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