Geoffrey Hibbert | |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1922 |
Birth Place: | Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Death Place: | Epsom, Surrey, England |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1941-1969 (TV & film) |
Children: | 2, including Edward Hibbert |
Geoffrey Hibbert (2 June 1922 – 3 February 1969) was an English stage, film and television actor.[1] [2]
He made his screen debut with the lead role in John Baxter's The Common Touch (1941) and appeared in two other Baxter films, Love on the Dole and The Shipbuilders.[3] After the war he appeared in supporting roles in films as well as many television performances.[4]
He was also active at the Players' Theatre in the 1950s and 60s, acting in, among other things, the musical revue "Child's Play" with all words by Sean Rafferty.[5] He was also in the original Broadway production of Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend, starring Julie Andrews, which ran for over a year at the Royale Theatre, in 1954–1955.[6]
He was the father of the actor Edward Hibbert.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1941 | Love on the Dole | Harry Hardcastle | ||
1941 | The Common Touch | Peter Henderson | ||
1942 | The Next of Kin | Pvt. John | ||
1942 | In Which We Serve | Joey Mackeridge | ||
1943 | The Shipbuilders | Peter Shields | ||
1952 | Secret People | Steenie | ||
1952 | Emergency Call | Jackson | ||
1953 | Albert R.N. | Cutter | ||
1954 | For Better, for Worse | Butcher's Assistant | ||
1954 | Thought to Kill | |||
1957 | The End of the Line | Max Perrin | ||
1958 | Orders to Kill | RAF Sergeant | Uncredited | |
1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Cpl. Cooper | Uncredited | |
1958 | Links of Justice | Edward Manning | ||
1959 | The Great Van Robbery | Venner | ||
1959 | Crash Drive | Henry | ||
1962 | Gaolbreak | Dr. Cambus | ||
1962 | Live Now, Pay Later | Price | ||
1963 | Heavens Above! | Council Official |