very Important Person (1961) as Briggs Don't Bother to Knock (1961) as Rolsom Three on a Spree (1961) as Mitchell Crooks Anonymous (1962) as Drunk Night of the Eagle (1962) as Lindsay Carr Strongroom (1962) as Mr. Spencer In the Doghouse (1962) as Dean The Devil's Agent (1962) as Count Dezsepalvy The Boys (1962) as Gordon Lonsdale The Running Man (1963) as Solicitor Heavens Above! (1963) as Prime Minister Bitter Harvest (1963) as Charles The Pink Panther (1963) as Tucker The Counterfeit Constable (1964) as Le dentiste W. Martin The Liquidator (1965) as Vicar The Psychopath (1966) as Dr. Glyn The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) as Noakes The Trygon Factor (1966) as Dice The Family Way (1966) as Mr. Hutton Casino Royale (1967) as Casino Director Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) as Mr. Hartford Subterfuge (1968) as Kitteridge Mischief (1969) as Mr. Crawford The Body Beneath (1970) as Graham Ford