Brian Reece

Brian Reece

Known for

Acting

Born

July 24, 1913

Birthplace

Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK

Died

April 12, 1962 (aged 48)

Biography

Brian Reece was an English film and radio actor.

To BBC radio audiences he was widely known for playing Police Constable Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby in over 100 episodes of PC 49 between 1947-53. He transferred the role to the feature film A Case for PC 49 in 1951.

The Stage recorded the cause of his death at the age of 48 in 1962 as being the result of a bone infection which had been ongoing for over 2 years. He died in hospital in Westminster, London.

Best known work

Geordie
Geordie
1955
Carry On Admiral
Carry On Admiral
1957
Orders Are Orders
Orders Are Orders
1954
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose
1954
Watch It, Sailor!
Watch It, Sailor!
1961
A Case For P.C. 49
A Case For P.C. 49
1951
Before Your Very Eyes
Before Your Very Eyes
1952

Filmography

  1. 1961

    Watch It, Sailor!

    as Solicitor

  2. 1957

    Carry On Admiral

    as Lieutenant Commander Peter Fraser

  3. 1956

    Armchair TheatreTV

    as Miles Flood (1 episode)

  4. 1955

    Geordie

    as Olympic Selector

  5. 1954

    Orders Are Orders

    as Capt. Bill Harper

  6. 1954

    Fast and Loose

    as Peter Wickham

  7. 1952

  8. 1951

    A Case For P.C. 49

    as Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby (P.C.49)

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