Colin Gordon
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1971 · UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra! as Albert Thompson
- 1971 · Hine as
- 1970 · The Body Beneath as Graham Ford
- 1970 · UFO as Albert Thompson
- 1969 · Department S as Doctor Stickney
- 1969 · Counterstrike as
- 1969 · The Complete and Utter History of Britain as
- 1968 · Subterfuge as Kitteridge
- 1968 · Oh, Brother! as
- 1968 · Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as Mr. Hartford
- 1967 · The Prisoner as Number Two
- 1967 · Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones as Commandant
- 1967 · Casino Royale as Casino Director
- 1966 · The Family Way as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
- 1966 · The Trygon Factor as Dice
- 1966 · The Baron as John Alexander Templeton-Green
- 1966 · The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery as Noakes
- 1966 · The Psychopath as Dr. Glyn
- 1965 · The Liquidator as Vicar
- 1963 · The Pink Panther as Tucker
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Commandant
- 1963 · The Running Man as Solicitor
- 1963 · Heavens Above! as Prime Minister
- 1963 · Bitter Harvest as Charles
- 1962 · The Devil's Agent as Count Dezsepalvy
- 1962 · The Boys as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
- 1962 · In the Doghouse as Muswell
- 1962 · Strongroom as Mr. Spencer
- 1962 · Night of the Eagle as Lindsay Carr
- 1962 · Crooks Anonymous as Drunk
- 1961 · The Horsemasters as Mr. Ffolliott
- 1961 · Three on a Spree as Mitchell
- 1961 · Don't Bother to Knock as Rolsom
- 1961 · Very Important Person as Briggs
- 1961 · Seven Keys as Mr. Barber
- 1961 · His and Hers as TV Announcer
- 1960 · The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Benge
- 1960 · The Big Day as George Baker
- 1960 · A Life Of Bliss as
- 1959 · Please Turn Over as Maurice
- 1959 · Virgin Island as The Commissioner
- 1959 · Bobbikins as Dr. Phillips
- 1959 · The Mouse That Roared as BBC Announcer
- 1959 · Alive and Kicking as Bird Watcher
- 1959 · The Crowning Touch as Stacey
- 1958 · The Safecracker as Dakers
- 1957 · The One That Got Away as Army Interrogator
- 1957 · The Key Man as Larry Parr
- 1956 · The Green Man as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
- 1956 · Up in the World as Fletcher Hethrington
- 1956 · A Touch of the Sun as Cecil Flick
- 1956 · Hancock's Half Hour as
- 1956 · Keep It Clean as
- 1956 · Jumping for Joy as Max, 1st Commentator
- 1956 · The Extra Day as Sir George
- 1955 · John and Julie as Mr. Swayne
- 1955 · Little Red Monkey as Harry Martin - reporter
- 1954 · Up to His Neck as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
- 1953 · Innocents in Paris as Customs officer
- 1953 · Grand National Night as Buns Darling
- 1952 · Folly to Be Wise as Professor Mutch
- 1952 · The Hour of 13 as MacStreet
- 1952 · Mandy as Woollard (Junior)
- 1951 · Green Grow the Rushes as Roderick Fisherwick
- 1951 · The Lady with a Lamp as
- 1951 · The Man in the White Suit as Hill
- 1951 · Laughter in Paradise as Station Constable
- 1951 · Circle of Danger as Col. Fairbairn
- 1951 · The Long Dark Hall as Pound
- 1951 · The Third Visitor as Bill Millington
- 1950 · Traveller's Joy as Tom Wright
- 1949 · Golden Arrow as Connelly
- 1949 · Helter Skelter as Chadbeater Longwick
- 1948 · The Winslow Boy as
- 1948 · Bond Street as Clerk in Travel Agency