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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Marlin | 1 episode | |
1951 | Treasure Island | Israel Hands | 3 Episodes | |
1952 | Hunted | Detective Sergeant Grayson | ||
1952 | The Infinite Shoeblack | TV movie | ||
1953 | Robin Hood | 1 episode | ||
1956 | It's a Wonderful World | 1st Demonstrator | ||
1956 | Panic in the Parlour | Co-op Man | Uncredited | |
1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Duty Sergeant | Uncredited | |
1962 | A Prize of Arms | Day | Uncredited | |
1963 | The Scarlet Blade | Blake | ||
1964 | The Plane Makers | Jack Wilks | 1 episode | |
1965 | The Ipcress File | Murray | ||
1966 | King of the River | Red Elliot / Police Constable | 2 episodes | |
1967 | The Queen's Traitor | Corporal of the Guard | 1 episode | |
1968 | The Avengers | Postman | 1 episode | |
1968 | The Big Switch | Bruno Miglio | ||
1957-1969 | Armchair Theatre | Frank Hobson / Bill / Sgt. Briggs / David / Lloyd / PC Cluff | 7 episodes | |
1971 | 10 Rillington Place | Workman Jones | ||
1962-1973 | Z-Cars | Leonard Slingsby / Bert Scholes / Parkyn / Morgan / Evans / Teddy Hayes | 8 episodes | |
1979 | The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris | Sir Walter Sorley | 2 episodes | |
1980 | Noah's Castle | Butcher | 2 episodes | |
1985 | By the Sword Divided | First Customer | 1 episode | |
1986 | Labyrinth | Goblin and The Four Guards | Voice | |
1987 | Wicked City | Healer | (UK dub), English version, voice, uncredited | |
1989 | Asterix and the Big Fight | Vitalstatistix | English version, voice | |
1990 | Peter in Magicland | Moon Man | English version, voice | |
1991 | Gray-Bearded Baron | |||
1991 | 30 Door Key | |||
1999 | Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | Vitalstatistix | English version, voice | |
2001 | The Bunker | Voice (final film role) |
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.