Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey
In Personal Affair (1953)
Born	Albert Martin Boddey (1907-04-16)16 April 1907 Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	24 October 1975(1975-10-24) (aged 68) London, England
Years active	1948–1975

Albert Martin Boddey (16 April 1907 – 24 October 1975) was a British film and television actor.

He was a founder member of the Lord's Taverners charity. Boddey started acting when he was nearly 40, often portraying irritable authority figures such as police officers or magistrates.

Selected filmography

• A Song for Tomorrow (1948) - Major
• The Third Man (1949) - Russian Military Policeman (uncredited)
• Landfall (1949) - Civilian (uncredited)
• The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) - 2nd Plainclothesman (uncredited)
• Cairo Road (1950) - Maj. Ahmed Mustafa
• State Secret (1950) - Clubman
• The Dancing Years (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Seven Days to Noon (1950) - Gen. Willoughby
• Cage of Gold (1950) - Adams
• The Franchise Affair (1951) - Insp. Hallam
• The Adventurers (1951) - Chief Engineer
• Laughter in Paradise (1951) - Store Shopwalker
• Cloudburst (1951) - Desk Sergeant
• Valley of Eagles (1951) - Chief of the Lost Valley
• Appointment with Venus (1951) - Sgt. Vogel
• The Magic Box (1951) - Sitter in Bath Studio
• Venetian Bird (1952) - Gufo
• Top Secret (1952) - Russian Security Officer
• Folly to Be Wise (1953) - Visiting Brigadier (uncredited)
• Sailor of the King (1953) - German Officer (uncredited)
• Park Plaza 605 (1953) - Stumpy
• Personal Affair (1953) - Police Insp. Fred Garland (uncredited)
• Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) - General Cadogan
• Face the Music (1954) - Insp. Mulrooney
• Doctor in the House (1954) - Demonstrator at pedal machine
• Forbidden Cargo (1954) - Sub-Director Holt
• Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) - Member of Admiralty Board (uncredited)
• Mad About Men (1954) - Marco (uncredited)
• Svengali (1954) - Doctor
• Up to His Neck (1955) - Chang
• Secret Venture (1955) - Squire Marlowe, the Wrestler
• The Iron Petticoat (1956) - Grisha
• The Last Man to Hang? (1956) - Detective Sgt. Horne
• Eyewitness (1956) - Police Sgt. (uncredited)
• The Silken Affair (1956) - Detective
• You Can't Escape (1956) - Insp. Crane
• There's Always a Thursday (1957) - Sergeant
• How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) - Police Sergeant
• These Dangerous Years (1957)
• Man in the Shadow (1957) - Doctor (uncredited)
• Cat Girl (1957) - Cafferty
• Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) - Captain
• The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
• No Time to Die (1958) - SS colonel
• Indiscreet (1958) - Albert (uncredited)
• Carry On Sergeant (1958) - Sixth Specialist
• Chain of Events (1958) - Bus Inspector
• The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) - Doctor
• I Only Arsked! (1958) - (uncredited)
• The Two-Headed Spy (1958) - Gen. Optiz
• The Square Peg (1958) - (uncredited)
• Violent Moment (1959) - Nightwatchman (uncredited)
• Carry On Nurse (1959) - Perkins
• Idol on Parade (1959) - Chucker-out (uncredited)
• The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) - Brigadier
• I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Num Yum's Executive
• Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) - Gunther
• Moment of Danger (1960) - Sir John Middleburgh
• Too Hot to Handle (1960) - Mr. Arpels
• Oscar Wilde (1960) - Insp. Richards
• Sands of the Desert (1960) - Mertons
• A Circle of Deception (1960) - Henry Crow
• The Naked Edge (1961) - Jason Roote
• The Kitchen (1961) - Max
• The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) - Superintendent J.S. Forest
• Girl in the Headlines (1963) - Inspector
• The Man Who Finally Died (1963) - Policeman with Dog (uncredited)
• A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Governor of Tower
• Bedazzled (1967) - Cardinal (uncredited)
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) - Major Mathieson
• Tales from the Crypt (1972) - Husband - Richard Clayton (segment 1 "And All Through The House")
• Dark Places (1973) - Sgt. Riley
• Psychomania (1973) - Coroner
• The Naked Civil Servant (1975) - Magistrate (final film role)

External links

• Martin Boddey at IMDb