Reginald Beckwith Explained

Reginald Beckwith
Birth Date:	2 November 1908
Birth Place:	York, England
Death Place:	Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England
Birth Name:	William Reginald Beckwith
Yearsactive:	1938–1965

William Reginald Beckwith (2 November 190826 June 1965) was an English film and television actor, who made over one hundred film and television appearances in his career. He died of a heart attack aged 56.^[1]

Beckwith was also a film critic and playwright before the war, and from 1941–45, was a BBC war correspondent.^[2] His play Boys in Brown was filmed in 1949,^[3] and he co-wrote the film You're Only Young Twice in 1952, based on James Bridie's play.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Freedom Radio (1941) as Emil Fenner
• My Brother's Keeper (1948) as 1st Barber (uncredited)
• Scott of the Antarctic (1948) as Bowers / Lt. H.R. Bowers R.I.M.
• Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) as Mr. Jenkins
• The Body Said No! (1950) as Benton
• Mister Drake's Duck (1951) as Mr. Boothby
• Circle of Danger (1951) as Oliver
• Another Man's Poison (1951) as Mr. Bigley
• Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) as Manson
• Brandy for the Parson (1952) as Scout Master
• You're Only Young Twice (1952) as BBC Commentator
• Penny Princess (1952) as Minister of Finance - Blacksmith
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) as Coggett
• Genevieve (1953) as J. C. Callahan
• Innocents in Paris (1953) as Photographer (uncredited)
• The Million Pound Note (1953) as Rock
• Don't Blame the Stork (1954)
• Fast and Loose (1954) as Reverend Tripp-Johnson
• The Runaway Bus (1954) as Telephone Man
• Dance Little Lady (1954) as Poldi
• Lease of Life (1954) as Foley
• The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) as Friar Tuck
• Aunt Clara (1954) as Alfie Pearce
• The Lyons in Paris (1955) as Capt. Le Grand
• Break in the Circle (1955) as Dusty
• They Can't Hang Me (1955) as Harold
• A Yank in Ermine (1955) as Kimp
• Jumping for Joy (1956) as Smithers
• The March Hare (1956) as J. Blacker Insurance Broker
• Charley Moon (1956) as Vicar
• It's a Wonderful World (1956) as Professional Manager
• A Touch of the Sun (1956) as Herbert Hardcastle
• Carry On Admiral (1957) as Receptionist
• These Dangerous Years (1957) as Hairdresser
• Lucky Jim (1957) as University Porter
• Night of the Demon (1957) as Mr. Meek
• Up the Creek (1958) as Publican
• Law and Disorder (1958) as Vickery
• Next to No Time (1958) as Warren
• The Horse's Mouth (1958) as Capt. Jones
• Rockets Galore! (1958) as Mumford
• The Navy Lark (1959) as CNI
• The Captain's Table (1959) as Burtweed
• The 39 Steps (1959) as Lumsden
• The Ugly Duckling (1959) as Reginald
• Friends and Neighbours (1959) as Wilf Holmes
• Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) as Parson
• Expresso Bongo (1959) as Reverend Tobias Craven
• Desert Mice (1959) as Fred
• Bottoms Up (1960) as Bishop Wendover
• Doctor in Love (1960) as Wildewinde
• Dentist in the Chair (1960) as Mr. Watling
• There Was a Crooked Man (1960) as Station Master
• The Girl on the Boat (1961) as Barman
• Five Golden Hours (1961) as Brother Geronimo
• The Night We Got the Bird (1961) as Chippendale Charlie
• Double Bunk (1961) as Harper
• Dentist on the Job (1961) as Mr. Duff
• The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) as Harry
• Hair of the Dog (1962) as Fred Tickle
• Night of the Eagle (1962) as Harold Gunnison
• The Password Is Courage (1962) as Unterofficer
• The King's Breakfast (1963) as Magician
• Just for Fun (1963) as Opposition Leader
• The V.I.P.s (1963) as Head Waiter (uncredited)
• Lancelot and Guinevere (1963) as Sir Dagonet
• Doctor in Distress (1963) as Meyer
• Never Put It in Writing (1964) as Lombardi
• A Shot in the Dark (1964) as Receptionist at nudist camp
• The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) as Reporter (uncredited)
• Gonks Go Beat (1965) as Professor
• The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) as Doctor
• Mister Moses (1965) as Parkhust
• The Secret of My Success (1965) as Gen. Ferdinand Velez
• The Big Job (1965) as Register Office Official
• Thunderball (1965) as Kenniston
• How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment (1965)
• Where the Spies Are (1966) as Mr. Kahn (final film role)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reginald Beckwith. https://web.archive.org/web/20120721211239/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba9f187f6. dead. 2012-07-21. BFI.
2. Web site: Reginald Beckwith movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie. AllMovie.
3. Web site: Boys in Brown (1949) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie. AllMovie.
4. Web site: You're only Young Twice! (1952) - BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20120712174653/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bb6f90f. dead. 2012-07-12. BFI.