Stanley Lebor

Stanley Harvey Lebor (24 September 1934 – 22 November 2014 ) was an English actor. He was best known for his roles as Howard Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV comedy series Ever Decreasing Circles, the Mongon Doctor in Flash Gordon, and as RSM Lord in A Bridge Too Far (1977). Before this he was better known for villainous roles in series such as Jason King and The Tomorrow People.

Life Lebor was born in East Ham, London. He studied acting at RADA in London. In 1961 he joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.

He appeared in Minder in the Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger, The Naked Civil Servant, Ever Decreasing Circles, Tarka the Otter, Gandhi, Grange Hill, 'Allo 'Allo!, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Last of the Summer Wine.

Filmography The Deadly Affair (1966) – Lancaster (in "Edward II") (uncredited) Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) – Soldier in Gassed Trench (uncredited) Arthur? Arthur! (1969) – Analyst Crossplot (1969) – First policeman Up the Front (1972) – Blitzen Nothing But the Night (1973) – Policeman Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) – 1st Gestapo Agent I Don't Want to Be Born (1975) – Police Sergeant Hennessy (1975) – Hawk The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – Mr. Pole A Bridge Too Far (1977) – Regimental Sergeant Major The Medusa Touch (1978) – Police Doctor Tarka the Otter (1979) – Farm Labourer Flash Gordon (1980) – Mongon Doctor Gandhi (1982) – Police Officer Ha-Kala (1985) – Ziggy Personal Services (1987) – Jones Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) – General Romoff La Passione (1996) – Harry Lambert Arabian Nights (2000) – Faisal

TV credits Elizabeth R - Episode 1: "The Lion's Cub" - Sir Robert Tyrwhitt (1971) Man of Straw – Herr Cohn (1972) The Protectors – Medina (1972) The Tomorrow People – Gaius (1974) Star Maidens – Carlo (1976) The Brothers - Faulkner (episode: "To Honour And Obey", 1976) 1990 – Digger Radford (1978) Return of the Saint - Dalby (episode: "The Nightmare Man", 1978)

Holocaust – Zalman (1978) Minder – Wilson (1979) Shoestring – Restaurant Manager (1980) Hammer House of Horror – Charles (episode: "Visitor From The Grave", 1980) Grange Hill – Mr. Durrant (1983) Ever Decreasing Circles – Howard Hughes (1984-1989) "Allo Allo Last of the Summer Wine – Bramwell (episode: "The Phantom No 14 Bus", 1999)