Douglas Blackwell Explained

Douglas Blackwell
Birth Date:17 May 1924
Birth Place:Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Death Place:Victoria, London, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1950–2006

Douglas Blackwell (17 May 1924  - 17 October 2009) was an English actor.[1] Douglas Blackwell was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, but brought up in Port Talbot, Wales, where he attended the local county grammar school.In 1942 he won a prize at the Youth Eistedfodd at Pontypridd for his play 'Branch Line'. He narrated the 1990s Mr Men audio cassettes. His television appearances included roles in Softly, Softly, The Avengers, Z-Cars, The 10th Kingdom and Dixon of Dock Green. He also appeared in films such as: A Prize of Arms (1962), The Ipcress File (1965), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Labyrinth (1986) and (1991).[2]

TV and film credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1950Sunday Night Theatre Marlin 1 episode
1951Treasure Island Israel Hands 3 Episodes
1952Hunted Detective Sergeant Grayson
1952The Infinite Shoeblack TV movie
1953Robin Hood 1 episode
1956It's a Wonderful World 1st Demonstrator
1956Panic in the Parlour Co-op Man Uncredited
1958I Was Monty's Double Duty Sergeant Uncredited
1962A Prize of Arms Day Uncredited
1963The Scarlet Blade Blake
1964The Plane Makers Jack Wilks 1 episode
1965The Ipcress File Murray
1966King of the River Red Elliot / Police Constable 2 episodes
1967The Queen's Traitor Corporal of the Guard 1 episode
1968The Avengers Postman 1 episode
1968The Big Switch Bruno Miglio
1957-1969Armchair Theatre Frank Hobson / Bill / Sgt. Briggs / David / Lloyd / PC Cluff 7 episodes
197110 Rillington Place Workman Jones
1962-1973Z-Cars Leonard Slingsby / Bert Scholes / Parkyn / Morgan / Evans / Teddy Hayes 8 episodes
1979The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris Sir Walter Sorley 2 episodes
1980Noah's Castle Butcher 2 episodes
1985By the Sword Divided First Customer 1 episode
1986Labyrinth Goblin and The Four Guards Voice
1987Wicked City Healer (UK dub), English version, voice, uncredited
1989Asterix and the Big Fight Vitalstatistix English version, voice
1990Peter in MagiclandMoon ManEnglish version, voice
1991 Gray-Bearded Baron
199130 Door Key
1999Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar Vitalstatistix English version, voice
2001The Bunker Voice (final film role)

Radio

Parsley Sidings -('Pass the Parcel', episode)Voices of: The Major. The Doorman.Series 2, episode 1.Broadcast: saturday, 29th September, 1973, 1p.m., Radio 2.Recorded: Wednesday, 25th October, 1972.

Notes and References

  1. News: Veteran Welsh actor Blackwell dies, at 85 . Robin . Turner . 17 October 2009 . 1 April 2019 . Wales Online.
  2. Web site: Douglas Blackwell . Pan Macmillan . 17 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071005131151/http://www.panmacmillan.com/Authors%20Illustrators/displayPage.asp?PageTitle=Individual%20Contributor&ContributorID=75561&RLE=Read%20By . 5 October 2007.