| James Culliford | |
| Birth Name: | Albert James Culliford |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1927 |
| Birth Place: | West Ham, London, England |
| Death Place: | Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Domesticpartner: | Alfred Lynch |
James Culliford (8 September 1927 – 23 March 2002) was a British actor on stage, film and television.[1]
Culliford was badly burned in a motoring accident that left the right side of his face partly disfigured. He met his life partner, the actor Alfred Lynch, at theatre acting evening classes.[2] Some of his noted roles are The Entertainer (1960), The Trygon Factor (1966), and Quatermass and the Pit (1967). He also appeared in the Doctor Who serial Frontier in Space in 1973.[3]
After suffering a stroke in 1972, he and Lynch moved from London to Brighton. They lived together until Culliford's death in 2002. Lynch died of cancer the following year.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Entertainer | Cobber Carson | ||
| 1963 | West 11 | Man on Train | Uncredited | |
| 1966 | The Trygon Factor | Luke Embarday | ||
| 1967 | The Champions | Charles | ||
| 1967 | Quatermass and the Pit | Corporal Gibson | ||
| 1972 | Death Line | Publican |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Sunday Night Theatre | Servant to Troilus | |||
| 1959 | Crime Sheet | ||||
| 1959 | The History of Mr. Polly | Garrard | |||
| 1959 | The Men from Room 13 | Shiner | |||
| 1959-66 | No Hiding Place | Leo Quinn/Jimmy Smithers/Rocky Stone | Three episodes | ||
| 1960 | Armchair Theatre | Albert Klein | |||
| 1960 | The True Mistery of the Passion | Thief | |||
| 1960 | Deadline Midnight | Tom Douglas | |||
| 1960 | ITV Television Playhouse | Dennis Fisher | |||
| 1961 | The Brink | Brian Rapper | |||
| 1961 | The Bun House Wedding | Alec | |||
| 1961 | ITV Play of the Week | Lvov/Robert | Two episodes | ||
| 1961 | The Jelly End Strike | Jacko | |||
| 1961 | Choirboys Unite! | Mr Stokel | |||
| 1962 | Corrigan Blake | Feliz | |||
| 1962-63 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Gimlet, driver/Grubber Entwistle | |||
| 1962-71 | Z-Cars | Ralph Rhodes/Joe Smith/Arthur | |||
| 1964 | Crane | ||||
| 1964 | Love Story | Private Mason | |||
| 1965 | Hit and Run | Det. Con. Wainwright | |||
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Eric Little | |||
| 1965 | Front Page Story | Johnson | |||
| 1965 | The Flying Swan | The Anybodies - Harry | |||
| 1965 | Knock on Any Door | Haydon | |||
| 1966 | Redcap | Cpl. Westerby | |||
| 1966 | The Informer | Tony | |||
| 1967 | Dixon of Dock Green | Crowthorne | |||
| 1968 | ITV Playhouse | Humphrey Saddler | |||
| 1968 | The Champions | Sumner | |||
| 1968-73 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Gilbert/Bob | Two episodes | ||
| 1969 | Market in Honey Lane | Alf Noble | |||
| 1970 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Parker | |||
| 1971 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Tony | |||
| 1971 | Elizabeth R | John Savage | |||
| 1971 | Seasons of the Year | Syd | |||
| 1972 | Pretenders | Sergeant | |||
| 1972 | Scene | The Detective | |||
| 1972 | The Protectors | Ginter | |||
| 1973 | Doctor Who | Stewart | Two episodes |