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Robert Urquhart

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Robert Urquhart

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 16, 1921 (104 years old)

Place of Birth

Ullapool, Scotland, UK

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 Only Young Twice. He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urquhart (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
1994Ruth Rendell: Master of the MoorDadda Whalby
1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
1993The Long RoadsPeter McVurrich
1988TestimonyJournalist
1988The Kitchen TotoD.C. McKinnon
1987Playing AwayGodfrey
1987The Shutter FallsMinister
1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodPaul Krempe (archive footage)
1985Restless NativesBaird
1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilAlbrecht Hoffman
1985Bleak HouseLaurence Boythorn
1984PucciniDoria's Father
1984Sharma and BeyondEvan Gorley-Peters
1983The Old Men at the ZooSir Robert Falcon
1983Number 10Alexander Grant
1982P'tang, Yang, KipperbangHeadmaster
1981The Dollar BottomHeadmaster
1980An Enemy of the PeopleTom Stockman
1980FoxJerry
1980A Tale of Two CitiesAttorney General
1980A Gift from NessusSid Morton
1980Children of the Full MoonHarry
1980The Dogs of WarCapt. Lockhart
1980Hammer House of HorrorHarry
1980Yes Minister
1979Father's DayMartin Rice-Davies
1979Quest of Eagles
1978The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1977The ProfessionalsThomas Darby
1976England, Summer, SundayMorris
1976Gator3rd Agent
1976The Button ManEmrys
1975Just Another Saturday
1974The Aweful Mr GoodallJack Goodall
1974The InheritorsLord James Gethin
1974PlayhouseEmrys
1973The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour
1973Helen: A Woman of Today
1973Centre PlayMorris
1972The ReportersVic
1972Pathfinders
1972The FrightenersRutherford
1972Country MattersBarty Bartholomew
1970The Looking Glass WarJohnson
1970Brotherly LoveAuctioneer
1970Play for TodayVic
1970DoomwatchJim Ainslie
1969Department SAnthony James Harvey / Andrew Heywood
1968The SyndicateGeorge Brant
1968The ChampionsHemmings
1967Callan
1967Man in a Suitcase
1967ITV PlayhouseDuncan Doubleday
1967ITV PlayhouseRobert MacLaine
1966Mystery and ImaginationMr McLeod
1963Murder at the GallopGeorge Crossfield
1963The BreakPearson
196355 Days at PekingCapt. Hanley
1962The SaintBrian Quell
1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962SuspenseSam Blair
1961The AvengersMaxwell
1961JangoJango Smith
1960The Bulldog BreedCommander Clayton
1960Foxhole in CairoMajor Wilson
1960Danger TomorrowBob
1960Trouble with Eve
1959No Hiding Place
1959International Detective
1958DunkirkMike
1957The Curse of FrankensteinPaul Krempe
1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. AmethystFlight Lieutenant Fearnley
1956The Tamer TamedPetruchio
1956You Can't EscapePeter Darwin
1956Armchair TheatreAnthony Coldstream
1956Armchair TheatreCapes
1955The Dark AvengerSir Philip
1954Happy Ever AfterDr. Michael Flynn
1954Golden IvoryJim Dobson
1953Isn't Life Wonderful!Frank, Charles' brother
1953The House of the ArrowJim Frobisher
1953Knights of the Round TableGawaine
1952You're Only Young Twice!Sheltie
1952Paul Temple ReturnsSlater
1952Tread SoftlyClifford Brett
-The Simple LifeBarty Bartholomew