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.
Movie | The Body Beneath | Graham Ford | 1970-09-29 |
Series | The Complete and Utter History of Britain | 1969-01-12 | |
Series | Oh, Brother! | 1968-09-13 | |
Movie | Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | Mr. Hartford | 1968-07-12 |
Movie | Subterfuge | Kitteridge | 1968-12-12 |
Movie | Casino Royale | Casino Director | 1967-04-13 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones | Commandant | 1967-05-13 |
Movie | The Psychopath | Dr. Glyn | 1966-02-04 |
Movie | The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | Noakes | 1966-03-11 |
Series | The Baron | John Alexander Templeton-Green | 1966-09-28 |
Movie | The Trygon Factor | Dice | 1966-12-16 |
Movie | The Family Way | Mr Hutton, Travel Agent | 1966-12-18 |
Movie | The Liquidator | Vicar | 1965-11-01 |
Movie | Bitter Harvest | Charles | 1963-03-08 |
Movie | Heavens Above! | Prime Minister | 1963-05-20 |
Movie | The Running Man | Solicitor | 1963-10-01 |
Movie | The Pink Panther | Tucker | 1963-12-18 |
Movie | Night of the Eagle | Lindsay Carr | 1962-04-25 |
Movie | Crooks Anonymous | Drunk | 1962-03-31 |
Movie | Strongroom | Mr. Spencer | 1962-05-04 |
Movie | The Devil's Agent | Count Dezsepalvy | 1962-09-01 |
Movie | In the Doghouse | Muswell | 1962-05-17 |
Movie | The Boys | Gordon Percy Lonsdale | 1962-08-31 |
Movie | Very Important Person | Briggs | 1961-04-24 |
Movie | His and Hers | TV Announcer | 1961-01-01 |
Movie | Seven Keys | Mr. Barber | 1961-02-01 |
Movie | The Horsemasters | Mr. Ffolliott | 1961-10-01 |
Movie | Three on a Spree | Mitchell | 1961-06-28 |
Movie | Don't Bother to Knock | Rolsom | 1961-05-28 |
Series | A Life Of Bliss | 1960-01-21 | |
Movie | The Big Day | George Baker | 1960-07-01 |
Movie | The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Benge | 1960-09-04 |
Movie | Alive and Kicking | Bird Watcher | 1959-07-13 |
Movie | The Crowning Touch | Stacey | 1959-06-01 |
Movie | The Mouse That Roared | BBC Announcer | 1959-07-17 |
Movie | Virgin Island | The Commissioner | 1959-08-07 |
Movie | Bobbikins | Dr. Phillips | 1959-07-28 |
Movie | Please Turn Over | Maurice | 1959-12-17 |
Movie | The Safecracker | Dakers | 1958-03-05 |
Movie | The Key Man | Larry Parr | 1957-06-01 |
Movie | The One That Got Away | Army Interrogator | 1957-11-22 |
Movie | The Extra Day | Sir George | 1956-01-01 |
Movie | Keep It Clean | 1956-05-01 | |
Movie | Jumping for Joy | Max, 1st Commentator | 1956-01-01 |
Movie | Up in the World | Fletcher Hethrington | 1956-12-06 |
Movie | A Touch of the Sun | Cecil Flick | 1956-10-01 |
Movie | The Green Man | Reginald Willoughby-Cruft | 1956-12-21 |
Movie | Little Red Monkey | Harry Martin - reporter | 1955-06-03 |
Movie | John and Julie | Mr. Swayne | 1955-07-26 |
Movie | Up to His Neck | Lt. Cmdr. Sterning | 1954-01-01 |
Movie | Grand National Night | Buns Darling | 1953-04-15 |
Movie | Innocents in Paris | Customs officer | 1953-07-22 |
Movie | The Hour of 13 | MacStreet | 1952-11-21 |
Movie | Mandy | Woollard (Junior) | 1952-07-29 |
Movie | Folly to Be Wise | Professor Mutch | 1952-12-04 |
Movie | Circle of Danger | Col. Fairbairn | 1951-04-17 |
Movie | The Third Visitor | Bill Millington | 1951-01-31 |
Movie | The Long Dark Hall | Pound | 1951-02-06 |
Movie | Laughter in Paradise | Station Constable | 1951-06-01 |
Movie | Green Grow the Rushes | Roderick Fisherwick | 1951-11-06 |
Movie | The Lady with a Lamp | 1951-09-22 | |
Movie | The Man in the White Suit | Hill | 1951-08-07 |
Movie | Traveller's Joy | Tom Wright | 1950-12-25 |
Movie | Golden Arrow | Connelly | 1949-12-31 |
Movie | Helter Skelter | Chadbeater Longwick | 1949-01-07 |
Movie | Bond Street | Clerk in Travel Agency | 1948-05-12 |
Movie | The Winslow Boy | 1948-09-24 |