Colin Gordon
Born
April 27, 1911
Died
October 4, 1972 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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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Known For
UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra!
Albert Thompson
1971
Hine
(13 episodes)
1971
The Body Beneath
Graham Ford
1970
UFO
Albert Thompson · (1 episode)
1970
Department S
Doctor Stickney · (1 episode)
1969
Counterstrike
(1 episode)
1969
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
(6 episodes)
1969
Subterfuge
Kitteridge
1968
Oh, Brother!
(19 episodes)
1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Mr. Hartford
1968
The Prisoner
Number Two · (2 episodes)
1967
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Commandant
1967
Casino Royale
Casino Director
1967
The Family Way
Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
1966
The Trygon Factor
Dice
1966
The Baron
John Alexander Templeton-Green · (30 episodes)
1966
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Noakes
1966
The Psychopath
Dr. Glyn
1966
The Liquidator
Vicar
1965
The Pink Panther
Tucker
1963
Doctor Who
Commandant · (3 episodes)
1963
The Running Man
Solicitor
1963
Heavens Above!
Prime Minister
1963
Bitter Harvest
Charles
1963
The Devil's Agent
Count Dezsepalvy
1962
The Boys
Gordon Percy Lonsdale
1962
In the Doghouse
Muswell
1962
Strongroom
Mr. Spencer
1962
Night of the Eagle
Lindsay Carr
1962
Crooks Anonymous
Drunk
1962
The Horsemasters
Mr. Ffolliott
1961
Three on a Spree
Mitchell
1961
Don't Bother to Knock
Rolsom
1961
Very Important Person
Briggs
1961
Seven Keys
Mr. Barber
1961
His and Hers
TV Announcer
1961
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Benge
1960
The Big Day
George Baker
1960
A Life Of Bliss
(20 episodes)
1960
Please Turn Over
Maurice
1959
Virgin Island
The Commissioner
1959
Bobbikins
Dr. Phillips
1959
The Mouse That Roared
BBC Announcer
1959
Alive and Kicking
Bird Watcher
1959
The Crowning Touch
Stacey
1959
The Safecracker
Dakers
1958
The One That Got Away
Army Interrogator
1957
The Key Man
Larry Parr
1957
The Green Man
Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
1956
Up in the World
Fletcher Hethrington
1956
A Touch of the Sun
Cecil Flick
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
(1 episode)
1956
Keep It Clean
1956
The Extra Day
Sir George
1956
Jumping for Joy
Max, 1st Commentator
1956
John and Julie
Mr. Swayne
1955
Little Red Monkey
Harry Martin - reporter
1955
Up to His Neck
Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
1954
Innocents in Paris
Customs officer
1953
Grand National Night
Buns Darling
1953
Folly to Be Wise
Professor Mutch
1952
The Hour of 13
MacStreet
1952
Mandy
Woollard (Junior)
1952
Green Grow the Rushes
Roderick Fisherwick
1951
The Lady with a Lamp
1951
The Man in the White Suit
Hill
1951
Laughter in Paradise
Station Constable
1951
Circle of Danger
Col. Fairbairn
1951
The Long Dark Hall
Pound
1951
The Third Visitor
Bill Millington
1951
Traveller's Joy
Tom Wright
1950
Golden Arrow
Connelly
1949
Helter Skelter
Chadbeater Longwick
1949
The Winslow Boy
Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
1948
Bond Street
Clerk in Travel Agency
1948