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Colin Blakely
ACTOR

Colin Blakely

Known for The Avengers · The Big Sleep · Tales of the Unexpected

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Colin George Blakely (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish character actor. He was considered an actor of great range. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Blakely, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
Sep 23, 1930
Died
May 7, 1987
Birthplace
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Colin George Blakely  (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish character actor. He was considered an actor of great range.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Blakely, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

TVThe Avengers
The AvengersMickle · 1961
★ 7.8
MOVIEThe Big Sleep
The Big SleepHarry Jones · 1978
★ 5.8
TVTales of the Unexpected
Tales of the UnexpectedColin Mearns · 1979
★ 6.8
MOVIEYoung Winston
Young WinstonButcher · 1972
★ 6.2
MOVIEThe Vengeance of She
The Vengeance of SheGeorge · 1968
★ 5.3
TVThe Champions
The ChampionsInterrogator · 1968
★ 6.5
TVMan in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase2 eps · 1967
★ 7.2
TVBBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the MonthJohn de Stogumber · 1965
★ 5.2

Filmography

Movies

Lena, O My LenaTed
1960
Saturday Night and Sunday MorningLoudmouth
1960
The HellionsMatthew Billings
1961
TH
The Hard KnockPat Greevey
1962
The Password Is Courage1st German Goon
1962
The InformersCharlie Ruskin
1963
This Sporting LifeMaurice Braithwaite
1963
Never Put It in Writing
1964
The Long ShipsRhykka
1964
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin1st Gatekeeper
1965
A Man for All SeasonsMatthew
1966
The Spy with a Cold NoseRussian Prime Minister
1966
S
ShelterMan
1967
The Day the Fish Came OutThe Pilot
1967
Charlie BubblesSmokey
1968
Decline and Fall ...of a BirdwatcherSolomon Philbrick
1968
GS
Game, Set and MatchSgt. Turner, CID
1968
The Vengeance of SheGeorge
1968
Alfred the GreatAsher
1969
Son of ManJesus Christ
1969
The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesDr. John Watson
1970
Man FridayRobinson Crusoe
1972
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
1972
TB
The Breaking of Colonel KeyserKeyser
1972
YF
You're FreeRick Taylor
1972
Young WinstonButcher
1972
Something to HideBlagdon
1973
Song at TwilightEddie Ritchie
1973
The National HealthEdward Loach
1973
Murder on the Orient ExpressMr. Cyrus Hardman
1974
GalileoPriuli
1975
It Shouldn't Happen to a VetSiegfried Farnon
1976
Love Among the RuinsJ.F. Devine
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainDrummond
1976
EquusFrank Strang
1977
The Big SleepHarry Jones
1978
Meetings with Remarkable MenTamil
1979
DY
Donkeys' YearsChristopher Headingley
1980
Little Lord FauntleroySilas Hobbs
1980
NijinskyVassili
1980
The Day Christ DiedCaiaphas
1980
The Dogs of WarNorth
1980
Antony & CleopatraAntony
1981
LoopholeGardner
1981
NailedElder Protestant
1981
Psy-WarriorsNorthey
1981
Evil Under the SunHorace Blatt
1982
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Sir Horace Blatt
1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
King LearKent
1983
LandscapeDuff
1983
Legend of the ChampionsInterrogator
1983
Red MonarchStalin
1983
Don CamilloPeppone
1984
Operation JulieDet. Insp. Dick Lee
1985
The Dumb WaiterBen
1985
Drums Along Balmoral DriveGeorge Beesley
1986
PP
Paradise PostponedDr Salter
1986
The Birthday PartyShamus McCann
1987

Television

Armchair TheatreTed · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreSgt.Dickie · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreWilliam Pierce · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreBen · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatrePat Greevey · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreWalter Edge · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreKeyser · 1 eps
1956
The AvengersMickle · 1 eps
1961
Detective1 eps
1964
The Wednesday PlayJesus · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625George Bowling · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625Harry · 1 eps
1964
BBC Play of the MonthJohn de Stogumber · 1 eps
1965
BBC Play of the MonthRoberts · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSgt. Taylor, C.I.D. · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreMorgan · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreRick Taylor · 1 eps
1965
Half Hour StoryThe man · 1 eps
1967
Man in a Suitcase2 eps
1967
The ChampionsInterrogator · 1 eps
1968
ITV Saturday Night TheatreGrieg · 1 eps
1969
TW
The Way We Live NowAugustus Melmotte · 5 eps
1969
F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
S2
Stage 2Peer Gynt · 1 eps
1971
Churchill's People1 eps
1974
TH
The Hanged ManLewis Burnett · 8 eps
1975
Tales of the UnexpectedColin Mearns · 1 eps
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedDr David Rankin · 1 eps
1979
SS
Summer SeasonBen · 1 eps
1985
The Beiderbecke AffairCS Forrest · 4 eps
1985
Theatre NightThe Captain · 1 eps
1985
Theatre NightMcCann · 1 eps
1985
Paradise PostponedDr. Salter · 14 eps
1986
ScreenPlayGeorge Beesley · 1 eps
1986

Photos

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