Cast & creator
Colin Gordon
Best known for Doctor Who, UFO, The Prisoner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1948–1971 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (86)
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Doctor Who
Commandant
1963
UFO
Albert Thompson
1970
The Prisoner
Number Two
1967
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Mark Saber
Theo Bayliss
1954
Department S
Doctor Stickney
1969
Steptoe and Son
The Doctor
1962Steptoe and Son
Mr. Greenwood
1962
Man of the World
Langford
1962
The Pink Panther
Tucker
1963
Casino Royale
Casino Director
1967
The Misfit
Lester
1970The World of Wooster
The Rt. Hon. AB Filmer
1965
The Baron
John Alexander Templeton-Green
1966
Counterstrike
Bentley
1969
The Mouse That Roared
BBC Announcer
1959
The Horsemasters
Mr. Ffolliott
1961
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
1969
The Man in the White Suit
Hill
1951
The Running Man
Solicitor
1963
The One That Got Away
Army Interrogator
1957
Night of the Eagle
Lindsay Carr
1962
Subterfuge
Kitteridge
1968A Life Of Bliss
1960
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Albert Thompson
1971
The Hour of 13
MacStreet
1952
Crooks Anonymous
Drunk
1962
Don't Bother to Knock
Rolsom
1961
Hine
1971
Helter Skelter
Chadbeater Longwick
1949
A Touch of the Sun
Cecil Flick
1956
The Winslow Boy
Reporter Interviewing Dickie (uncredited)
1948
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Mr. Hartford
1968
The Lady with a Lamp
1951
Up to His Neck
Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
1954
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Noakes
1966Oh, Brother!
1968
The Devil's Agent
Count Dezsepalvy
1962
Carry On Constable
(uncredited)
1960
Bobbikins
Dr. Phillips
1959
Up in the World
Fletcher Hethrington
1956
The Liquidator
Vicar
1965
The Long Dark Hall
Pound
1951
Laughter in Paradise
Station Constable
1951
The Heart of the Matter
Colonial Secretary (uncredited)
1953
The Trygon Factor
Dice
1966
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Commandant
1967
The Family Way
Mr Hutton, Travel Agent
1966
The Doctor's Dilemma
Newspaper Man
1959
Mandy
Woollard (Junior)
1952
Heavens Above!
Prime Minister
1963
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Benge
1960
John and Julie
Mr. Swayne
1955
Green Grow the Rushes
Roderick Fisherwick
1951
Three on a Spree
Mitchell
1961
Folly to Be Wise
Professor Mutch
1952
His and Hers
TV Announcer
1961
Alive and Kicking
Bird Watcher
1959
The Psychopath
Dr. Glyn
1966
The Green Man
Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
1956
The Safecracker
Dakers
1958
The Extra Day
Sir George
1956
Very Important Person
Briggs
1961
Traveller's Joy
Tom Wright
1950
The Boys
Gordon Percy Lonsdale
1962
It's Hard to be Good
Neighbour with Baby (uncredited)
1948
Circle of Danger
Col. Fairbairn
1951
Innocents in Paris
Customs officer
1953
Please Turn Over
Maurice
1959
Grand National Night
Buns Darling
1953
The Key Man
Larry Parr
1957
House of Mystery
Burdon
1961
Virgin Island
The Commissioner
1959
Strongroom
Mr. Spencer
1962
Golden Arrow
Connelly
1949
Bitter Harvest
Charles
1963
In the Doghouse
Dean Muswell
1962
The Body Beneath
Graham Ford
1970
Bond Street
Clerk in Travel Agency
1948
Jumping for Joy
Max, 1st Commentator
1956
Seven Keys
Mr. Barber
1961
The Big Day
George Baker
1960
Little Red Monkey
Harry Martin - reporter
1955
The Third Visitor
Bill Millington
1951The Crowning Touch
Stacey
1959