Gordon Cameron Jackson, (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish actor best remembered for his roles as the butler

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in ''

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'' and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in '' The Professionals''. He also portrayed Capt Jimmy Cairns in ''

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'', and Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence", in '' The Great Escape''.

Early life

Gordon Jackson was born in

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in 1923, the youngest of five children. He attended

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, and in his youth he took part in

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shows including ''

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''. He left school aged 15 and became a draughtsman for

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Early career

His film career began in 1942, when

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from

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were looking for a young Scot to act in ''

The Foreman Went to France ''The Foreman Went to France'' (released in the USA as ''Somewhere in France'' ) is a 1942 British Second World War war film starring Clifford Evans, Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings and Gordon Jackson. It was based on the real-life wartime ex ...

'' and he was suggested for the part. After this, he returned to his job at Rolls-Royce, but he was soon asked to do more films, and he decided to make acting his career. Jackson soon appeared in other films, including ''

Millions Like Us ''Millions Like Us'' is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. It starred Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford, Eric Portman and Megs Jenkins. It was co-written and co-direc ...

'', ''

San Demetrio London ''San Demetrio London'' is a 1943 British World War II docudrama based on the true story of the 1940 salvage of the tanker MV ''San Demetrio'' by some of her own crew, who reboarded her after she had been set on fire by the German heavy cruiser ...

'', ''

The Captive Heart ''The Captive Heart'' is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Redgrave. It is about a Czechoslovak Army officer who is captured in the Fall of France and spends five years as a prisoner of war, during which ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Whisky Galore!''. In the early years of his career, Jackson also worked in

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and

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. In 1949, he starred in the film ''

Floodtide ''Floodtide'' is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson, John Laurie and Jimmy Logan. The film was one of the four of David Rawnsley's films that used his "independent frame ...

'', along with actress

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. He and Anderson married two years later on 2 June 1951. They had two sons, Graham and Roddy. The same year, he made his

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stage debut, appearing in the play ''

Seagulls Over Sorrento ''Seagulls Over Sorrento'' is a 1954 British war drama film made by the Boulting brothers based on the play of the same name by Hugh Hastings. The film stars Gene Kelly and was one of three made by Kelly in Europe over an 18-month period t ...

'' by Hugh Hastings. In the 1950s and 1960s he appeared on television in programmes such as ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia ...

'', ''ABC of Britain'', ''

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'' and '' The Avengers''. In 1955 he had a small part in ''

The Quatermass Xperiment ''The Quatermass Xperiment'' (a.k.a. ''The Creeping Unknown'' in the United States) is a 1955 British science fiction film, science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, based on the 1953 BBC Television serial ''The Quatermass Expe ...

'', the film version of the BBC TV serial. He later had supporting roles in the films '' The Great Escape'', '' The Bridal Path'' and ''

The Ipcress File ''The IPCRESS File'' is Len Deighton's first spy novel, published in 1962. The story involves Cold War brainwashing, includes scenes in Lebanon and on an atoll for a United States atomic weapon test, as well as information about Joe One, the ...

''. In 1969, he and his wife had important roles in '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie''. That year, he played Horatio in Tony Richardson's production of ''

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'' and he won a

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for Best Supporting Actor, having also taken part in the

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Later career

Gordon Jackson became a household name playing the stern Scottish

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Angus Hudson in sixty episodes of the period drama ''

'' from 1971 to 1975. In 1976, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor for the episode "

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". In 1974, he was named British Actor of the Year and in 1979 he was made an

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. Jackson was cast opposite

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for the American television film ''

Madame Sin ''Madame Sin'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by David Greene and starring Bette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm Elliott and Gordon Jackson. The screenplay was written by Greene and Barry Oringer. Plot summary The title character is ...

'' (1972), which was released in overseas markets as a feature film. His next big television role was in the hard-hitting police drama '' The Professionals'' from 1977. He played George Cowley in all 57 episodes until the programme's end in 1983, although filming had finished in 1981. He played Noel Strachan in the Australian

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drama ''

A Town Like Alice ''A Town Like Alice'' (United States title: ''The Legacy'') is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner ...

'' (1981), winning a

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for his performance. After ''A Town Like Alice'' and ''The Professionals'', Gordon Jackson continued his television work with appearances in ''

Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset li ...

'', '' Campion'' and ''

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'' and the films ''

The Shooting Party ''The Shooting Party'' is a 1984 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges and based on the book of the same name by Isabel Colegate. The film is set in 1913, less than a year before the beginning of the First World War, and shows the soon ...

'' and ''

The Whistle Blower ''The Whistle Blower'' is a 1986 British spy thriller film directed by Simon Langton and starring Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers, Felicity Dean, John Gielgud, Kenneth Colley, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, and Barry Foster. It is ...

.'' He also appeared in the theatre, appearing in ''

Cards on the Table ''Cards on the Table'' is a detective fiction novel by the English author Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 2 November 1936 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retaile ...

'', adapted from the novel by

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at the

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in 1981 and in '' Mass Appeal'' by Bill C. Davis at the

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in 1982. From 1985 to 1986, Jackson narrated two afternoon cookery shows in New Zealand for

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called ''Fresh and Fancy Fare'' and its successor ''Country Fare''. His last role before his death was in ''Effie's Burning'', and this was broadcast posthumously.

Death

In December 1989, he was diagnosed with

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; he died on 15 January 1990, aged 66, in

. He was cremated at

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Selected filmography

* ''

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (stylized onscreen as ''......one of our aircraft is missing'') is a 1942 British black-and-white war film, mainly set in the German-occupied Netherlands. It was the fourth collaboration between the British writ ...

'' (1942) (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) as Alastair "Jock" MacFarlane * ''

Women Aren't Angels ''Women Aren't Angels'' is a 1943 black and white British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Aldwych Theatre farceurs Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton, with Polly Ward and Joyce Heron. It was made at Welwyn Studios and ba ...

'' (1943) as Man in small orchestra * ''

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'' (1943) as the Young 'un * ''

'' (1943) as Fred * ''

'' (1943) as Messboy John Jamieson * ''

Pink String and Sealing Wax ''Pink String and Sealing Wax'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Mervyn Johns. It is based on a play with the same name by Roland Pertwee. It was the first feature film Robert Hamer directed on his own. Th ...

'' (1945) as David * ''

'' (1946) as Lieut. Lennox * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) as Duncan * ''

'' (1949) as Tom Kennedy * ''

'' (1949) as David Shields * ''

Stop Press Girl ''Stop Press Girl'' is a 1949 British fantasy comedy film directed by Michael Barry and starring Sally Ann Howes, Gordon Jackson, Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne; the latter two appearing in several different roles in the film. The film was o ...

'' (1949) as Jock Melville * '' Whisky Galore!'' (1949) as George Campbell * '' Bitter Springs'' (1950) as Mac * ''

Happy Go Lovely ''Happy Go Lovely'' is a 1951 British musical comedy film in Technicolor, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Vera-Ellen, David Niven, and Cesar Romero. The film was made and first released in the UK, and distributed in the US by R ...

'' (1951) as Paul Tracy * ''

The Lady with a Lamp ''The Lady with a Lamp'' is a 1951 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding and Felix Aylmer. The film depicts the life of Florence Nightingale and her work with wounded British soldiers du ...

'' (1951) * '' Castle in the Air'' (1951) as Hiker * ''

Death Goes to School ''Death Goes to School'' is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Stephen Clarkson and starring Barbara Murray, Gordon Jackson and Pamela Alan. It was made at Merton Park Studios as a second feature. Police investigate the death of a tyrannica ...

'' (1953) as Detective Inspector Campbell * ''Seagulls Over Sorrento'' (1953, TV Movie) as Able-Seaman Haggis Mcintosh * ''

Malta Story ''Malta Story'' is a 1953 British war film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, which is set during the air defence of Malta during the Siege of Malta in the Second World War. The film uses real and unique footage of the locations at which the b ...

'' (1953) as British Soldier (uncredited) * ''

Meet Mr. Lucifer ''Meet Mr. Lucifer'' is a black-and-white British comedy satire film released in 1953 starring Stanley Holloway. It was filmed at Ealing Studios, London, and is one of the Ealing comedies. The film is based on the play ''Beggar My Neighbour ...

'' (1953) as Hector * ''

The Love Lottery ''The Love Lottery'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and starring David Niven, Peggy Cummins, Anne Vernon and Herbert Lom. Produced by Ealing Studios it was one of several Ealing Comedies that veered away from the sta ...

'' (1954) as Ralph * ''

The Delavine Affair ''The Delavine Affair'' is a 1955 British second feature crime film directed by Douglas Peirce and starring Peter Reynolds, Honor Blackman and Gordon Jackson. It was based on the 1952 novel ''Winter Wears a Shroud'' by Robert Chapman. Plot ...

'' (1955) as Florian * ''

Passage Home ''Passage Home'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker. Plot Captain "Lucky" Ryland (Peter Finch) is about to retire. He has a flashback of several years to a voyage on a merchant ship which he was captaining from South Americ ...

'' (1955) as Ted Burns * ''

'' (1955) as BBC TV producer * ''

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'' (1955) as Leonard * ''

Moby Dick—Rehearsed ''Moby Dick'' (sometimes referred to as ''Moby Dick—Rehearsed'') is a two-act drama by Orson Welles. The play was staged June 16–July 9, 1955, at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, in a production directed by Welles. The original cast incl ...

'' (1955 TV film) as A Young Actor / Ishmael * '' Women Without Men'' (1956) as Percy * '' Blonde Bait'' (1956) as Percy (re-edited version of ''Women Without Men'', with new scenes and actors and plot differences) * ''

Pacific Destiny ''Pacific Destiny'' is a 1956 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen and Michael Hordern. The screenplay concerns a young British couple who win the respect of the inhabitants of a South Pacific is ...

'' (1956) as District Officer * ''

The Baby and the Battleship ''The Baby and the Battleship'' is a colour 1956 British comedy film directed by Jay Lewis and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough and André Morell. It is based on the 1956 novel by Anthony Thorne with a screenplay by Richard De Roy, G ...

'' (1956) as Harry * '' Sailor Beware!'' (1956) as Carnoustie Bligh * ''

Seven Waves Away ''Seven Waves Away'' (alternate U.S. titles: ''Abandon Ship!'' and ''Seven Days From Now'') is a 1957 British adventure film directed by Richard Sale and starring Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, and Stephen Boyd. When his ship goes ...

'' (1957) as John Merritt * ''

Let's Be Happy ''Let's Be Happy'' is a Technicolor 1957 British musical film starring Tony Martin, Vera-Ellen and Robert Flemyng and directed by Henry Levin. It was written by Dorothy Cooper and Diana Morgan in CinemaScope. This film was an updated remak ...

'' (1957) as Dougal MacLean * ''

Hell Drivers ''Hell Drivers'' (1957) is a British film noir crime drama film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins and Patrick McGoohan. The film was produced by the Rank Organisation and Aqua Film Productions. The ...

'' (1957) as Scottie * ''

The Hasty Heart ''The Hasty Heart'' is a 1949 war drama film, an Anglo-American co-production starring Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd and directed by Vincent Sherman. The film is based on the 1945 play of the same name by John Patrick. ...

'' (1957 TV film) as Lachlen McLachlen * '' Man in the Shadow'' (1957) as Jimmy Norris * '' Blind Spot'' (1958) as "Chalky" White * ''Yesterday's Enemy'' (1958, TV Movie) as Sgt. Ian McKenzie (reprised role in 1959 movie) * ''

Rockets Galore! ''Rockets Galore!'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Michael Relph and starring Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden and Roland Culver. The sequel to '' Whisky Galore!'', it was much less successful than its predecessor. It was based on the ...

'' (1958) as George Campbell * ''

The Navy Lark ''The Navy Lark'' is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on HMS ''Troubridge'', a Royal Navy destroyer) based in HMNB Portsmouth. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were statio ...

'' (1959) as Leading Seaman Johnson * ''

Three Crooked Men ''Three Crooked Men'' is a 1958 British crime film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Gordon Jackson. Plot Three crooks break into a store hoping to gain access to the bank next door. The store keeper has remained in the rear of the stor ...

'' (1959) as Don Wescott * ''Meeting at Night'' (1959 TV film) as Hector Maclachlan * ''

Yesterday's Enemy ''Yesterday's Enemy'' is a 1959 Hammer Films British war film in MegaScope directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern and Gordon Jackson set in the Burma Campaign during World War II. It is based on a 1958 BBC tele ...

'' (1959) as Sgt. McKenzie * '' The Bridal Path'' (1959) as PC Alec * ''

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'' (1959) as Sergeant * ''

Devil's Bait ''Devil's Bait'' is a 1959 black and white British drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Geoffrey Keen, Jane Hylton and Gordon Jackson.Chibnall & McFarlane, pp. 274-76. It was a second feature, made for release by the Rank Organ ...

'' (1959) as Sergeant Malcolm * ''Never Die'' (1959, TV Movie) as Ian "Jock" Bell * '' The Price of Silence'' (1960) as Roger Fenton * '' Cone of Silence'' (1960) as Capt. Jock Bateson * ''The Soldier's Tale'' (1960 TV film) as The Narrator * ''

'' (1960) as Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. * ''

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'' (1960) as Bill Donovan * '' Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog'' (1961) as Farmer * ''

Two Wives at One Wedding ''Two Wives One Wedding'' is a low budget 1961 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Gordon Jackson, Christina Gregg, and Lisa Daniely Lisa Daniely (born Mary Elizabeth Bodington; 4 June 1929 – 24 January 2014) was a ...

'' (1961) as Tom * ''

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'' (1962) as Seaman Edward Birkett * ''Hold My Hand, Soldier'' (1963, TV Movie) * '' The Great Escape'' (1963) as Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence" * ''

The Long Ships ''The Long Ships'' or ''Red Orm'' (original Swedish: ''Röde Orm'' meaning ''Red Serpent'' or ''Red Snake'') is an adventure novel by the Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. The narrative is set in the late 10th century and follows the advent ...

'' (1964) as Vahlin * ''Benbow Was His Name'' (1964, TV Movie) as Campbell * '' Daylight Robbery'' (1964) as Sergeant * ''

'' (1965) as Jock Carswell * ''

Operation Crossbow ''Crossbow'' was the code name in World War II for Anglo-American operations against the German long range reprisal weapons (V-weapons) programme. The main V-weapons were the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket – these were launched against Brita ...

'' (1965) as R.A.F. Pilot (scenes deleted) * ''

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes'' is a 1965 British period comedy film that satirizes the early years of aviation. Directed and co-written by Ken Annakin, the fi ...

'' (1965) as MacDougal * ''

Cast a Giant Shadow ''Cast a Giant Shadow'' is a 1966 big-budget action film based on the life of Colonel Mickey Marcus, and stars Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson. Melville Shavelson adapted, produced and dir ...

'' (1966) as James MacAfee * ''

The Fighting Prince of Donegal ''The Fighting Prince of Donegal'' is a 1966 adventure film starring Peter McEnery and Susan Hampshire, based on the novel ''Red Hugh: Prince of Donegal'' by Robert T. Reilly. It was released by the Buena Vista Distribution Company. Plot Set in ...

'' (1966) as Captain Leeds * '' Triple Cross'' (1966) as British Sergeant Questioning Chapman (uncredited) * ''

The Night of the Generals ''The Night of the Generals'' is a 1967 World War II mystery film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. It stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet and Philippe Noiret. The screenpla ...

'' (1967) as Captain Engel * ''

Danger Route ''Danger Route'' is a 1967 British spy film directed by Seth Holt for Amicus Productions and starring Richard Johnson as Jonas Wilde, Carol Lynley and Barbara Bouchet. It was based on Andrew York's 1966 novel ''The Eliminator'' that was th ...

'' (1967) as Brian Stern * '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) as Gordon Lowther * ''

Run Wild, Run Free ''Run Wild, Run Free'' is a 1969 British drama film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starring John Mills. The film was written by David Rook, based on his novel ''The White Colt'', and shot on location in Dartmoor, Devon, England. The film f ...

'' (1969) as Mr Ransome * ''

'' (1969) as Horatio * '' The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens'' (1970, TV Movie) as The Narrator * '' Scrooge'' (1970) as Tom – Friend of Harry's * ''

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'' (1971) as Charles Stewart * ''On the Run'' (1971) as Mr. Mallory * ''

'' (1972) as Commander Cavendish * '' Russian Roulette'' (1975) as Hardison * ''Sonntagsgeschichten'' (1976, TV Movie) as Mr. Dunner * ''

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'' (1977, TV Movie) as Inspector Cabell * ''

Golden Rendezvous ''Golden Rendezvous'' is a 1977 South African action film, action thriller film directed by Ashley Lazarus and starring Richard Harris, Ann Turkel and David Janssen. It was based on the 1962 novel ''The Golden Rendezvous'' by Alistair MacLean. ...

'' (1977) as Dr. Marston * ''

The Medusa Touch ''The Medusa Touch'' is a 1973 novel by Peter Van Greenaway, which was adapted fairly faithfully into a feature film in 1978. The novel tells the story of a radically disenchanted novelist with highly destructive telekinetic powers. ''The Med ...

'' (1978) as Dr. Johnson * ''The Last Giraffe'' (1979, TV Movie) as Fielding * ''

The Masks of Death ''The Masks of Death'' is a 1984 British mystery television film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and John Mills as Doctor Watson. Plot In 1913, Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by ...

'' (1984, TV Movie) as Alec MacDonald * ''The Zaz'' (1985) as The Commander * ''

'' (1985) as Tom Harker * ''

'' (1986) as Bruce * ''Gunpowder'' (1986) as Sir Anthony Phelps * ''

The Lady and the Highwayman ''The Lady and the Highwayman'' is a 1989 United Kingdom romantic adventure television film based on Barbara Cartland's 1952 romance novel ''Cupid Rides Pillion''. The working title of the film was ''Dangerous Love''. The film stars Hugh Gra ...

'' (1989, TV Movie) as Harry

Television credits

:''Note: TV films are listed in the filmography.'' * '' The Avengers'' (1965 episod
"Castle De'ath"
as Ian De'ath * ''

'' (1971–1975 TV series) as Hudson * '' The Professionals'' (1977–1983 TV series) as George Cowley * ''

'' (1981 TV miniseries) as Noel Strachan * ''

'' (1983 TV series) as Sir William Belgrave * ''

My Brother Tom ''My Brother Tom'' is a 1986 Australian television miniseries about sectarianism in a small country town.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p215 References External links''My Brother Tom''at ...

'' (1986 TV miniseries) as Lockie McGibbon * ''

'' (1986–1989 TV series) as Prof. Bramston * '' Noble House'' (1989 TV miniseries) as Supt. Armstrong * '' Campion'' (1989 TV series) as Professor Gardner Cairey

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Gordon 1923 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Scottish male actors Clarence Derwent Award winners Deaths from bone cancer Deaths from cancer in England Emmy Award winners Logie Award winners Male actors from Glasgow Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Hillhead High School Scottish male film actors Scottish male radio actors Scottish male stage actors Scottish male television actors