Clive Morton (16 March 1904 – 24 September 1975) was an English actor best known for playing upper class Englishmen, he made many screen appearances, especially on television. In 1955, he appeared in

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'' and is recalled by fans of '' Doctor Who'' for his role as prison governor George Trenchard in '' The Sea Devils'' in 1972. He played Commander Julius Rogue in the first series of the fondly-remembered children's TV series ''

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'' in 1974. One of his last roles was as an aged

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in an episode of '' Upstairs Downstairs''. :: Morton was also a Shakespearian actor and an Associate Artiste of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In the 1964 'Histories' Repertoire he played the Bishop of Carlisle in Richard II, the Earl of Worcester in Henry IV and the ferocious Earl of Talbot in Henry VI. :: Morton was married to ''

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'' actress Fanny Rowe. They acted together on stage in the 1955 J.B. Priestley play '' Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon''.

Selected filmography

* '' The Last Coupon'' (1932) – (uncredited) * ''

The Secret of the Loch ''The Secret of the Loch'' is a 1934 British film about the Loch Ness Monster. It is the first film made about the monster. Charles Bennett said the film was based on his original idea. He later admitted it was "terrible... but amusing".Tom Wa ...

'' (1934) – Reporter / Photographer in Pub (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Changed His Mind'' (1936) – Journalist (uncredited) * '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1939) – Frank Fielding * ''

While the Sun Shines ''While the Sun Shines'' is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Barbara White, Ronald Squire, Brenda Bruce, Bonar Colleano, and Michael Allan. It was based on Terence Rattigan's 1943 play of the same name Pl ...

'' (1947) – Guide * '' Jassy'' (1947) – Sir William Fennell * '' Mine Own Executioner'' (1947) – Robert Paston * '' This Was a Woman'' (1948) – Company Director * ''

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'' (1948) – Bank Manager (uncredited) * '' The Blind Goddess'' (1948) – Mersel * ''

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'' (1948) – Henry Blane (segment "The Colonel's Lady") * '' Here Come the Huggetts'' (1948) – Mr. Campbell * '' Scott of the Antarctic'' (1948) – Herbert Ponting F.R.P.S. * ''

Vote for Huggett ''Vote for Huggett'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw and Petula Clark. Warner reprises his role as the head of a London family, in the post-war years. In this, t ...

'' (1949) – Mr. Campbell * '' The Huggetts Abroad'' (1949) – Campbell (uncredited) * '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1949) – The Prison Governor * '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949) – Editor * ''

The Blue Lamp ''The Blue Lamp'' is a 1950 British police procedural film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Warner as PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley as newcomer PC Mitchell, and Dirk Bogarde as criminal Tom Riley. The title refers to the blue lamps that ...

'' (1950) – Police Sgt. Brooks * '' Trio'' (1950) – Ship's Captain (in segment Mr. Know-All) * '' Traveller's Joy'' (1950) – Svensen * '' Night Without Stars'' (1951) – Dr. Coulson * ''

The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hi ...

'' (1951) – Station Sergeant * ''

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'' (1952) – The G.O.C. * '' Castle in the Air'' (1952) – MacFee * ''

Turn the Key Softly ''Turn the Key Softly'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison, and Terence Morgan. Lee and producer Maurice Cowan also wrote the screenplay, based on the 1951 novel o ...

'' (1953) – Walters * '' Carrington V.C.'' (1954) – Lt. Col. Huxford * '' The Harassed Hero'' (1954) – Archer * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1955) – Lt. Gen. Sir Cuthbert Grahame Foxe * ''

'' (1955) – The Lord Rivers * '' Beyond Mombasa'' (1956) – Irate Man * '' Seven Waves Away'' (1957) – Maj. Gen. Barrington * '' After the Ball'' (1957) – Henry de Frece * ''

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'' (1957) – Sir Hector Gore-Urquhart * '' The Safecracker'' (1958) – Sir George Turvey * '' The Duke Wore Jeans'' (1958) – Lord Edward Whitecliffe * ''

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'' (1958) – Lord Harcourt * '' Next to No Time'' (1958) – Wallis * '' The Navy Lark'' (1959) – Rear Admiral * ''

Make Mine a Million ''Make Mine a Million'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Lance Comfort, starring Arthur Askey, Sid James, and Bernard Cribbins. The film parodies the stuffiness of the 1950s BBC and the effect of television advertising in the era. It w ...

'' (1959) – National TV director general * ''

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'' (1959) – Sir Arnold Fielding * ''

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's ''The Pure Hell of St Trinian's'' is a 1960 British comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School. Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and Sidney Gilliat, it was the third in a series of four films. Plot The St. Trinian's ...

'' (1960) – V.I.P. * '' The Clue of the New Pin'' (1961) – Ramsey Brown * '' A Matter of WHO'' (1961) – Hatfield * ''

I Thank a Fool ''I Thank a Fool'' is a 1962 British Metrocolor crime film made by Eaton (De Grunwald Productions) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in CinemaScope. It was directed by Robert Stevens and produced by Anatole de Grunwald from a screenplay by Karl Tunbe ...

'' (1962) – Judge * ''

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'' (1962) – Artillery General at Field Briefing (uncredited) * '' The Alphabet Murders'' (1965) – 'X' * '' Stranger in the House'' (1967) – Col. Flower * ''

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'' (1968) – Army Officer Outside Window (uncredited) * '' Lock Up Your Daughters'' (1969) – Bowsell * '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1969) – General Paunceforth * ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (1970) – Mr. Eshton * ''

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'' (1971) – Lord Delford * ''

Young Winston ''Young Winston'' is a 1972 British biographical adventure drama war film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his 1930 book, ''My Early Life''. The first part of the film covers Churchil ...

'' (1972) – Dr. Roose * ''

11 Harrowhouse ''11 Harrowhouse'' is a 1974 British heist comedy thriller film directed by Aram Avakian and starring Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, James Mason, Trevor Howard, and John Gielgud in Panavision. It was adapted by Charles Grodin based upon the n ...

'' (1974) – Sir Harold the Chairman

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, Clive English male film actors English male television actors 1904 births 1975 deaths 20th-century English male actors British male comedy actors