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Guy Middleton(1906-1973)

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Guy Middleton
After a millionaire practical joker dies, his fortune is divided among four heirs who must carry out his zany instructions to cash in.
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Laughter in Paradise (1951)
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Lean, jaunty British character actor with military-style moustache and easy manner who specialised in playing dapper scoundrels, philanderers, dissipated bon vivants and con artists in a career lasting three and a half decades. Born in Hove, East Sussex, he spent two years working on the London stock exchange before making his move to acting. On stage from 1928, he was initially cast as outright villains. He landed his first worthy part in the George Formby musical comedy Keep Fit (1937), establishing his typical screen personae playing the role of Brian Curtis in Terence Rattigan's French Without Tears (1940) (having previously appeared in the original London stage production in November 1936). Ironically, Middleton seems to have relished his lady-killer image in real life since he was at the time involved with the wife of co-star Rex Harrison - himself no stranger to extra-marital affairs.

Well in the groove as raffish playboy, silly-ass, jolly RAF-type or shady double-dealer, Middleton was consistently excellent in support during the 40's and 50's: as Fogroy in Notorious Gentleman (1945); as debonair games master Victor Hyde-Brown in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950); as womanizing cad Simon Russell, behind the wheel of a sporty jalopy, in Laughter in Paradise (1951); or as Victor Manifold, plying his buddies with bootleg whiskey, in Young Wives' Tale (1951). He was also the initial choice for the part of Amrose Claverhouse for the film Genevieve (1953) but lost out to Kenneth More. On television, he partnered Hylda Baker (in drag) as 'Cynthia', in the stand-up comedy show Be Soon (1957). His final role of note was as a senior general in Richard Attenborough's Oh! What a Lovely War (1969). Middleton retired in 1970 and died three years later at the age of 66.
BornDecember 14, 1906
DiedJuly 30, 1973(66)
BornDecember 14, 1906
DiedJuly 30, 1973(66)
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Jimmy Hanley, Guy Middleton, and Basil Radford in The Captive Heart (1946)
Jimmy Hanley, Jack Lambert, Guy Middleton, and Michael Redgrave in The Captive Heart (1946)
Derek Bond, Guy Middleton, Basil Radford, Michael Redgrave, and Karel Stepanek in The Captive Heart (1946)
Derek Bond, Guy Middleton, and Michael Redgrave in The Captive Heart (1946)
Bonar Colleano, Nino Martini, Guy Middleton, Martin Miller, Patricia Roc, and Hugh Wakefield in One Night with You (1948)
George Cole, Fay Compton, Guy Middleton, and Alastair Sim in Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Audrey Hepburn and Guy Middleton in Laughter in Paradise (1951)

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Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
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  • Victor Hyde-Brown
  • 1950
George Cole, Fay Compton, Hugh Griffith, Guy Middleton, and Alastair Sim in Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Laughter in Paradise
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  • Simon Russell
  • 1951
Ray Milland, Ellen Drew, and David Tree in French Without Tears (1940)
French Without Tears
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  • Brian Curtis
  • 1940
Break to Freedom (1953)
Break to Freedom
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  • Bongo
  • 1953

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  • Peter Cook in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
  • Raquel Welch, Peter Sellers, and Ringo Starr in The Magic Christian (1969)
    The Magic Christian
    • (uncredited)
  • Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
    Oh! What a Lovely War
  • The Mini-Mob (1967)
    The Mini-Mob
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
  • Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
  • What Every Woman Wants (1962)
    What Every Woman Wants
  • The Fur Collar
  • Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
    Waltz of the Toreadors
    • (uncredited)
  • The Arthur Askey Show
  • Escort for Hire (1960)
    Escort for Hire
  • Brian Bedford and Elvi Hale in ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
  • Peter Brough and Dick Emery in Educating Archie (1958)
    Educating Archie
  • Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green

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    • December 14, 1906
    • Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
    • July 30, 1973
    • Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England, UK(following a heart attack)
    • May 7, 1949 - July 30, 1973 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Terence Rattigan's play, "French Without Tears," at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with Mackenzie Ward, Constance Carpenter, Trevor Howard, Roland Culver, and Hubert Gregg in the cast. Harold French was director.
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    Married burlesque actress Anita Arden (Feb 1916 - May 1999) on May 7 1949. Arden appeared in musical revues mainly in New York but also toured with United Service Organizations (USO) in Europe during World War Two. She continued with USO after the war appearing, with amongst others, Gypsy Rose Lee. She also had an uncredited part in the film Malaga (1954) alongside her husband.
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