Terence Alexander
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1923-03-11
- Died
- 2009-05-28
- Place of birth
- Islington, London, England
- Also known as
- Terence Joseph Alexander · Terrence Alexander · Terry Alexander · Теренс Александер
Biography
Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama Bergerac.
He was born in London, the son of a doctor, and grew up in Yorkshire. Alexander was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, and Norwood College, Harrogate, and started acting in the theatre at the age of 16. During World War II he served in the British Army as a lieutenant with the 27th Lancers, and was seriously wounded by artillery fire in Italy. In 1956 he appeared on stage in Ring For Catty at the Lyric Theatre in London. He is probably best remembered as Charlie Hungerford from the detective series Bergerac, though he was also very prominent in the 1967 BBC adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. One of his early roles was in the children's series Garry Halliday. He also appeared in one episode of Please Sir in 1970 as the headteacher of a rival school.
He appeared in many other film and television roles including three appearances in different roles in The Avengers; Terry and June (1979–1980); Behind the Screen (1981–1982); the 1985 Doctor Who serial The Mark of the Rani; and The New Statesman (1987). On radio he starred as The Toff in the BBC radio adaptation of the John Creasey novels. He appeared in all but one episode of Bergerac from 1981 to 1991.
He appeared on the West End in comedies and farces and his credits included Move Over Mrs Markham (1971), Two and Two Make Sex (1973), There Goes The Bride (1974/5) and Fringe Benefits (1976).
Alexander later retired from acting in 1999 and lived in London with his second wife, the actress Jane Downs. He died on 28 May 2009.
Known For
TV Shows (49)
Doctor Who
1963
as Lord Ravensworth
The Avengers
1961
as Ponsonby / 'Piggy' Warren / Bromfield
Playhouse
1974
as Sir Arnold Latimer
Bergerac
1981
as Hungerford
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Gerard
The Persuaders!
1971
as Matthew Crane
Pebble Mill at One
1972
No Hiding Place
1959
The Pallisers
1974
as Lord George
Maigret
1960
The Champions
1968
as Douglas Trennick
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Percy Courtney / Tom Williams / Maurice Crampton
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Commander Duffield
The New Avengers
1976
as Manderson
Please Sir!
1968
as Mr. Kelp
The Forsyte Saga
1967
as Montague 'Monty' Dartie
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Detectives
1993
as Charlie Hungerford
Drama 61-67
1961
as Charlie Prince / Philip Hopwood
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Hammond
Detective
1964
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
The New Statesman
1987
as Sir Greville McDonald
Paul Temple
1969
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Jeremy
Terry and June
1979
as Malcolm Lawrence
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
as Johnny Time
Lace
1984
as Sir Douglas
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Paul Paragon
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955
as Flying Control Officer
Happy Ever After
1974
as Norman Henderson
Garry Halliday
1959
Ike
1979
as Gen. Arthur Tedder
Codename
1970
as Thorens
Menace
1970
as Gerald Foster
Time for Murder
1985
as Harry Scott-Forbes
Rosie
1977
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Charlie
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Frank / Frank Garland / Ronnie Devenish / Anthony Lissenden / Starkey
Nicholas Nickleby
1968
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
as Mr Vincent
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
1973
as Robert Fentiman
Harry's Girls
1963
The Upchat Line
1977
as Sir James Rothwell
Dawson's Weekly
1975
The Sex Game
1968
as Gerry Watkin
That Beryl Marston...!
1981
as Edith Marshall
Just Liz
1980
Movies (61)
The Day of the Jackal
1973
as Lloyd
Ike
1979
as Gen. Arthur Tedder
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Mr. Lanchester
Waterloo
1970
as Lord Uxbridge
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Rupert
Breakout
1959
as Farrow
Only When I Larf
1968
as Gee Gee Gray
Our Family Business
1981
as Neils
Number Three
1953
as Maurice Crampton
The One That Got Away
1957
as R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
The Internecine Project
1974
as Business tycoon
Danger Within
1959
as Lt. Gibbs
The Laughing Prisoner
1987
as Head of Channel 4
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Duke of Dorset
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981
as George Lomax
The Vault of Horror
1973
as Fenton Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Claudine
1974
as Teddy (uncredited)
The Long Duel
1967
as Major
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Trevor Trelawney
The Monkey's Paw
1954
as Herbert
The Fast Lady
1962
as Policeman on Motorcycle
Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
1990
as Sir Greville McDonald
The Mind Benders
1963
as Rowing Coach (uncredited)
A Tale of Five Cities
1951
as Barman
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974
as Crane (archive footage)
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Defending Counsel
Park Plaza 605
1953
as Hotel Manager
The Woman with No Name
1950
as 2nd Sapper officer
Top Secret
1952
as 2nd M.V.D.
The Runaway Bus
1953
as Pilot Peter Jones
The Square Peg
1958
as Captain Wharton
Don't Panic Chaps
1959
as Lieutenant Babbington
Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Harry
Man at the Carlton Tower
1961
as Johnny Time
On the Beat
1962
as Chief Superintendent Bert Belcher
A Room in Town
1970
as Frank
What's Good for the Goose
1969
as Frisby
The Corvini Inheritance
1984
as Hammond
The Gentle Gunman
1952
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
The Intelligence Men
1965
as Reed
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Sir Harold Alexander
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
as Peter Martin
The Price of Silence
1959
as John Braine
All the Way Up
1970
as Bob Chickman
Death Is a Number
1951
as Alan Robert
Portrait of Alison
1955
as Fenby
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
1985
as Lord Ravensworth
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Andy
All in Good Time
1964
as Elton
Frankenstein
1984
as Alphonse Frankenstein
The Spare Tyres
1967
as Dennis Colville
Who Done It?
1956
as Radio Show Official (uncredited)
She Always Gets Their Man
1962
as Bob Conley
Death Was a Passenger
1958
as Young Man
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse
1990
as Rev. Reginald Hobhouse
The Boy Who Never Was
1980
as Major
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
1996
Comin' Thro the Rye
1947
as Robert Burns
The Eternal Question
1954
as Ranald's Assistant
The Gentle Terror
1961
as David
The Five Ports
1957
as Self - Commentator
About Terence Alexander
Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama Bergerac. He was born in London, the son of a doctor, and grew up in Yorkshire. Alexander was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, and Norwood College, Harrogate, and started acting in the theatre at the age of 16. During World War II he served in the British Army as a lieutenant with the 27th Lancers, and was seriously wounded by artillery fire in Italy. In 1956 he app… With 110 credits spanning from 1947 to 1996, Terence Alexander has appeared in 61 films and 49 TV shows.
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- The Day of the Jackal (1973) — as Lloyd
- Ike (1979) — as Gen. Arthur Tedder
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1959) — as Mr. Lanchester
- Waterloo (1970) — as Lord Uxbridge
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) — as Rupert
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