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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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Filmography (Movies)
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Character:Albert Thompson
Release Date:06/09/1971
The Body Beneath
Character:Graham Ford
Release Date:29/09/1970
Subterfuge
Character:Kitteridge
Release Date:12/12/1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Character:Mr. Hartford
Release Date:12/07/1968
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Character:Commandant
Release Date:13/05/1967
Casino Royale
Character:Casino Director
Release Date:18/04/1967
The Family Way
Character:Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
Release Date:18/12/1966
The Trygon Factor
Character:Dice
Release Date:16/12/1966
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Character:Noakes
Release Date:11/03/1966
The Psychopath
Character:Dr. Glyn
Release Date:04/02/1966
The Liquidator
Character:Vicar
Release Date:01/11/1965
The Pink Panther
Character:Tucker
Release Date:18/12/1963
The Running Man
Character:Solicitor
Release Date:01/10/1963
Heavens Above!
Character:Prime Minister
Release Date:20/05/1963
Bitter Harvest
Character:Charles
Release Date:08/03/1963
The Devil's Agent
Character:Count Dezsepalvy
Release Date:01/09/1962
The Boys
Character:Gordon Percy Lonsdale
Release Date:31/08/1962
In the Doghouse
Character:Dean Muswell
Release Date:17/05/1962
Strongroom
Character:Mr. Spencer
Release Date:04/05/1962
Night of the Eagle
Character:Lindsay Carr
Release Date:25/04/1962
Crooks Anonymous
Character:Drunk
Release Date:31/03/1962
The Horsemasters
Character:Mr. Ffolliott
Release Date:01/10/1961
Three on a Spree
Character:Mitchell
Release Date:28/06/1961
Don't Bother to Knock
Character:Rolsom
Release Date:28/05/1961
Very Important Person
Character:Briggs
Release Date:24/04/1961
Seven Keys
Character:Mr. Barber
Release Date:01/02/1961
His and Hers
Character:TV Announcer
Release Date:01/01/1961
House of Mystery
Character:Burdon
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Character:Benge
Release Date:04/09/1960
The Big Day
Character:George Baker
Release Date:01/07/1960
Carry On Constable
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1960
Please Turn Over
Character:Maurice
Release Date:17/12/1959
Virgin Island
Character:The Commissioner
Release Date:07/08/1959
Bobbikins
Character:Dr. Phillips
Release Date:28/07/1959
The Mouse That Roared
Character:BBC Announcer
Release Date:17/07/1959
Alive and Kicking
Character:Bird Watcher
Release Date:13/07/1959
The Crowning Touch
Character:Stacey
Release Date:01/06/1959
The Safecracker
Character:Dakers
Release Date:05/03/1958
The One That Got Away
Character:Army Interrogator
Release Date:22/11/1957
The Key Man
Character:Larry Parr
Release Date:01/06/1957
The Green Man
Character:Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
Release Date:21/12/1956
Up in the World
Character:Fletcher Hethrington
Release Date:06/12/1956
A Touch of the Sun
Character:Cecil Flick
Release Date:01/10/1956
Keep It Clean
Character:
Release Date:01/05/1956
The Extra Day
Character:Sir George
Release Date:01/01/1956
Jumping for Joy
Character:Max, 1st Commentator
Release Date:01/01/1956
John and Julie
Character:Mr. Swayne
Release Date:26/07/1955
Little Red Monkey
Character:Harry Martin - reporter
Release Date:03/06/1955
Up to His Neck
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
Release Date:01/01/1954
Innocents in Paris
Character:Customs officer
Release Date:22/07/1953
Grand National Night
Character:Buns Darling
Release Date:15/04/1953
Folly to Be Wise
Character:Professor Mutch
Release Date:04/12/1952
The Hour of 13
Character:MacStreet
Release Date:21/11/1952
Mandy
Character:Woollard (Junior)
Release Date:29/07/1952
Green Grow the Rushes
Character:Roderick Fisherwick
Release Date:06/11/1951
The Lady with a Lamp
Character:
Release Date:22/09/1951
The Man in the White Suit
Character:Hill
Release Date:07/08/1951
Laughter in Paradise
Character:Station Constable
Release Date:01/06/1951
Circle of Danger
Character:Col. Fairbairn
Release Date:17/04/1951
The Long Dark Hall
Character:Pound
Release Date:06/02/1951
The Third Visitor
Character:Bill Millington
Release Date:31/01/1951
Traveller's Joy
Character:Tom Wright
Release Date:25/12/1950
Golden Arrow
Character:Connelly
Release Date:31/12/1949
Helter Skelter
Character:Chadbeater Longwick
Release Date:07/08/1949
The Winslow Boy
Character:Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1948
Bond Street
Character:Clerk in Travel Agency
Release Date:12/05/1948
Television Appearances
Hine
Character:
UFO
Character:Albert Thompson
The Misfit
Character:Lester
Department S
Character:Doctor Stickney
Counterstrike
Character:
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
Character:
Oh, Brother!
Character:
The Prisoner
Character:Number Two
The Baron
Character:John Alexander Templeton-Green
The World of Wooster
Character:The Rt. Hon. AB Filmer
Doctor Who
Character:Commandant
Man of the World
Character:Langford
A Life Of Bliss
Character:
Hancock's Half Hour
Character:
Mark Saber
Character:Theo Bayliss
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