Tony Sympson Explained

Tony Sympson (10 July 1906  - 30 March 1983) was a British actor.^[1]

Tony Sympson
Birth Name:	Herbert George Sympson
Birth Date:	10 July 1906
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Place:	Westminster, London, England
Occupation:	Actor

Selected filmography

• The Indiscretions of Eve (1932) - Pip
• Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle (1935) - Tinker
• Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935) - Tinker
• Rhythm in the Air (1936) - Alf Higgins
• The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1937) - Shorty Peabody
• The Challenge (1938) - Luc Meynet
• Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938) - Tinker
• Night and the City (1950) - Cozen (uncredited)
• Street of Shadows (1953) - Nikki
• Devil on Horseback (1954) - Musician
• Little Red Monkey (1955) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Dial 999 (1955) - Harry Briggs (uncredited)
• Keep It Clean (1956) - Little Tailor
• The Counterfeit Plan (1957) - Grune
• The Ghost Goes Gear (1966) - Lord Plumley
• Diamonds for Breakfast (film) (1968) - Anastasia's Manservant (uncredited)
• Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969) - Clerk of the Court
• Tiffany Jones (1973) - Prim Man
• House of Whipcord (1974) - Henry
• Eskimo Nell (1975) - Grandfather
• The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) - Opera Conductor
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - Mr. Shork
• Jabberwocky (1977) - 3rd Peasant
• A Horse Called Jester (1979) - Ginger Wilkes
• Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980) - Old man

Selected television

• Barnaby Rudge (BBC, 1960) - Tom Cobb
• No Hiding Place (ITV, 1962) - Ned (The Skeleton Wore Boots)
• Ghost Squad (ITV, 1963) - The Fisherman (Mr Five Percent)
• Thursday Theatre (BBC, 1965) - Waiter (Anatol)
• Oh Brother! (BBC, 1970) - Cardinal
• Comedy Playhouse (BBC, 1970) - Thatcher (Haven of Rest)
• Bright's Boffins (BBC, 1970-1971) - Tiniest Guard (The Submarine), King Neptune/Customs Officer (The Smugglers), The Hon. Wiff Clarry (General Upheaval)
• Sykes (BBC, 1972-1973) - Landowner (Walk), (Bus), (Uniform)
• The Sweeney (ITV, 1975) - The Old Man (Night Out)
• Dawson's Weekly (ITV, 1975) - Call Boy (Stage-Struck)
• Are You Being Served? (BBC, 1976-1983) - Claude (Fifty Years On), Mr Webster (The Junior), Mr Wagstaff (Conduct Unbecoming)
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (BBC, 1976) - Uncle Percy Spillinger (Episode 4)
• BBC2 Playhouse (BBC, 1976) - Mr Gee (The Mind Beyond: The Love of a Good Woman)
• All Creatures Great and Small (BBC, 1978) - Cliff Tyreman (The Beauty of the Beast)
• Oh Happy Band! (BBC, 1980) - Mr Giles
• The Shillingbury Blowers (1980) - Basil
• The Young Ones (BBC, 1982) - Old Man at DHSS (Bomb)
• Play for Today (BBC, 1983) - Owen (Shall I Be Mother?)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tony Sympson. https://web.archive.org/web/20090117025804/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/160690. dead. 17 January 2009. BFI. 10 March 2015.