Lionel Murton Explained

Lionel Murton
Birth Name:	William Lionel Murton
Birth Date:	2 June 1915
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Place:	Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Resting Place:	Basingstoke Crematorium and Gardens of Remembrance
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1945–1981
Spouse:	Anita D'Allaire

William Lionel Murton (2 June 1915 – 26 September 2006) was an English character actor.^{[1] [2]} Born in Wandsworth, London, he was resident at Little Orchard, Weston Road, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, before his death at age 91. He was cremated at Basingstoke Crematorium on 6 October 2006.^[3] He is commemorated with his wife, Anita, in Upton Grey Churchyard, Grave 1 E-3.

He appeared in episodes of several TV series, including The Persuaders! and Danger Man and was a regular cast member of the Dickie Henderson Show, playing Dickie's friend Jack.^{[1] [4]}

Selected filmography

• Meet the Navy (1946) - Johnny
• Brass Monkey (1948) - Detective Mann
• Badger's Green (1949) - Albert
• The Girl Is Mine (1950)
• Dangerous Assignment (1950) - Joe Wilson
• The Long Dark Hall (1951) - Jefferson (American published) (US version only)
• The Pickwick Papers (1952) - Augustus Snodgrass
• Our Girl Friday (1953) - Barman
• Monte Carlo Baby (1953)
• The Runaway Bus (1954) - American Traveller
• Night People (1954) - Norman Lakeland
• Raising a Riot (1955) - Harry
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956) - Mike Fowler
• Interpol (1957) - Murphy
• Carry On Admiral (1957) - Psychiatrist
• Fire Down Below (1957) - The American
• Up the Creek (1958) - Perkins
• Further Up the Creek (1958) - Perkins
• The Captain's Table (1959) - Bernie Floate
• Make Mine a Million (1959) - Commercial TV director
• The Mouse That Roared (1959) - American General at the Pentagon (uncredited)
• North West Frontier (1959) - American Correspondent
• Our Man in Havana (1959)
• Surprise Package (1960) - US Marshal
• Danger Man (1960-1961) - Colonel Keller
• Petticoat Pirates (1961) - Admiral
• The Main Attraction (1962) - Joe Burton, the Drunk (uncredited)
• On the Beat (1962) - Man in Underground Train
• Summer Holiday (1963) - Jerry
• Man in the Middle (1964) - Capt. Alec Gunther
• Goldfinger (1964) - Colonel (uncredited)
• The Truth About Spring (1964) - Simmons
• Carry On Cowboy (1966) - Clerk
• Doctor in Clover (1966) - Publicity Man
• The Dirty Dozen (1967) - MP Lt. Col. in charge at hanging (uncredited)
• Sette volte sette (1968)
• Nobody Runs Forever (1968) - Reporter on Steps (uncredited)
• The Last Shot You Hear (1969) - Rubens
• Zeta One (1969) - W
• Patton (1970) - Third Army Chaplain James Hugh O'Neill
• The Games (1970) - US Team VIP (uncredited)
• The Revolutionary (1970) - The Professor
• Cannon for Cordoba (1970) - Colonel
• Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) - Brenda's Landlord
• Seven Nights in Japan (1976) - American Tourist
• Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) - Col. Horne
• The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978)

External links

• • https://web.archive.org/web/20170426153359/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f0964e7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lionel Murton. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426153359/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f0964e7. dead. April 26, 2017.
2. Web site: Lionel Murton - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
3. Basingstoke Gazette 5 October 2006
4. Web site: The Dickie Henderson Show[03/06/64] (1964)]. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426153614/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a12fc04. dead. April 26, 2017.