1911-04-27 ( 113 years old ) in Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
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Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ Church, Oxford. He made his first West End appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a production of “Toad of Toad Hall”. From 1936 to 1939 he was a director with the Fred Melville Repertory Company at Brixton. He served in the army during WWII for six years. His performance in 1948 as Rupert Billings in “The Happiest Days of Your Life” won the Clarence Derwent award.
Gordon had a long career in British cinema and television from the 1940s to the 1970s, often playing government officials. His films include The Pink Panther and Casino Royale although he is probably best known for his portrayal of Number Two in the ITC classic series The Prisoner. Along with Leo McKern, he was one of only two actors to play Number Two more than once. He first played the character in "The General" and later reprised his role in "A. B. and C.". In fact, the episodes were subsequently broadcast in reverse order: when "The General" was in production, "A. B. and C" had not yet been cast.
Gordon was a regular in another ITC production, The Baron playing civil servant Templeton-Green opposite Steve Forrest. He also played the host and occasional narrator of the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain, which arose from a pre-Monty Python collaboration between Michael Palin and Terry Jones; and was the Airport Commandant in the 1967 Doctor Who story The Faceless Ones. He was also in Bachelor Father and made a notable guest appearance in The Holiday episode of Steptoe and Son.
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Movies
UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra!
1971-09-06
The Body Beneath
1970-09-29
Subterfuge
1968-12-12
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968-07-12
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967-05-13
Casino Royale
1967-04-13
The Family Way
1966-12-18
The Trygon Factor
1966-12-16
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
1966-03-11
The Psychopath
1966-02-04
The Liquidator
1965-11-01
The Pink Panther
1963-12-18
The Running Man
1963-10-01
Heavens Above!
1963-05-20
Bitter Harvest
1963-03-08
The Devil's Agent
1962-09-01
The Boys
1962-08-31
In the Doghouse
1962-05-17
Strongroom
1962-05-04
Night of the Eagle
1962-04-25
Crooks Anonymous
1962-03-31
The Horsemasters
1961-10-01
Three on a Spree
1961-06-28
Don't Bother to Knock
1961-05-28
Very Important Person
1961-04-24
Seven Keys
1961-02-01
His and Hers
1961-01-01
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960-09-04
The Big Day
1960-07-01
Please Turn Over
1959-12-17
Virgin Island
1959-08-07
Bobbikins
1959-07-28
The Mouse That Roared
1959-07-17
Alive and Kicking
1959-07-13
The Crowning Touch
1959-06-01
The Safecracker
1958-03-05
The One That Got Away
1957-11-22
The Key Man
1957-06-01
The Green Man
1956-12-21
Up in the World
1956-12-06
A Touch of the Sun
1956-10-01
Keep It Clean
1956-05-01
The Extra Day
1956-01-01
Jumping for Joy
1956-01-01
John and Julie
1955-07-26
Little Red Monkey
1955-06-03
Up to His Neck
1954-01-01
Innocents in Paris
1953-07-22
Grand National Night
1953-04-15
Folly to Be Wise
1952-12-04
The Hour of 13
1952-11-21
Mandy
1952-07-29
Green Grow the Rushes
1951-11-06
The Lady with a Lamp
1951-09-22
The Man in the White Suit
1951-08-07
Laughter in Paradise
1951-06-01
Circle of Danger
1951-04-17
The Long Dark Hall
1951-02-06
The Third Visitor
1951-01-31
Traveller's Joy
1950-12-25
Golden Arrow
1949-12-31
Helter Skelter
1949-01-07
The Winslow Boy
1948-09-24
Bond Street
1948-05-12
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