Cast & creator

David Langton

1912-04-16 (died at 82) Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UKIMDb

Best known for The Avengers, The Avengers, The Wednesday Play

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1937–1993 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Sir James Arnall · 1961

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Major Swinburne · 1961

★ 5.2

The Wednesday Play

Vic Olliphant · 1964

★ 7.1

Screen Two

Mr Edwards · 1985

★ 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

Sir Leonard Bell · 1965

Across film & television

Filmography (62)

Showing 62 of 62 credits

Series

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Sir James Arnall

1961

Series

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Major Swinburne

1961

Series

★ 5.2

The Wednesday Play

Vic Olliphant

1964

Series

★ 7.1

Screen Two

Mr Edwards

1985

Series

★ 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

Sir Leonard Bell

1965

Series

★ 8.2

Sherlock Holmes

Sir James Damery

1984

Series

★ 7.0

ITV Playhouse

Chief Con. Arthur Corsby

1967

Series

★ 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

James Hudson

1965

Series

★ 4.8

No Hiding Place

1959

Series

★ 5.0

Compact

1962

Series

★ 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Richard Seal

1969

Series

★ 7.8

Upstairs, Downstairs

Richard Bellamy

1971

Series

★ 6.5

The Champions

Lord Mauncey

1968

Series

★ 9.0

The Expert

Francis Morton

1968

Series

★ 7.1

Out of the Unknown

Thaddeus Araman

1965

Series

★ 7.1

Out of the Unknown

Dr. Morrison

1965

Series

★ 6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Victor Frankham

1984

Series

★ 9.0

Detective

Peter Hazeldean

1964

Series

★ 6.7

Suspense

Bernard

1962

Series

★ 6.2

The Man in Room 17

George Henderson

1965

Series

★ 7.0

Journey to the Unknown

Mr. Arthur Thwaite

1968

Series

The Jazz Age

Ambiatradi

1968

Series

★ 7.0

All for Love

Mr. Erskine

1982

Series

★ 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Mayhew

1951

Movie

★ 7.3

A Hard Day's Night

Actor (uncredited)

1964

Series

★ 7.0

Blackmail

Sir James Belmont

1965

Series

★ 7.0

Number 10

Herbert Henry Asquith

1983

Movie

★ 5.8

The Whistle Blower

Govt Minister

1986

Series

The Ten Commandments

Rupert

1971

Series

The World of Wodehouse

Colonel Bagnew

1967

Series

★ 5.0

The Spoils of War

John Warrington

1980

Series

★ 10.0

Take Three Girls

Mr Edgecombe

1969

Series

Lord Peter Wimsey

Duke of Denver

1972

Series

★ 5.0

Judge Dee

Ko Chin Yuan

1969

Series

★ 6.4

Lord Peter Wimsey: Clouds of Witness

The Duke of Denver

1972

Series

★ 6.4

Lord Peter Wimsey: Clouds of Witness

Duke of Denver

1972

Series

Six Shades of Black

DCS Decanter

1965

Movie

★ 6.6

Witness for the Prosecution

Mayhew

1982

Movie

★ 6.6

The Pumpkin Eater

1st Man in Bar

1964

Movie

★ 6.6

The Pumpkin Eater

1st Man in Bar (uncredited)

1964

Movie

★ 6.6

The World of Suzie Wong

1960

Series

★ 6.2

Mr Don & Mr George

Doctor

1993

Movie

★ 6.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Charles Baskerville

1983

Series

Kenilworth

Earl of Sussex

1967

Movie

★ 4.0

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Earl Mountbatten

1982

Series

An Enemy of the State

1966

Movie

★ 6.3

The Liquidator

Station Commander

1965

Movie

Beatrix: The Early Life of Beatrix Potter

Rupert Potter

1990

Movie

★ 6.5

Saint Joan

Captain of Warwick's Guard

1957

Movie

★ 4.9

Quintet

Goldstar

1979

Movie

★ 6.8

Question of Love

Sir Geoffrey

1978

Movie

★ 6.5

Alice

Dean Liddell

1965

Movie

The Day They Buried Cleaver

Chief. Con. Corsby

1970

Movie

Justice Is a Woman

Cpt. Cruikshank

1969

Movie

★ 7.0

Last Video and Testament

Victor Frankham

1984

Movie

★ 5.6

The Incredible Sarah

Duc De Morny

1976

Movie

The Prime Minister's Daughter

Melville

1970

Movie

★ 7.5

The Dead Past

Thaddeus Araman

1965

Movie

★ 7.0

The Devil's Eggshell

Sir Leonard Bell

1966

Movie

Frankenstein Mark 2

Dr. Morrison

1966

Movie

★ 7.0

Double Exposures

Peter Bradfield

1937

Movie

Fireworks for Elspeth

Mr. Erskine

1983