Cyril Alexander Garland Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English film, television and theatre

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. He was the husband of stage and screen actress Violet Lamb.

Career

The son of a paymaster captain in the Royal Navy, Cyril Luckham was educated at RNC Osborne and Dartmouth and briefly followed his father into the service. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1930 and retired the following year, transferring to the Emergency List. Afterwards he trained for the stage with the Arthur Brough school at Folkestone, making his debut with Brough's company there in ''The Admirable Crichton'' in 1935. For several years he appeared in provincial repertory, notably with the Rapier Players at Bristol's Little Theatre. He had been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the retired list in 1938 and was recalled to the Navy when the War broke out. He was invalided out soon afterwards following serious illness and returned to the theatre. Luckham made his West End debut as Torvald Helmer in ''A Doll's House'' at the Arts Theatre in July 1945. For several years afterwards his stage work was largely back in the provinces including the touring company of the Old Vic. Luckham played the

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in the long running

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series '' Doctor Who''. He appeared in '' The Ribos Operation'', the first serial in '' The Key to Time'' season, and ''

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''. In 1965 he played Sir Hugh Archibald-Lake in ''

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'' (BBC) ''

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''. In the 1967 BBC serialisation of ''

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'', Luckham played Sir Lawrence Mont, father-in-law of Fleur Forsyte. He appeared in an

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of ''

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'' (1969); and, as the villain and unscrupulous art dealer in the episode ''I Always Wanted a Swimming Pool'', in the 1971 series of '' Public Eye''. Luckham was a familiar face as a character actor in the 1970's: playing the puppet prime minister in 1971's

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TV drama '' The Guardians'', in which the British state becomes one policed by the ubiquitous Guardians; ''The 7th Duke of Marlborough'', in the 1974 Thames mini-series '' Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill''; Father O'Hara, in ''

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''; the benevolent grandfather, in '' The Cedar Tree'', (a series that ran on ATV from 1975 to 1979); in the 1975

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episode, 'A Voice from the Past'; as Mr. Luffy, in an episode of the 1978 TV series based on the Famous Five books by

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; as the evil psychic, Edward Drexel, in the 1979 supernatural thriller series '' The Omega Factor''; and, as the equitable schoolboard chairman of 'Bamfylde', in the 1980

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' adaptation of ''

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''.

Partial filmography

* ''

Murder in Reverse? ''Murder in Reverse'' (also styled ''Murder in Reverse?'') is a 1945 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley and Chili Bouchier. It is based on the story ''Query'' by "Seamark" (Austin J ...

'' (1945) - One of Crossley's Guests * ''

Stranger from Venus ''Stranger from Venus'' (also known as ''Immediate Disaster'' and ''The Venusian'' in the United States) is a 1954 independently made UK black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Burt Balaban (who also directed), Gene Martel, and Roy Ri ...

'' (1954) - Dr. Meinard * '' Out of the Clouds'' (1955) - The Doctor * '' The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956) - Lt. Jasper Abbot - HMS Achilles (uncredited) * '' The Hostage'' (1956) - Hugh Ferguson * '' Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst'' (1957) - Commander-in-Chief Far Eastern Station * '' How to Murder a Rich Uncle'' (1957) - Coroner * '' The Birthday Present'' (1957) - Magistrate * '' Invasion Quartet'' (1961) - Col. Harbottle * '' Some People'' (1962) - Magistrate * '' Billy Budd'' (1962) - Alfred Hallam - Captain of Marines * ''

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'' ('Do You Remember Leo Winters', episode) (1964) - Admiral Bond * '' The Pumpkin Eater'' (1964) - Doctor * '' The Great War'' (BBC TV, 1965) * '' The Alphabet Murders'' (1965) - Sir Carmichael Clarke * '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966) - Archbishop Cranmer * '' The Naked Runner'' (1967) - Cabinet minister * ''

Anne of the Thousand Days ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' is a 1969 British period historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the ...

'' (1969) - Prior Houghton * '' One More Time'' (1970) - Magistrate * '' Mr. Forbush and the Penguins'' (1971) - Tringham * ''The Guardians'' (1971) - Sir Timothy Hobson * '' The Cedar Tree'' (1976-1978) - Charles Ashley * '' Providence'' (1977 film) - Doctor Mark Eddington * ''

The Omega Factor ''The Omega Factor'' (stylized as ''The Ωmega Factor'') is a British television series produced by BBC Scotland in 1979. It was created by Jack Gerson and produced by George Gallaccio, and transmitted in ten weekly episodes between 13 June and ...

'' (1979) - Drexel

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luckham, Cyril 1907 births 1989 deaths English male stage actors English male television actors 20th-century British male actors