Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart (16 October 1922 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who worked on the stage, for British television, and in film.

Early life Urquhart was born in Ullapool, Scotland.

Career

Stage Urquhart made his stage debut in 1947 at the Park Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. From 24 April 1965 to 16 July 1966, he was in the cast of Half a Sixpence, a comic musical, at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway. He played opposite Patrick McGoohan in the episodes of Danger Man in 1966.

Urquhart also starred as Wing Commander MacPhearson in the 1970s series Pathfinders. He had two sons and two daughters. Adding the house and the house next door, they expanded the venture into a hotel, arts centre and concert hall, which he managed with his wife, Jean.

Death In 1995, he died in a hospital in Edinburgh shortly after his second heart-bypass operation at the age of 72.

Selected filmography

You're Only Young Twice (1952) – Sheltie Paul Temple Returns (1952) – Slater Tread Softly (1952) – Clifford Brett The House of the Arrow (1953) – Jim Frobisher Knights of the Round Table (1953) – Gawaine Golden Ivory (1954) – Jim Dobson Happy Ever After (1954) – Dr. Michael Flynn Isn't Life Wonderful! (1954) – Frank The Dark Avenger (1955) – Sir Philip You Can't Escape (1956) – Peter Darwin Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) – Flt Lt Fearnley RAF The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) – Paul Krempe Dunkirk (1958) – Mike Trouble with Eve (1960) – Bryan Maitland Danger Tomorrow (1960) – Bob Murray Foxhole in Cairo (1960) – Major Wilson The Bulldog Breed (1960) – Cmdr. Clayton 55 Days at Peking (1963) – Capt. Hanley Murder at the Gallop (1963) – George Crossfield The Syndicate (1968) – George Brant The Limbo Line (1968) – Edward Hardwick Mosquito Squadron (1969) – Major Kemble (uncredited) The Looking Glass War (1970) – Johnson Country Dance (1970) – Auctioneer Gator (1976) – 3rd Agent An Enemy of the People (1980) – Tom Stockman A Tale of Two Cities (1980) – Attorney General The Dogs of War (1980) – Capt. Lockhart The Dollar Bottom (1981) – Headmaster P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982) – Headmaster Bleak House (1985) – Laurence Boythorn Restless Natives (1985) – Baird Playing Away (1987) – Godfrey The Kitchen Toto (1987) – D.C. McKinnon Testimony (1987) – The Journalist