Victor Harrington

Known for

Acting

Born

August 27, 1909

Birthplace

Casal Paola, Malta

Died

July 23, 1980 (aged 70)

Biography

Extremely prolific and ubiquitous British background player Victor James Harrington was born on August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta. Harrington first began appearing in movies in uncredited minor roles in the mid-1930's. One of the most busy and tireless of British bit players, Victor could be frequently spotted in countless films and TV shows as a patron in a pub, nightclub, casino, or restaurant, a party guest, a military officer, a spectator at a sporting event, or an audience member at a play or concert. His daughter Victoria Harrington was also an actress. Harrington died at age 70 on July 23, 1980 in Brighton, East Essex, England.

Best known work

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

From Russia with Love

1963

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975

The Omen

1976

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

Frenzy

1972

A Hard Day's Night

1964

The Ipcress File

1965

A Night to Remember

1958

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

Filmography

1976
The Omen
as Monk (uncredited)
1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Floor Show Audience (uncredited)
1975
Brannigan
as Diner at Gentlemans Club (uncredited)
1973
Carry On Girls
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1973
The MacKintosh Man
as Barrister (uncredited)
1973
No Sex Please - We're British
as Man at Church Film Show (uncredited)
1972
Endless Night
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
1972
Innocent Bystanders
as Club Member (uncredited)
1972
Young Winston
as House of Commons Doorkeeper (uncredited)
1972
Up the Front
as British Officer (uncredited)
1972
Frenzy
as Spectator on South Bank (uncredited)
1971
The Fourth Victim
as Member of Anderson's Defence Team (uncredited)
1970
There's a Girl in My Soup
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Military Official (uncredited)
1970
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1970
Carry On Up the Jungle
as Man at Lecture (uncredited)
1970
The Reckoning
as Man entering Lift
1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Lord (uncredited)
1969
The Oblong Box
as Sir Julian (uncredited)
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Journalist (uncredited)
1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Guest at Advertising Festival (uncredited)
1967
Stranger in the House
as Singing Party Guest (uncredited)
1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Theatre Audience (uncredited)
1966
Press for Time
as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
1966
Eye of the Devil
as Villager (uncredited)