Name
Colin Gordon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1911-04-27
Deathday
1972-10-04 (61 years old)
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).
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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- 1963 The Pink Panther as Tucker
- 1967 Casino Royale as Casino Director
- 1951 The Man in the White Suit as Hill
- 1966 The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery as Noakes
- 1955 Little Red Monkey as Harry Martin - reporter
- 1962 Night of the Eagle as Lindsay Carr
- 1957 The One That Got Away as Army Interrogator
- 1959 Please Turn Over as Maurice
- 1966 The Psychopath as Dr. Glyn
- 1962 Strongroom as Mr. Spencer
- 1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Benge
- 1953 Grand National Night as Buns Darling
- 1968 Subterfuge as Kitteridge
- 1951 Green Grow the Rushes as Roderick Fisherwick
- 1956 The Extra Day as Sir George
- 1956 Keep It Clean
- 1955 John and Julie as Mr. Swayne
- 1959 Alive and Kicking as Bird Watcher
- 1948 Bond Street as Clerk in Travel Agency
- 1950 Traveller's Joy as Tom Wright
- 1968 Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as Mr. Hartford
- 1952 The Hour of 13 as MacStreet
- 1961 His and Hers as TV Announcer
- 1971 UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! as Albert Thompson
- 1961 Seven Keys as Mr. Barber
- 1962 The Devil's Agent as Count Dezsepalvy
- 1951 The Third Visitor as Bill Millington
- 1970 The Body Beneath as Graham Ford
- 1957 The Key Man as Larry Parr
- 1959 Virgin Island as The Commissioner
- 1959 Bobbikins as Dr. Phillips
- 1962 The Boys as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
- 1961 Don't Bother to Knock as Rolsom
- 1961 Three on a Spree as Mitchell
- 1953 Innocents in Paris as Customs officer
- 1948 The Winslow Boy as Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
- 1963 Heavens Above! as Prime Minister
- 1956 The Green Man as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
- 1962 In the Doghouse as Dean Muswell
- 1954 Up to His Neck as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
- 1966 The Family Way as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
- 1961 The Horsemasters as Mr. Ffolliott
- 1951 Laughter in Paradise as Station Constable
- 1956 Up in the World as Fletcher Hethrington
- 1963 Bitter Harvest as Charles
- 1952 Mandy as Woollard (Junior)
- 1959 The Mouse That Roared as BBC Announcer
- 1951 Circle of Danger as Col. Fairbairn
- 1951 The Long Dark Hall as Pound
- 1959 The Crowning Touch as Stacey
- 1952 Folly to Be Wise as Professor Mutch
- 1961 Very Important Person as Briggs
- 1962 Crooks Anonymous as Drunk
- 1951 The Lady with a Lamp
- 1949 Helter Skelter as Chadbeater Longwick
- 1956 Jumping for Joy as Max, 1st Commentator
- 1949 Golden Arrow as Connelly
- 1967 Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones as Commandant
- 1958 The Safecracker as Dakers
- 1956 A Touch of the Sun as Cecil Flick
- 1963 The Running Man as Solicitor
- 1965 The Liquidator as Vicar
- 1966 The Trygon Factor as Dice
- 1960 The Big Day as George Baker
- 1961 House of Mystery as Burdon
- 1960 Carry On Constable as (uncredited)
- 1959 The Doctor's Dilemma as Newspaper Man
- 1948 It's Hard to be Good as Neighbour with Baby (uncredited)
- 1953 The Heart of the Matter as Colonial Secretary (uncredited)
- 1967 The Prisoner ( 2 episodes ) as Number Two
- 1969 The Complete and Utter History of Britain ( 6 episodes )
- 1969 Department S ( 1 episode ) as Doctor Stickney
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 3 episodes ) as Commandant
- 1970 UFO ( 1 episode ) as Albert Thompson
- 1966 The Baron ( 30 episodes ) as John Alexander Templeton-Green
- 1968 Oh, Brother! ( 19 episodes )
- 1960 A Life Of Bliss ( 20 episodes )
- 1956 Hancock's Half Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1971 Hine ( 13 episodes )
- 1970 The Misfit ( 1 episode ) as Lester
- 1965 The World of Wooster ( 1 episode ) as The Rt. Hon. AB Filmer
- 1962 Man of the World ( 1 episode ) as Langford
- 1954 Mark Saber ( 1 episode ) as Theo Bayliss
- 1962 Steptoe and Son ( 1 episode ) as The Doctor
- 1962 Steptoe and Son ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Greenwood
- 1969 Counterstrike ( 1 episode ) as Bentley
