Alexander Gauge

Alexander Gauge

Known for

Acting

Born

July 29, 1914

Birthplace

Wenchow, China

Died

August 29, 1960 (aged 46)

Biography

Alexander Gauge was a British actor best known for playing Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1955 to 1959. Born in a Methodist Mission station in Wenzhou in China, Gauge was a well-known English character actor. Gauge attended school in California before moving to England.

Best known work

The Green Man

The Green Man

1956

The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat

1956

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

The Interrupted Journey

The Interrupted Journey

1949

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1954

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1952

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

1953

The Passionate Stranger

The Passionate Stranger

1957

Before I Wake

Before I Wake

1955

Filmography

1961
Nothing Barred
as Policeman
1960
Take Me As I Am
as Chalmers
1959
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
1959
The Third ManTV
1959
The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-BullTV
1957
The Passionate Stranger
as MC at Dance
1956
The Green Man
as Chairman
1956
The Iron Petticoat
as Senator Howley
1956
Breakaway
as MacAllister
1956
Port of Escape
as Inspector Levins
1956
The Count of Monte CristoTV
1955
No Smoking
as Wellington-Simpson
1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelTV
as Prince of Wales (12 episodes)
1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodTV
as Friar Tuck (109 episodes), as Friar Tuck / Edgar Tuck (1 episode)
1955
Tiger by the Tail
as Fitzgerald
1955
The Reluctant Bride
as Humbold
1955
The Hornet's Nest
as Mr. Arnold
1955
Before I Wake
as Police sergeant
1954
Mystery on Bird Island
as Bronson
1954
Sherlock HolmesTV
1954
The Golden Link
as Arnold Debenham
1954
Dance Little Lady
as Joseph Miller
1954
Double Exposure
as Denis Clayton
1954
Fast and Loose
as Claude Hankin, M.P.
1954
The Blazing Caravan
as Mr Buxton