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Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 27, 1911
Died Oct 04, 1972 (61)
Birthplace Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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The Body Beneath

The Body Beneath

1970

as Graham Ford

Subterfuge

Subterfuge

1968

as Kitteridge

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

1967

as Commandant

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as Casino Director

The Trygon Factor

The Trygon Factor

1966

as Dice

The Psychopath

The Psychopath

1966

as Dr. Glyn

The Family Way

The Family Way

1966

as Mr Hutton, Travel Agent

The Liquidator

The Liquidator

1965

as Vicar

The Running Man

The Running Man

1963

as Solicitor

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

1963

as Tucker

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963

as Charles

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

1963

as Prime Minister

Strongroom

Strongroom

1962

as Mr. Spencer

Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

1962

as Lindsay Carr

In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse

1962

as Muswell

The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent

1962

as Count Dezsepalvy

The Boys

The Boys

1962

as Gordon Percy Lonsdale

Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

1962

as Drunk

Three on a Spree

Three on a Spree

1961

as Mitchell

The Horsemasters

The Horsemasters

1961

as Mr. Ffolliott

Very Important Person

Very Important Person

1961

as Briggs

Seven Keys

Seven Keys

1961

as Mr. Barber

His and Hers

His and Hers

1961

as TV Announcer

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1961

as Rolsom

The Big Day

The Big Day

1960

as George Baker

Virgin Island

Virgin Island

1959

as The Commissioner

Bobbikins

Bobbikins

1959

as Dr. Phillips

The Crowning Touch

The Crowning Touch

1959

as Stacey

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

1959

as Bird Watcher

Please Turn Over

Please Turn Over

1959

as Maurice

The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared

1959

as BBC Announcer

The Safecracker

The Safecracker

1958

as Dakers

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957

as Army Interrogator

The Key Man

The Key Man

1957

as Larry Parr

Up in the World

Up in the World

1956

as Fletcher Hethrington

The Green Man

The Green Man

1956

as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft

Jumping for Joy

Jumping for Joy

1956

as Max, 1st Commentator

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

1956

as Cecil Flick

The Extra Day

The Extra Day

1956

as Sir George

Little Red Monkey

Little Red Monkey

1955

as Harry Martin - reporter

John and Julie

John and Julie

1955

as Mr. Swayne

Grand National Night

Grand National Night

1953

as Buns Darling

Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris

1953

as Customs officer

Folly to Be Wise

Folly to Be Wise

1952

as Professor Mutch

The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

1952

as MacStreet

Mandy

Mandy

1952

as Woollard (Junior)

The Third Visitor

The Third Visitor

1951

as Bill Millington

Green Grow the Rushes

Green Grow the Rushes

1951

as Roderick Fisherwick

Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger

1951

as Col. Fairbairn

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

1951

as Station Constable

The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

1951

as Pound

Traveller's Joy

Traveller's Joy

1950

as Tom Wright

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1949

as Chadbeater Longwick

Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow

1949

as Connelly

Bond Street

Bond Street

1948

as Clerk in Travel Agency

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Television Credits

The Baron

as John Alexander Templeton-Green

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 28, 1966

Doctor Who

as Commandant

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

The Prisoner

as Number Two

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Department S

as Doctor Stickney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1969

UFO

as Albert Thompson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1970

The Misfit

as Lester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1970

The World of Wooster

as The Rt. Hon. AB Filmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 30, 1965

Man of the World

as Langford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1962

A Life Of Bliss

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jan 21, 1960

Oh, Brother!

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Sep 13, 1968

Hine

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 07, 1971

The Complete and Utter History of Britain

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 12, 1969

Counterstrike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1969

Hancock's Half Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 06, 1956

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