Guy Middleton Powell (14 December 1907 – 30 July 1973), better known as Guy Middleton, was an English
film character actor.
Biography
Guy Middleton was born in
Hove
Hove ( ) is a seaside resort in East Sussex, England. Alongside Brighton, it is one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove.
Originally a fishing village surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th century in respon ...
,
Sussex
Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...
, and originally worked in the
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange based in London, England. the total market value of all companies trading on the LSE stood at US$3.42 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cath ...
, before turning to acting in the 1930s. In his earlier films he often portrayed amiable idiots, cads, scoundrels and rakish bon vivants, but many of his later roles were military officers in the British Army, RAF or Royal Navy. He died in 1973, following a heart attack, aged 65.
Selected filmography
Film
* ''
Jimmy Boy'' (1935) .... The Count
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Two Hearts in Harmony'' (1935) .... Mario
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Trust the Navy'' (1935) .... Lieutenant Richmond
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Under Proof'' (1936) .... Bruce
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Fame'' (1936) .... Lester Cordwell
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A Woman Alone'' (1936) .... Alioshka
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The Gay Adventure'' (1936) .... Aram
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Take a Chance'' (1937) .... Richard Carfax
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Keep Fit'' (1937) .... Hector Kent
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Break the News'' (1938) .... Englishman
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The Mysterious Mr. Davis'' (1939) .... Milton
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Goodbye Mr Chips'' (1939) .... McCulloch (uncredited)
* ''
French Without Tears
''French Without Tears'' is a comic play written by a 25-year-old Terence Rattigan in 1936.
Setting
It takes place in a cram school for adults needing to acquire French for business reasons. Scattered throughout are Franglais phrases and sc ...
'' (1940) .... Brian Curtis
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For Freedom'' (1940) .... Pierre
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Dangerous Moonlight'' (1941, also known as ''Suicide Squadron'') .... Shorty
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Talk About Jacqueline'' (1942) .... Captain Tony Brook
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The Demi-Paradise'' (1943) .... Dick Christian
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The Halfway House'' (1944) .... Fortescue
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English Without Tears'' (1944) .... Captain Standish
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Champagne Charlie'' (1944) .... Tipsy Swell
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29 Acacia Avenue'' (1945) .... Gerald Jones
* ''
The Rake's Progress
''The Rake's Progress'' is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings '' A Rake's Prog ...
'' (1945, also known as ''Notorious Gentleman'') .... Fogroy
* ''
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 ...
'' (1946) .... Capt. Jim Grayson
* ''
Night Boat to Dublin'' (1946) .... Capt. Tony Hunter
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A Man About the House'' (1947) .... Sir Benjamin "Ben" Dench
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The White Unicorn'' (1947) .... Fobey
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Snowbound'' (1948) .... Gilbert Mayne
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One Night with You'' (1948) .... Matty
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Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) .... Major Gilbert
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Marry Me!'' (1949) .... Sir Gordon Blake
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No Place for Jennifer'' (1950) .... Brian Stewart
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The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) .... Victor Hyde-Brown
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The Third Visitor'' (1951) .... Inspector Mallory
* ''
Laughter in Paradise
''Laughter in Paradise'' is a 1951 British comedy film directed by Mario Zampi, starring Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, George Cole, and Guy Middleton. It was written by Jack Davies and Michael Pertwee.
The film was remade as '' Some Will, S ...
'' (1951) .... Simon Russell
* ''
Young Wives' Tale'' (1951) .... Victor Manifold
* ''
Never Look Back'' (1952) .... Guy Ransome
* ''
The Fake'' (1953) .... Smith
* ''
Albert R.N.'' (1953, also known as ''Break to Freedom'') .... Bongo
* ''
Front Page Story'' (1954) .... Gentle
* ''
Conflict of Wings
''Conflict of Wings'' (also known as ''Norfolk Story''; U.S. title: ''Fuss Over Feathers'' ) is a 1954 British comedy film, comedy drama film directed by John Eldridge (director), John Eldridge and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Kieron ...
'' (1954) .... Adjutant
* ''
Malaga'' (1954) .... Soames Howard
* ''
The Belles of St. Trinian's
''The Belles of St Trinian's'' is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley. Inspired by British cartoonist Ron ...
'' (1954) .... Eric Rowbottom-Smith
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The Sea Shall Not Have Them'' (1954) .... Squadron Leader Scott
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The Harassed Hero'' (1954) .... Murray Selwyn
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Break in the Circle'' (1955) .... Maj. Hobart
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Make Me an Offer'' (1955) .... Armstrong
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Gentlemen Marry Brunettes'' (1955) .... Earl of Wickenware
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A Yank in Ermine
''A Yank in Ermine'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry (film director), Gordon Parry and starring Peter Thompson, Noelle Middleton, Harold Lloyd Jr. and Diana Decker, and featuring Jon Pertwee and Sid James. It was adapted b ...
'' (1955) .... Bertram Maltravers
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Now and Forever'' (1956) .... Hector
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Doctor at Large'' (1957) .... Major Porter
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Let's Be Happy'' (1957) .... Mr. Fielding
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Alive on Saturday'' (1957) .... George Pilbeam
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Passionate Summer'' (1958) .... Duffield
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Escort for Hire'' (1960) .... Arthur Vickers
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Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) .... Drunken Fox Hunter (uncredited)
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The Fur Collar'' (1962) .... Resident
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What Every Woman Wants'' (1962) .... George Barker
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The Mini-Affair'' (1968) .... Colonel Highwater
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Oh! What a Lovely War
''Oh! What a Lovely War'' is a 1969 British epic comedy historical musical war film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast, including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth Mo ...
'' (1969) .... General
Sir William Robertson
* ''
The Magic Christian'' (1969) .... Duke of Mantisbriar (uncredited)
* ''
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer'' (1970) .... Potter (final film role)
Television appearances
He appeared in a number of television series as a guest character including:
* ''
Hancock's Half Hour
''Hancock's Half Hour'' was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The radio series starred Tony Hancock, with Sidney James, Bill Kerr and,at various ...
'' (broadcast November 4., 1957) - 'The Regimental Reunion', episode - Ex-Captain - (series 3, episode 6) - (''
Riverside Studios
Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the north bank of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production.
Having opened in May 1976, th ...
'', Studio 1, ''
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
It ...
)'' - (This is one of twenty-four missing Hancock television episodes, (to date).
* ''
Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...
'' (1959) - Fred Harper
* ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
'' (1967, Episode: "
The Highlanders") - Colonel Attwood
References
* ''Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies; 14th ed'' (2001) editor John Walker - published by Harper-Collins;
* ''The Film Encyclopedia'' by Ephraim Katz, Collins;
External links
*
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1907 births
1973 deaths
English male film actors
English male television actors
Male actors from Hove
20th-century English male actors
People from Moreton-in-Marsh