Colin Gordon
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: April 27, 1911
Place of Birth: Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Known For
Filmography
as Albert Thompson
as Graham Ford
as Albert Thompson
as Lester
as Doctor Stickney
as Kitteridge
as Mr. Hartford
as Number Two
as Commandant
as Casino Director
as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
as Dice
as John Alexander Templeton-Green
as Dr. Glyn
as Vicar
as Tucker
as Commandant
as Solicitor
as Prime Minister
as Charles
as Langford
as Count Dezsepalvy
as Gordon Percy Lonsdale
as Dean Muswell
as Mr. Spencer
as Lindsay Carr
as Drunk
as Mr. Ffolliott
as Mitchell
as Rolsom
as Briggs
as Mr. Barber
as Burdon
as TV Announcer
as George Baker
as (uncredited)
as Maurice
as The Commissioner
as Dr. Phillips
as BBC Announcer
as Bird Watcher
as Dakers
as Army Interrogator
as Larry Parr
as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
as Fletcher Hethrington
as Cecil Flick
as Sir George
as Max, 1st Commentator
as Mr. Swayne
as Harry Martin - reporter
as Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
as Customs officer
as Buns Darling
as Professor Mutch
as MacStreet
as Woollard (Junior)
as Roderick Fisherwick
as Hill
as Station Constable
as Col. Fairbairn
as Pound
as Bill Millington
as Tom Wright
as Connelly
as Chadbeater Longwick
as Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
as Clerk in Travel Agency