Gordon Rollings

Known for

Acting

Born

April 17, 1926

Birthplace

Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died

June 7, 1985 (aged 59)

Biography

Gordon Charles Rollings (17 April 1926 – 7 June 1985) was an English actor who mainly appeared on television, but also appeared on-stage and in feature films. He was born in Batley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England in 1926 and started his career in radio in Israel. It was in Palestine while serving for the British Army as part of the Palestine Mandate that he was shot by a sniper of the Stern Gang. He later trained as a clown in Paris, appearing in the Medrano Circus.

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Best known work

Superman II

1980

Superman III

1983

A Hard Day's Night

1964

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006

The Avengers

1961

Coronation Street

1960

Bloodbath at the House of Death

1984

Carry On Doctor

1967

Captain Clegg

1962

Filmography

2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Fisherman
1985
Miss Marple: The Moving FingerTV
as Mr. Cleat (2 episodes)
1984
Bloodbath at the House of Death
as Man at Bar
1984
Sharon and ElsieTV
as Ike Hepworth (8 episodes)
1983
The Sign of Four
as Mr. Sherman
1983
Superman III
as Man In Cap
1982
Q.E.D.TV
as Adcock (1 episode)
1982
The Kenny Everett Television ShowTV
as Various (1 episode)
1981
Big Jim and the Figaro ClubTV
as Old Ned (5 episodes)
1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Chrust
1980
Superman II
as Fisherman
1979
Kelly MonteithTV
1979
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
as Old Ned
1979
Turning Year TalesTV
as Old Ned (1 episode)
1979
Worzel GummidgeTV
as Postman (1 episode)
1979
Danger UXBTV
as Mr. Baker (1 episode)
1978
Born and BredTV
as Mr. Potter (1 episode)
1978
Life Begins at FortyTV
as Horace (5 episodes)
1976
The New AvengersTV
as Bridlington (1 episode)
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Inmate
1975
Keep an Eye on Albert
as Oxfam
1975
The Growing Pains of PC PenroseTV
as Brightly (1 episode)
1972
SykesTV
as Road Painter (1 episode), as Attendant (1 episode), as Traffic Warden (1 episode), as Electricity Meter Man (1 episode)
1972
The Black ArrowTV
as Father Oates (13 episodes)
1972
ClochemerleTV
as Blazot (5 episodes)