Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Known for

Acting

Born

October 16, 1921

Birthplace

Ullapool, Scotland, UK

Died

March 21, 1995 (aged 73)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career.

He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes Lodgers". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion

His first film role was in 1952 in You're...

Best known work

The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop
1963
The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War
1980
Yes Minister
Yes Minister
1980
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
The Saint
The Saint
1962
Gator
Gator
1976
Knights of the Round Table
Knights of the Round Table
1953
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
1958

Filmography

  1. TBA

    The Simple Life

    as Barty Bartholomew

  2. 1994

  3. 1994

    The World of HammerTV

    as Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)

  4. 1993

    The Long Roads

    as Peter McVurrich

  5. 1988

    Testimony

    as Journalist

  6. 1988

    The Kitchen Toto

    as D.C. McKinnon

  7. 1987

  8. 1987

    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    as Paul Krempe (archive footage)

  9. 1987

    Playing Away

    as Godfrey

  10. 1986

    ScreenPlayTV

    as Minister (1 episode)

  11. 1985

  12. 1985

    Bleak HouseTV

    as Laurence Boythorn (1 episode)

  13. 1985

  14. 1985

    Screen TwoTV

    as Peter McVurrich (1 episode)

  15. 1984

    Sharma and Beyond

    as Evan Gorley-Peters

  16. 1984

    Puccini

    as Doria's Father

  17. 1984

    Gone For A Soldier

    as Self - Narrator(voice)

  18. 1983

    The Old Men at the ZooTV

    as Sir Robert Falcon (4 episodes)

  19. 1983

    Number 10TV

    as Alexander Grant (1 episode)

  20. 1982

  21. 1981

    The Dollar Bottom

    as Headmaster

  22. 1980

    The Dogs of War

    as Capt. Lockhart

  23. 1980

    A Tale of Two Cities

    as Attorney General

  24. 1980

  25. 1980

    Hammer House of HorrorTV

    as Harry (1 episode)

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