Charles Pemberton
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1939-09-19
- Died
- 2007-05-13
- Place of birth
- Leyland, Lancashire, U.K.
Biography
Character actor Charles Pemberton had a long career in television but found theatrical fame with his one man entertainment, WS Gilbert - A Disagreeable Man? which he toured throughout the UK and Europe.
The two hour show, from a script by Brian Jones, traced the life of the 19th century popular composer and martinet.
Pemberton was born on September 19, 1939 in Leyland, Lancashire. He trained for the stage at the Rose Bruford Drama School and graduated with distinction in 1963. He joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company where he remained for two years before appearing in repertory at the Library Theatre, Manchester, Harrogate and Derby.
He made his television debut in 1964 as a detective sergeant in the soap Crossroads and went on to play a succession of policemen, military types and officials in countless dramas and sitcoms such as Callan, The Professionals, Minder, Juliet Bravo and Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective. He was in two storylines of Doctor Who, The Tomb of the Cybermen and The War Games and he played Johnny Mann in Coronation Street (1973).
He also had cameos in the award-winning drama The Naked Civil Servant (1975), John Le Carre's A Perfect Spy (1987), Great Expectations (1989) (as Mr Philbean 1989), Victoria Wood's Pat & Margaret (1994) and Foyle's War (2004).
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Stooge / Harry Clarke
Minder
1979
as Policeman
Foyle's War
2002
as Policeman
The Professionals
1977
as Big Man / Styles
Screen Two
1985
as Pub Man
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Reg Wilkey
Bread
1986
as DHSS Claimant
Return of the Saint
1978
as Security Man
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Bradshaw
Terry and June
1979
as Man with dog
Centre Play
1973
as Sergeant
The Paradise Club
1989
as Charlie O'Neill
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Policeman
Shoestring
1979
as Court Officer
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994
as Roger
Sapphire & Steel
1979
as Policeman
Danger UXB
1979
as Police Sergeant
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985
as Sergeant Rose
Romany Jones
1972
as Ron Bailey
Big Deal
1984
as Fireman
Dickens of London
1976
as Uncle William Dickens
Gone to Seed
1992
as Don
Virtual Murder
1992
as PC
The Box of Delights
1984
as Chief Constable
Not in Front of the Children
1967
as Ron
Shillingbury Tales
1981
as Sgt Phillips
Charters and Caldicott
1985
as Court Sergeant
No Strings
1989
as Publican
My Honourable Mrs
1975
as The 2nd Workman
Movies (27)
The Four Feathers
2002
as Impressario
Brannigan
1975
as Arthur (uncredited)
Norbert Smith: A Life
1989
as Policeman
The Naked Civil Servant
1975
as Court PC
Porridge
1979
as Miller
A Murder of Quality
1991
as Sgt. Ted Mundy
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976
as Sergeant Jeeves
Black Joy
1977
as White Official
Eskimo Nell
1975
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Chauffeur
1976
as Chauffeur
Let's Get Laid
1978
as PC Baxter
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024
as Alien Technician (archive footage)
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Sergeant Jeeves (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Det. Const. Evans
Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
1981
as Dad
A Pin for the Butterfly
1995
as Černík
Unfair Exchanges
1985
as Pub Man
Pat and Margaret
1994
as Porter
Doctor Who: The War Games
1969
as Alien Technician
Playing Away
1987
as Constable
On Giant's Shoulders
1979
as Employment clerk
Wayne and Albert
1983
as Barman
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967
as Cyberman
The Black Panther
1977
The Russian Soldier
1986
as Plainclothes Policeman
King of Fridges
2004
as 2nd Stereo Customer
England, Summer, Sunday
1976
as Sergeant
About Charles Pemberton
Character actor Charles Pemberton had a long career in television but found theatrical fame with his one man entertainment, WS Gilbert - A Disagreeable Man? which he toured throughout the UK and Europe. The two hour show, from a script by Brian Jones, traced the life of the 19th century popular composer and martinet. Pemberton was born on September 19, 1939 in Leyland, Lancashire. He trained for the stage at the Rose Bruford Drama School and graduated with distinction in 1963. He joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company where he remained for… With 56 credits spanning from 1967 to 2024, Charles Pemberton has appeared in 27 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Pemberton Movies
- The Four Feathers (2002) — as Impressario
- Brannigan (1975) — as Arthur (uncredited)
- Norbert Smith: A Life (1989) — as Policeman
- The Naked Civil Servant (1975) — as Court PC
- Porridge (1979) — as Miller
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