Colin Gordon
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1911-04-27
- Died
- 1972-10-04
- Place of birth
- Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Doctor Who
1963
as Commandant
The Prisoner
1967
as Number Two
UFO
1970
as Albert Thompson
Department S
1969
as Doctor Stickney
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Mark Saber
1954
as Theo Bayliss
Man of the World
1962
as Langford
The World of Wooster
1965
as The Rt. Hon. AB Filmer
The Baron
1966
as John Alexander Templeton-Green
The Misfit
1970
as Lester
Oh, Brother!
1968
Counterstrike
1969
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
1969
Hine
1971
A Life Of Bliss
1960
Movies (67)
Casino Royale
1967
as Casino Director
The Pink Panther
1963
as Tucker
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as Hill
The Mouse That Roared
1959
as BBC Announcer
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Drunk
The Devil's Agent
1962
as Count Dezsepalvy
Carry On Constable
1960
as (uncredited)
The Running Man
1963
as Solicitor
The Family Way
1966
as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Station Constable
Mandy
1952
as Woollard (Junior)
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966
as Noakes
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Newspaper Man
Subterfuge
1968
as Kitteridge
The Liquidator
1965
as Vicar
His and Hers
1961
as TV Announcer
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Benge
The Boys
1962
as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
The Green Man
1956
as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
The Psychopath
1966
as Dr. Glyn
Helter Skelter
1949
as Chadbeater Longwick
The One That Got Away
1957
as Army Interrogator
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as Mr. Hartford
Alive and Kicking
1959
as Bird Watcher
Virgin Island
1959
as The Commissioner
The Long Dark Hall
1951
as Pound
Green Grow the Rushes
1951
as Roderick Fisherwick
The Winslow Boy
1948
as Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
as Rolsom
Innocents in Paris
1953
as Customs officer
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Charles
Folly to Be Wise
1952
as Professor Mutch
Grand National Night
1953
as Buns Darling
The Trygon Factor
1966
as Dice
Traveller's Joy
1950
as Tom Wright
Circle of Danger
1951
as Col. Fairbairn
Please Turn Over
1959
as Maurice
Night of the Eagle
1962
as Lindsay Carr
The Lady with a Lamp
1951
Heavens Above!
1963
as Prime Minister
In the Doghouse
1962
as Dean Muswell
The Big Day
1960
as George Baker
The Horsemasters
1961
as Mr. Ffolliott
Strongroom
1962
as Mr. Spencer
The Safecracker
1958
as Dakers
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
as Commandant
Up in the World
1956
as Fletcher Hethrington
Very Important Person
1961
as Briggs
Seven Keys
1961
as Mr. Barber
John and Julie
1955
as Mr. Swayne
House of Mystery
1961
as Burdon
Little Red Monkey
1955
as Harry Martin - reporter
Jumping for Joy
1956
as Max, 1st Commentator
The Hour of 13
1952
as MacStreet
Bond Street
1948
as Clerk in Travel Agency
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971
as Albert Thompson
The Body Beneath
1970
as Graham Ford
Three on a Spree
1961
as Mitchell
Golden Arrow
1949
as Connelly
The Extra Day
1956
as Sir George
The Key Man
1957
as Larry Parr
Bobbikins
1959
as Dr. Phillips
A Touch of the Sun
1956
as Cecil Flick
The Third Visitor
1951
as Bill Millington
The Crowning Touch
1959
as Stacey
Keep It Clean
1956
Up to His Neck
1954
as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
About 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 Claren… With 82 credits spanning from 1948 to 1971, Colin Gordon has appeared in 67 films and 15 TV shows.
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- Casino Royale (1967) — as Casino Director
- The Pink Panther (1963) — as Tucker
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) — as Hill
- The Mouse That Roared (1959) — as BBC Announcer
- Crooks Anonymous (1962) — as Drunk
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