Lionel Murton
Lionel Murton | |
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 in TV'sThe Four Just Men(1960) | |
| Born | William Lionel Murton 2 June 1915 London,England |
| Died | 26 September 2006(aged 91) Basingstoke,Hampshire, England |
| Resting place | Basingstoke Crematorium and Gardens of Remembrance |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–1981 |
| Spouse | Anita D'Allaire |
William Lionel Murton(2 June 1915 – 26 September 2006) was an Englishcharacter 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, includingThe Persuaders!andDanger Manand was a regular cast member of theDickie HendersonShow,playing Dickie's friend Jack.[1][4]
Selected filmography
[edit]- 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 ChaplainJames 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)
References
[edit]- ^ab"Lionel Murton".Archived fromthe originalon April 26, 2017.
- ^"Lionel Murton - Theatricalia".theatricalia.com.
- ^Basingstoke Gazette 5 October 2006
- ^"The Dickie Henderson Show[03/06/64] (1964)".Archived fromthe originalon April 26, 2017.
External links
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Categories:
- 1915 births
- 2006 deaths
- English male stage actors
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- Male actors from London
- Actors from the London Borough of Wandsworth
- English emigrants to Canada
- Male actors from Montreal
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- People from Wandsworth
- Male actors from Hampshire