Robert Urquhart (actor)
| Robert Urquhart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1921 Ullapool, Scotland |
| Died | 21 March 1995 (aged 73) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–1994 |
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 appeared in many television shows of the detective/special-agent genre, 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. Urquhart also starred as Wing Commander MacPhearson in the 1970s series Pathfinders.
His first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice.[1]
He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995.
[edit] Selected filmography
- You're Only Young Twice (1952)
- Paul Temple Returns (1952)
- The House of the Arrow (1953)
- Knights of the Round Table (1953)
- Happy Ever After (1954)
- The Dark Avenger (1955)
- You Can't Escape (1956)
- Yangtse Incident (1957)
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- Dunkirk (1958)
- Trouble with Eve (1960)
- Danger Tomorrow (1960)
- Foxhole in Cairo (1960)
- The Bulldog Breed (1960)
- 55 Days at Peking (1963)
- Murder at the Gallop (1963)
- The Dogs of War (1980)
- An Enemy of the People, BBC TV version of Ibsen's play (1980)
- The Kitchen Toto (1987)
- Testimony (1987)
[edit] References
- ^ Noble 1982, p. 660
- Noble, Peter, ed. (1982). 1982-1983 Screen International Film And TV Year Book. London: King Publications.
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