Gordon Salkilld
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1927-05-09
- Died
- 2003-05-17
- Place of birth
- St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Biography
Gordon Salkilld was an English supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors. He also gained fame in Red Dwarf: series 2, episode 2 as Gordon—the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly—a part specially written for him by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series Wrinkles, and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC children's series The Doombolt Chase.
He also made appearances in Thriller; episode 'The Double Kill' (1975), A Touch of Frost, A Very Peculiar Practice, Jeeves and Wooster, Shelley, Ever Decreasing Circles, Juliet Bravo, Never the Twain and Only Fools and Horses.
Salkilld was active on the stage. He directed and starred in a production of Tom Stoppard's After Magritte at the Prince of Wales, Wimbledon in 1974.
He appeared on the stage in a production of Puss in Boots at Tunbridge Wells in 1974; a reviewer wrote that Salkilld "was an amusing Dame".
Known For
TV Shows (17)
EastEnders
1985
as Driver
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Commissionaire
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Patient
Red Dwarf
1988
as Gordon
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
as Station Master
Never the Twain
1981
as Desk Clerk
Poldark
1975
as Ezekiel
Terry and June
1979
as Lorry Driver
Survivors
1975
as Jack
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986
as Salop
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as 2nd Journalist
Happy Ever After
1974
Fame Is the Spur
1982
as Chairman
The Franchise Affair
1988
as Bus Inspector
Five Children and It
1991
as Police Inspector
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984
as Second Customs Official
Movies (8)
About Gordon Salkilld
Gordon Salkilld was an English supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors. He also gained fame in Red Dwarf: series 2, episode 2 as Gordon—the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly—a part specially written for him by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series Wrinkles, and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC children's series The Doombolt Chase. He also made appearances in… With 25 credits spanning from 1974 to 1993, Gordon Salkilld has appeared in 8 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gordon Salkilld Movies
- Under Suspicion (1991) — as Prison Governor
- Ties (1982) — as Father
- Close My Eyes (1991) — as Hotel Porter
- The Playbirds (1978) — as Police Photographer
- Cause Célèbre (1987) — as Foreman of the Jury
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