Garard Green (31 July 1924 – 26 December 2004) was a British actor and commentator.BFI.org
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, India in 1924 where his father was superintendent of the government press. When his father died in 1933 the family returned to the United Kingdom and Green finished his education at Watford Grammar School. He developed an interest in acting at Watford but when he left the school he returned to India and the Military Academy and was commissioned into the

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. At the end of the

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he was demobilised and won a Sir

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scholarship to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). On leaving RADA he worked in the theatre in London. In 1953 he married the actress

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. He developed mobility problems caused by severe arthritis which ended his stage career and he concentrated on films and television, appearing in over 40 films including ''

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'' (1957), ''

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'' (1959) and '' The Hand'' (1960). As well as radio work where his talent for voices was in demand, Green recorded nearly 250 audio-books many for the

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. In 1992 Green compered and narrated a TV spectacular ''Forty Glorious Years'' to mark the 40th anniversary of Queen

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's accession. Green died on

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2004 aged 80.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1954) * '' High Terrace'' (1956) * '' Morning Call'' (1957) * ''

'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' Crash Drive'' (1959) * ''

'' (1959) * ''

The Flesh and the Fiends ''The Flesh and the Fiends'' (US title ''Mania''; also known as ''The Fielndish Ghouls'' and ''Psycho Killers'') is a 1960 British horror film directed by John Gilling and starring Peter Cushing, June Laverick and Donald Pleasence. It was w ...

'' (1960) * '' The Hand'' (1960) * ''

Compelled ''Compelled'' is a 1960 British second feature ('B') neo noir black and white crime film directed by Ramsey Herrington and starring Ronald Howard and Beth Rogan. It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by the Danziger Brothers. Plot Ex ...

'' (1960) * '' Sentenced for Life'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Three Spare Wives'' (1962) * '' The Spanish Sword'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' A Matter of Choice'' (1963)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Garard 1924 births 2004 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art British male stage actors British male voice actors British male radio actors British male film actors Indian Army personnel of World War II Male actors from Chennai People educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys British people in colonial India Royal Gurkha Rifles officers