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Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Acting

Born: April 27, 1911Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

​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
Filmography
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!

Albert Thompson

1971
The Body Beneath

The Body Beneath

Graham Ford

1970
Subterfuge

Subterfuge

Kitteridge

1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Mr. Hartford

1968
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Commandant

1967
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

Casino Director

1967
The Family Way

The Family Way

Mr Hutton, Travel Agent

1966
The Trygon Factor

The Trygon Factor

Dice

1966
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

Noakes

1966
The Psychopath

The Psychopath

Dr. Glyn

1966
The Liquidator

The Liquidator

Vicar

1965
The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

Tucker

1963
The Running Man

The Running Man

Solicitor

1963
Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

Prime Minister

1963
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

Charles

1963
The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent

Count Dezsepalvy

1962
The Boys

The Boys

Gordon Percy Lonsdale

1962
In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse

Dean Muswell

1962
Strongroom

Strongroom

Mr. Spencer

1962
Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

Lindsay Carr

1962
Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

Drunk

1962
The Horsemasters

The Horsemasters

Mr. Ffolliott

1961
Three on a Spree

Three on a Spree

Mitchell

1961
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Rolsom

1961
Very Important Person

Very Important Person

Briggs

1961
House of Mystery

House of Mystery

Burdon

1961
Seven Keys

Seven Keys

Mr. Barber

1961
His and Hers

His and Hers

TV Announcer

1961
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

Benge

1960
The Big Day

The Big Day

George Baker

1960
Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

(uncredited)

1960
Please Turn Over

Please Turn Over

Maurice

1959
Virgin Island

Virgin Island

The Commissioner

1959
Bobbikins

Bobbikins

Dr. Phillips

1959
The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared

BBC Announcer

1959
Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

Bird Watcher

1959

The Crowning Touch

Stacey

1959
The Doctor's Dilemma

The Doctor's Dilemma

Newspaper Man

1959
The Safecracker

The Safecracker

Dakers

1958
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

Army Interrogator

1957
The Key Man

The Key Man

Larry Parr

1957
The Green Man

The Green Man

Reginald Willoughby-Cruft

1956
Up in the World

Up in the World

Fletcher Hethrington

1956
A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

Cecil Flick

1956
Keep It Clean

Keep It Clean

1956
Jumping for Joy

Jumping for Joy

Max, 1st Commentator

1956
The Extra Day

The Extra Day

Sir George

1956
John and Julie

John and Julie

Mr. Swayne

1955
Little Red Monkey

Little Red Monkey

Harry Martin - reporter

1955
Up to His Neck

Up to His Neck

Lt. Cmdr. Sterning

1954
Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris

Customs officer

1953
Grand National Night

Grand National Night

Buns Darling

1953
Folly to Be Wise

Folly to Be Wise

Professor Mutch

1952
The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

MacStreet

1952
Mandy

Mandy

Woollard (Junior)

1952
Green Grow the Rushes

Green Grow the Rushes

Roderick Fisherwick

1951
The Lady with a Lamp

The Lady with a Lamp

1951
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

Hill

1951
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

Station Constable

1951
Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger

Col. Fairbairn

1951
The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

Pound

1951
The Third Visitor

The Third Visitor

Bill Millington

1951
Traveller's Joy

Traveller's Joy

Tom Wright

1950
Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow

Connelly

1949
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

Chadbeater Longwick

1949
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)

1948
Bond Street

Bond Street

Clerk in Travel Agency

1948