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Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Known for: Acting

Born 16/10/1921
Died 1995-03-21
Place of birth Ullapool, Scotland, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career. He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes Lodgers". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion His first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice. He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urquhart (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Vic

1970

The World of Hammer Series ★ 6,8

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

1994

The Avengers Series ★ 7,8

The Avengers

Maxwell

1961

The Saint Series ★ 7,4

The Saint

Brian Quell

1962

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Peter McVurrich

1985

The Professionals Series ★ 7,6

The Professionals

Thomas Darby

1977

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Emrys

1974

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Duncan Doubleday

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Robert MacLaine

1967

No Hiding Place Series ★ 4,8

No Hiding Place

1959

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Series ★ 7,0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Julian Gort

1969

The Champions Series ★ 6,5

The Champions

Hemmings

1968

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

Minister

1986

Dr. Finlay's Casebook Series ★ 6,7

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Yes Minister Series ★ 8,3

Yes Minister

1980

Centre Play Series ★ 7,0

Centre Play

Morris

1973

Doomwatch Series ★ 6,4

Doomwatch

Jim Ainslie

1970

Man in a Suitcase Series ★ 7,2

Man in a Suitcase

1967

Callan Series ★ 7,0

Callan

1967

Mystery and Imagination Series ★ 5,8

Mystery and Imagination

Mr McLeod

1966

Hammer House of Horror Series ★ 7,1

Hammer House of Horror

Harry

1980

Department S Series ★ 5,5

Department S

Anthony James Harvey / Andrew Heywood

1969

Series ★ 7,5

International Detective

1959

Series ★ 5,0

The Sunday Drama

Peter Hurley

1977

Series ★ 5,0

The Sunday Drama

Lionel

1977

Suspense Series ★ 6,7

Suspense

Sam Blair

1962

The Dogs of War Film ★ 5,8

The Dogs of War

Capt. Lockhart

1980

Country Matters Series ★ 4,6

Country Matters

Barty Bartholomew

1972

The Curse of Frankenstein Film ★ 6,8

The Curse of Frankenstein

Paul Krempe

1957

55 Days at Peking Film ★ 6,9

55 Days at Peking

Capt. Hanley

1963

Happy Ever After Series ★ 6,8

Happy Ever After

Sir Andrew McPherson

1974

The Frighteners Series ★ 8,5

The Frighteners

Rutherford

1972

Series

Late Night Theatre

Tommy Hope

1972

Series

Late Night Theatre

James

1972

Series

Menace

Frank Smith

1970

Dunkirk Film ★ 6,8

Dunkirk

Mike

1958

Number 10 Series ★ 7,0

Number 10

Alexander Grant

1983

Bleak House Series ★ 6,4

Bleak House

Laurence Boythorn

1985

Gator Film ★ 5,2

Gator

3rd Agent

1976

Knights of the Round Table Film ★ 6,0

Knights of the Round Table

Gawaine

1953

Series ★ 8,0

Jango

Jango Smith

1961

Series ★ 6,5

The Old Men at the Zoo

Sir Robert Falcon

1983

The Vital Spark Series ★ 6,5

The Vital Spark

Dougie

1965

Brotherly Love Film ★ 6,5

Brotherly Love

Auctioneer

1970

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Series ★ 8,0

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1978

Pathfinders Series ★ 7,0

Pathfinders

1972

Murder at the Gallop Film ★ 7,1

Murder at the Gallop

George Crossfield

1963

The Looking Glass War Film ★ 5,6

The Looking Glass War

Johnson

1970

Film ★ 1,0

Fox

Jerry

1980

Series

The Inheritors

Lord James Gethin

1974

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Film ★ 6,4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Paul Krempe (archive footage)

1987

Series

The Aweful Mr Goodall

Jack Goodall

1974

The Dark Avenger Film ★ 6,4

The Dark Avenger

Sir Philip

1955

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Anthony Coldstream

1956

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Capes

1956

A Tale of Two Cities Film ★ 6,1

A Tale of Two Cities

Attorney General

1980

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang Film ★ 6,9

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

Headmaster

1982

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst Film ★ 7,3

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Flight Lieutenant Fearnley

1957

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil Film ★ 4,9

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Albrecht Hoffman

1985

Puccini Film ★ 4,3

Puccini

Doria's Father

1984

The Bulldog Breed Film ★ 6,1

The Bulldog Breed

Commander Clayton

1960

The Reporters Film ★ 9,0

The Reporters

Vic

1972

Series

Helen: A Woman of Today

1973

Happy Ever After Film ★ 5,5

Happy Ever After

Dr. Michael Flynn

1954

Children of the Full Moon Film ★ 7,5

Children of the Full Moon

Harry

1980

Series

Quest of Eagles

1979

Foxhole in Cairo Film ★ 6,6

Foxhole in Cairo

Major Wilson

1960

Testimony Film ★ 5,6

Testimony

Journalist

1988

An Enemy of the People Film ★ 7,0

An Enemy of the People

Tom Stockman

1980

Restless Natives Film ★ 6,8

Restless Natives

Baird

1985

Isn't Life Wonderful! Film ★ 5,4

Isn't Life Wonderful!

Frank, Charles' brother

1953

The Break Film ★ 6,9

The Break

Pearson

1963

Danger Tomorrow Film ★ 6,4

Danger Tomorrow

Bob

1960

Paul Temple Returns Film ★ 6,1

Paul Temple Returns

Slater

1952

The Kitchen Toto Film ★ 6,7

The Kitchen Toto

D.C. McKinnon

1988

You're Only Young Twice! Film ★ 6,1

You're Only Young Twice!

Sheltie

1952

Sharma and Beyond Film ★ 7,0

Sharma and Beyond

Evan Gorley-Peters

1984

Playing Away Film ★ 6,0

Playing Away

Godfrey

1987

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor Film ★ 7,0

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

Dadda Whalby

1994

Film

The Simple Life

Barty Bartholomew

The Syndicate Film ★ 5,5

The Syndicate

George Brant

1968

The Dollar Bottom Film ★ 7,3

The Dollar Bottom

Headmaster

1981

The Long Roads Film ★ 7,0

The Long Roads

Peter McVurrich

1993

Just Another Saturday Film ★ 8,4

Just Another Saturday

1975

You Can't Escape Film ★ 7,5

You Can't Escape

Peter Darwin

1956

Film

England, Summer, Sunday

Morris

1976

Golden Ivory Film ★ 6,0

Golden Ivory

Jim Dobson

1954

Film

The Tamer Tamed

Petruchio

1956

Film ★ 6,0

Trouble with Eve

Bryan Maitland

1960

Tread Softly Film ★ 5,7

Tread Softly

Clifford Brett

1952

Father's Day Film

Father's Day

Martin Rice-Davies

1979

Film

The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour

1973

The House of the Arrow Film ★ 7,3

The House of the Arrow

Jim Frobisher

1953

The Button Man Film

The Button Man

Emrys

1976

A Gift from Nessus Film

A Gift from Nessus

Sid Morton

1980

The Shutter Falls Film ★ 9,0

The Shutter Falls

Minister

1987

Film

Gone For A Soldier

Self - Narrator(voice)

1984