Keith Buckley (7 April 1941 – 1 December 2020) was an English actor who mostly appeared on television and films from 1958.

Career

Keith Buckley was born on 7 April 1941 in

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and performed in school plays at Huddersfield College. He had many appearances in film and television, including '' The Avengers'' and ''

Randall and Hopkirk ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' is a British private detective television series, starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope respectively as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. The series was created by Dennis Spooner and prod ...

'' in the 1960s and '' The New Avengers'' in the 1970s.

Personal life

Between the years 1959 and 1967, Keith Buckley was married to Bella Buckley, with whom he had two daughters. After that, he was in a partnership for 19 years with the casting director Mary Selway, with whom he also had two daughters. In later years, he lived in the US with author Beverly Lowry before returning home to live in the UK. He died in December 2020 at the age of 79.Keith Buckley obituary
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Selected filmography

* '' Shadow of the Boomerang'' (1960) – Stockman * '' King & Country'' (1964) – Corporal of Guard * '' Attack on the Iron Coast'' (1968) – Commando No1 (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1969) – Hadric * '' Spring and Port Wine'' (1970) – Arthur Gasket * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...

'' (1970) * '' The Go-Between'' (1971) – Stubbs * '' The Pied Piper'' (1972) – Mattio * ''

Virgin Witch ''Virgin Witch'' is a British horror sexploitation film directed by Ray Austin and starring Ann and Vicki Michelle, Patricia Haines and Neil Hallett. A prospective model and her sister join a coven of white wizards. The film was shot in ...

'' (1972) – Johnny * '' Dr. Phibes Rises Again'' (1972) – Stewart * ''

The 14 ''The 14'' (also known as ''Existence''; U.S. title: ''The Wild Little Bunch'') is a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings and starring Jack Wild and June Brown. It was written by Roland Starke. Its plot, based on fact, concerns t ...

'' (1973) – Mr. Whitehead * ''

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'' (1976) – Herald * '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1976) – Major Gericke * '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) – HMS Ranger Crewman * '' Hanover Street'' (1979) – Lieutenant Wells * '' Tess'' (1979) – Postman * ''

Excalibur Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. E ...

'' (1981) – Uryens * '' The Star Chamber'' (1983) – Assassin * '' John Wycliffe: The Morning Star'' (1984) – John of Gaunt * ''

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus (; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italians, Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed Voyages of Christopher Columbus, four Spanish-based voyages across the At ...

'' (1985) – De Torres * '' Half Moon Street'' (1986) – Hugo Van Arkady * '' Sky Bandits'' (1986) – Von Schlussel * ''

Hawks Hawks are bird of prey, birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are very widely distributed and are found on all continents, except Antarctica. The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks, and othe ...

'' (1988) – Dutch Doctor

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* 1941 births 2020 deaths English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Huddersfield {{England-actor-stub