Colin Gordon
69 movies · 16 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 27, 1911
- Died
- Oct 4, 1972 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Biography
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Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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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.
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Colin Gordon: movies and TV shows
Acting (85)
- 1971 UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
as Albert Thompson
- 1971
- 1970 The Body Beneath
as Graham Ford
- 1970
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968 Subterfuge
as Kitteridge
- 1968
- 1968 Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Mr. Hartford
- 1967
- 1967 Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
as Commandant
- 1967 Casino Royale
as Casino Director
- 1966 The Family Way
as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
- 1966 The Trygon Factor
as Dice
- 1966
- 1966 The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
as Noakes
- 1966 The Psychopath
as Dr. Glyn
- 1965 The Liquidator
as Vicar
- 1965
- 1963 The Pink Panther
as Tucker
- 1963
- 1963 The Running Man
as Solicitor
- 1963 Heavens Above!
as Prime Minister
- 1963 Bitter Harvest
as Charles
- 1962
- 1962 The Devil's Agent
as Count Dezsepalvy
- 1962 The Boys
as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
- 1962 In the Doghouse
as Dean Muswell
- 1962 Strongroom
as Mr. Spencer
- 1962 Night of the Eagle
as Lindsay Carr
- 1962 Crooks Anonymous
as Drunk
- 1962
- 1961 The Horsemasters
as Mr. Ffolliott
- 1961 Three on a Spree
as Mitchell
- 1961 Don't Bother to Knock
as Rolsom
- 1961 Very Important Person
as Briggs
- 1961 House of Mystery
as Burdon
- 1961 Seven Keys
as Mr. Barber
- 1961 His and Hers
as TV Announcer
- 1960
- 1960 The Big Day
as George Baker
- 1960 Carry On Constable
as (uncredited)
- 1960
- 1959 Please Turn Over
as Maurice
- 1959 Virgin Island
as The Commissioner
- 1959 Bobbikins
as Dr. Phillips
- 1959 The Mouse That Roared
as BBC Announcer
- 1959 Alive and Kicking
as Bird Watcher
- 1959 The Crowning Touch
as Stacey
- 1959 The Doctor's Dilemma
as Newspaper Man
- 1958 The Safecracker
as Dakers
- 1957 The One That Got Away
as Army Interrogator
- 1957 The Key Man
as Larry Parr
- 1956 The Green Man
as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
- 1956 Up in the World
as Fletcher Hethrington
- 1956 A Touch of the Sun
as Cecil Flick
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The Extra Day
as Sir George
- 1956 Jumping for Joy
as Max, 1st Commentator
- 1955 John and Julie
as Mr. Swayne
- 1955 Little Red Monkey
as Harry Martin - reporter
- 1954
- 1954 Up to His Neck
as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
- 1953 The Heart of the Matter
as Colonial Secretary (uncredited)
- 1953 Innocents in Paris
as Customs officer
- 1953 Grand National Night
as Buns Darling
- 1952 Folly to Be Wise
as Professor Mutch
- 1952 The Hour of 13
as MacStreet
- 1952 Mandy
as Woollard (Junior)
- 1951 Green Grow the Rushes
as Roderick Fisherwick
- 1951
- 1951 The Man in the White Suit
as Hill
- 1951 Laughter in Paradise
as Station Constable
- 1951 Circle of Danger
as Col. Fairbairn
- 1951 The Long Dark Hall
as Pound
- 1951 The Third Visitor
as Bill Millington
- 1950 Traveller's Joy
as Tom Wright
- 1949 Golden Arrow
as Connelly
- 1949 Helter Skelter
as Chadbeater Longwick
- 1948 It's Hard to be Good
as Neighbour with Baby (uncredited)
- 1948 The Winslow Boy
as Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
- 1948 Bond Street
as Clerk in Travel Agency