Colin Gordon
Acting
Born 1911-04-27
Died 1972-10-04
Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
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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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Acting
54 credits
Doctor Who
UFO
The Prisoner
Mark Saber
Casino Royale
The Pink Panther
Department S
Man of the World
Steptoe and Son
The Baron
The Misfit
The World of Wooster
The Running Man
The Mouse That Roared
Counterstrike
The Horsemasters
The Man in the White Suit
The One That Got Away
Night of the Eagle
Mandy
Crooks Anonymous
Carry On Constable
Helter Skelter
Laughter in Paradise
The Hour of 13
Circle of Danger
Bobbikins
The Winslow Boy
Subterfuge
The Liquidator
The Green Man
Strongroom
Please Turn Over
The Family Way
Heavens Above!
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
The Safecracker
His and Hers
Virgin Island
The Trygon Factor
The Psychopath
The Doctor's Dilemma
Bond Street
The Long Dark Hall
A Touch of the Sun
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
The Devil's Agent
Seven Keys
Very Important Person
The Boys
Traveller's Joy
John and Julie
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6 credits
Hancock's Half Hour
Hine
A Life Of Bliss
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
Oh, Brother!
The Lady with a Lamp
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