Filmography
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Known For
A Man for All Seasons Matthew (1966) -
Murder on the Orient Express Hardman (1974) -
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson (1970) -
Known For
The Wednesday Play Jesus Christ (1969) -
Actor
Theatre Night McCann (1985-1987) -
Paradise Postponed Dr. Salter (1986) -
Screenplay George Beesley (1986) -
Operation Julie Det. Insp. Dick Lee (1985) -
Summer Season Ben (1985) -
The Beiderbecke Affair Chief Supt. Forrest (1985) -
Jackanory Playhouse King Gregory (1984) -
Home Video (1984) -
All the World's a Stage Extracts from The Master Builder (1984) -
The World of Don Camillo Peppone (1984) -
![Legend of the Champions]( "Legend of the Champions")
Legend of the Champions The Interrogator (1983) -
![Red Monarch]( "Red Monarch")
Red Monarch Stalin (1983) -
![Tales of the Unexpected]( "Tales of the Unexpected")
Tales of the Unexpected Colin Mearns (1981-1983) -
![King Lear]( "King Lear")
King Lear Kent (1983) -
![Landscape]( "Landscape")
Landscape Duff (1983) -
![Trail of the Pink Panther]( "Trail of the Pink Panther")
Trail of the Pink Panther Section Director Alec Drummond (1982) -
![Evil Under the Sun]( "Evil Under the Sun")
Evil Under the Sun Sir Horace Blatt (1982) -
Nailed Elder Protestant (1981)
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![Play for Today]( "Play for Today")
Play for Today Northey (1972-1981) -
![Antony & Cleopatra]( "Antony & Cleopatra")
Antony & Cleopatra Antony (1981) -
![Loophole]( "Loophole")
Loophole Gardner (1981) -
![The Dogs of War]( "The Dogs of War")
The Dogs of War North (1980) -
![Little Lord Fauntleroy]( "Little Lord Fauntleroy")
Little Lord Fauntleroy Hobbs (1980) -
Vikings! (1980)
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![The Day Christ Died]( "The Day Christ Died")
The Day Christ Died Caiaphas (1980) -
![Nijinsky]( "Nijinsky")
Nijinsky Vassili (1980) -
Donkeys' Years Christopher Headingley (1980)
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![Meetings with Remarkable Men]( "Meetings with Remarkable Men")
Meetings with Remarkable Men Tamil (1979) -
![The Big Sleep]( "The Big Sleep")
The Big Sleep Harry Jones (1978) -
![Equus]( "Equus")
Equus Frank Strang (1977) -
![The Pink Panther Strikes Again]( "The Pink Panther Strikes Again")
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Drummond (1976) -
![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena Frank Strang (1976) -
![It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet]( "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet")
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet Siegfried Farnon (1976) -
![BBC Play of the Month]( "BBC Play of the Month")
BBC Play of the Month Roberts (1968-1975) -
![The Hanged Man]( "The Hanged Man")
The Hanged Man Lew Burnett (1975) -
![Love Among the Ruins]( "Love Among the Ruins")
Love Among the Ruins J.F. Devine (1975) -
![Churchill's People]( "Churchill's People")
Churchill's People (1975) -
![Galileo]( "Galileo")
Galileo Priuli (1975) -
![Murder on the Orient Express]( "Murder on the Orient Express")
Murder on the Orient Express Hardman (1974) -
Full House Merik in On the High Road (1973)
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![The National Health]( "The National Health")
The National Health Edward Loach (1973) -
![Thirty-Minute Theatre]( "Thirty-Minute Theatre")
Thirty-Minute Theatre Rick Taylor (1968-1972) -
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre Keyser (1960-1972) -
![Stage 2]( "Stage 2")
Stage 2 Peer Gynt (1972) -
![Young Winston]( "Young Winston")
Young Winston Butcher (1972) -
![Something to Hide]( "Something to Hide")
Something to Hide Blagdon (1972) -
The Man Outside Flannery (1972)
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The Challengers Sam Brodie (1972)
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![Aquarius]( "Aquarius")
Aquarius Deeley in Old Times (1971) -
![The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes")
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson (1970) -
![Music on 2]( "Music on 2")
Music on 2 Beethoven's voice (1970) -
![Alfred the Great]( "Alfred the Great")
Alfred the Great Asher (1969) -
The Way We Live Now Augustus Melmotte (1969)
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![The Wednesday Play]( "The Wednesday Play")
The Wednesday Play Jesus Christ (1969) -
![ITV Sunday Night Theatre]( "ITV Sunday Night Theatre")
ITV Sunday Night Theatre Grieg (1969) -
![Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher]( "Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher")
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher Solomon Philbrick (1968) -
![Detective]( "Detective")
Detective Jasper Shrig (1968) -
![The Champions]( "The Champions")
The Champions Interrogator (1968) -
![The Vengeance of She]( "The Vengeance of She")
The Vengeance of She George (1968) -
![Charlie Bubbles]( "Charlie Bubbles")
Charlie Bubbles Smokey Pickles (1968) -
![Man in a Suitcase]( "Man in a Suitcase")
Man in a Suitcase Father Loyola (1967-1968) -
![The Avengers]( "The Avengers")
The Avengers Mickle (1967) -
![The Day the Fish Came Out]( "The Day the Fish Came Out")
The Day the Fish Came Out The Pilot (1967) -
![Half Hour Story]( "Half Hour Story")
Half Hour Story The man (1967) -
![Seven Deadly Virtues]( "Seven Deadly Virtues")
Seven Deadly Virtues Tom Mather (1967) -
![Mogul]( "Mogul")
Mogul Commander Cardino (1967) -
![The Spy with a Cold Nose]( "The Spy with a Cold Nose")
The Spy with a Cold Nose Russian Prime Minister (1966) -
![A Man for All Seasons]( "A Man for All Seasons")
A Man for All Seasons Matthew (1966) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney 1st Gatekeeper (1966) -
![Theatre 625]( "Theatre 625")
Theatre 625 Harry (1965-1966) -
![Redcap]( "Redcap")
Redcap Pvt. Scanlon (1964) -
![The Counterfeit Constable]( "The Counterfeit Constable")
The Counterfeit Constable L'aveugle (1964) -
![Never Put It in Writing]( "Never Put It in Writing")
Never Put It in Writing Oscar (1964) -
![The Long Ships]( "The Long Ships")
The Long Ships Rhykka (1964) -
![Underworld Informers]( "Underworld Informers")
Underworld Informers Charlie Ruskin (1963) -
Suspense Molloy, the caretaker (1963)
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![This Sporting Life]( "This Sporting Life")
This Sporting Life Maurice Braithwaite (1963) -
![The Plane Makers]( "The Plane Makers")
The Plane Makers Jack Clement (1963) -
![ITV Television Playhouse]( "ITV Television Playhouse")
ITV Television Playhouse Silver (1962) -
![Drama 61-67]( "Drama 61-67")
Drama 61-67 Pat Sullivan (1962) -
![The Password Is Courage]( "The Password Is Courage")
The Password Is Courage 1st German Goon (1962) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play Nick Toberson (1962) -
![The Hellions]( "The Hellions")
The Hellions Matthew Billings (1961) -
![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week Jack Clitheroe (1961) -
The Soldier and the Woman Simon (1960)
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A Moon for the Misbegotten Phil Hogan (1960)
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![Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]( "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning")
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Loudmouth (1960) -
ActorOn Trial John Dempsey (1960)
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Archive footage
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![The Agatha Christie Code]( "The Agatha Christie Code")
The Agatha Christie Code (2005) -
Archive footage
![The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun']( "The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'")
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![The Avengers]( "The Avengers")
The Avengers (1969) -
Additional Crew
![The Human Brain]( "The Human Brain")
The Human Brain (1982)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Played rugby and football for Northern Ireland.
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
Colin George Blakely
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Died
(age 56)
London, England, UK
Height:
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