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Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Department: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career. He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes Lodgers". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion His first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice. He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urquhart (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop

1963

The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

Restless Natives

Restless Natives

1985

The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed

1960

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

The Break

The Break

1963

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

1982

The Looking Glass War

The Looking Glass War

1970

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958

Puccini

Puccini

1984

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

1980

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

1970

The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger

1955

You're Only Young Twice!

You're Only Young Twice!

1952

Testimony

Testimony

1988

Isn't Life Wonderful!

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953

The House of the Arrow

The House of the Arrow

1953

Paul Temple Returns

Paul Temple Returns

1952

The Long Roads

The Long Roads

1993

The Kitchen Toto

The Kitchen Toto

1988

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963

Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

1954

Playing Away

Playing Away

1987

The Shutter Falls

The Shutter Falls

1987

Foxhole in Cairo

Foxhole in Cairo

1960

England, Summer, Sunday

England, Summer, Sunday

1976

The Tamer Tamed

The Tamer Tamed

1956

You Can't Escape

You Can't Escape

1956

Golden Ivory

Golden Ivory

1954

The Syndicate

The Syndicate

1968

Danger Tomorrow

Danger Tomorrow

1960

Trouble with Eve

Trouble with Eve

1960

Father's Day

Father's Day

1979

Fox

Fox

1980

Knights of the Round Table

Knights of the Round Table

1953

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

The Dollar Bottom

The Dollar Bottom

1981

The Reporters

The Reporters

1972

Just Another Saturday

Just Another Saturday

1975

Sharma and Beyond

Sharma and Beyond

1984

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

Tread Softly

Tread Softly

1952

A Gift from Nessus

A Gift from Nessus

1980

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

1994

Children of the Full Moon

Children of the Full Moon

1980

Gator

Gator

1976

The Button Man

The Button Man

1976

The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

1980

The Simple Life

The Simple Life

The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour

The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour

1973

Department S

Department S

1969

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

The Saint

The Saint

1962

Callan

Callan

1967

The Champions

The Champions

1968

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

1967

Pathfinders

Pathfinders

1972

Helen: A Woman of Today

Helen: A Woman of Today

1973

Jango

Jango

1961

International Detective

International Detective

1959

Quest of Eagles

Quest of Eagles

1979

The Aweful Mr Goodall

The Aweful Mr Goodall

1974

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1978

The Inheritors

The Inheritors

1974

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

1980

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

The Professionals

The Professionals

1977

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1972

Bleak House

Bleak House

1985

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

1970

The Old Men at the Zoo

The Old Men at the Zoo

1983

Number 10

Number 10

1983

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

1994

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

1966

Suspense

Suspense

1962

Centre Play

Centre Play

1973

Yes Minister

Yes Minister

1980

Country Matters

Country Matters

1972

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967