Michael Trubshawe (7 December 1905 – 21 March 1985) was a British actor and former officer in the

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Regiment of the

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. Trubshawe was very close friends with fellow British actor

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, serving with him at

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and

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. He was best man for both of Niven's weddings, and is constantly referred to in Niven's memoirs '' The Moon's a Balloon''. Niven refers to finding out he would be working with him in '' The Guns of Navarone'' as 'A lovely bonus for me.' Niven claims he lost touch with his army friend following Michael's marriage to Christian Scientist Margaret L McDougal, the daughter of flour magnate James Gladstone McDougall whose company joined Rank flours. Rank's owners had a Methodist background and the company formed Rank pictures to counter the loose morality of movie culture. Trubshawe was the son of architect Vyvian Trubshawe (1853–1924).

Partial filmography

* '' They Were Not Divided'' (1950) - Major Bushey Noble * ''

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'' (1950) - Colonel * ''

The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hi ...

'' (1951) - British Ambassador * ''

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'' (1951) - Ascot Man (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") * ''

The Magic Box ''The Magic Box'' is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Ol ...

'' (1951) - Sitter in Bath Studio * '' My Seal and Them'' (1951) - Sir Frederick * '' The Card'' (1952) - Yeomanry Officer (uncredited) * ''

Brandy for the Parson ''Brandy for the Parson'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Eldridge and starring Kenneth More, Charles Hawtrey, James Donald and Jean Lodge. It was based on a short story by Geoffrey Household from ''Tales of Adventurers'' (1 ...

'' (1952) - Redworth * ''

Something Money Can't Buy ''Something Money Can't Buy'' is a 1952 British comedy drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Patricia Roc, Anthony Steel and Moira Lister. The film was made with backing from the NFFC as part of its British Film-Makers project wi ...

'' (1952) - Willy * '' Meet Me Tonight'' (1952) - Professor 'Chaps' Chapsworth: Ways and Means * ''

The Titfield Thunderbolt ''The Titfield Thunderbolt'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne, George Relph and John Gregson. The screenplay concerns a group of villagers trying to keep their branch lin ...

'' (1953) - Ruddock * '' The Rainbow Jacket'' (1954) - Gresham * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1954) - A.D.C. Lt. MacAllister * '' You Lucky People'' (1955) - Lt. Col. Barkstone-Gadsby * '' Private's Progress'' (1956) - Col. Fanshawe * ''

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'' (1956) - Shop Customer in Photograph (uncredited) * '' The Passionate Stranger'' (1957) - 2nd Landlord * '' Doctor at Large'' (1957) - Colonel Graves * '' The Rising of the Moon'' (1957) - Colonel Charles Frobisher (2nd Episode) * '' I Accuse!'' (1957) - English Publisher * ''

Gideon's Day ''Gideon's Day'' is the first in a series of police procedural novels by John Creasey writing as J.J. Marric. Published in 1955, it features a day in the professional life of Detective Superintendent George Gideon of the C.I.D., Scotland Y ...

'' (1958) - Golightly * '' Law and Disorder'' (1958) - Ivan * '' Scent of Mystery'' (1960) - English Aviator * '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961) - Weaver * '' The Best of Enemies'' (1961) - Col. Brownhow * '' Operation Snatch'' (1962) - Col. Marston * '' Reach for Glory'' (1962) - Maj. Burton * ''

The Mouse on the Moon ''The Mouse on the Moon'' is a 1963 British comedy film, the sequel to '' The Mouse That Roared''. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel '' The Mouse on the Moon'' by Irish author Leonard Wibberley, and was directed by Richard Lester. In it, th ...

'' (1963) - British Aide * '' The Pink Panther'' (1963) - Felix Townes * '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) - Casino Manager (uncredited) * ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again b ...

'' (television series; 'The Colonel's Daughter') (1964) - Colonel Blakeley * '' The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' (1965) - Lord Mayor of London * ''

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) - Niven * '' The Sandwich Man'' (1966) - Guardsman * '' The Spy with a Cold Nose'' (1966) - Braithwaite * '' Bedazzled'' (1967) - Lord Dowdy * '' A Dandy in Aspic'' (1968) - Flowers * ''

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'' (1968) - 'Fake' First Lord * '' Monte Carlo or Bust!'' (1969) - German Rally Official * ''

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'' (1969) - Air Observer (uncredited) * '' The Magic Christian'' (1969) - Sir Lionel (uncredited) * '' The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer'' (1970) - Mandeville * ''

Fumo di Londra ''Fumo di Londra'' (Thank You Very Much) (internationally released as ''Smoke Over London'' and ''Gray Flannels'') is a 1966 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Alberto Sordi. For his performance Sordi won the David di Donatello f ...

'' (1971) - Il Colonello

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trubshawe, Michael 1905 births 1985 deaths English male film actors People from Chichester British Army personnel of World War II 20th-century English male actors Highland Light Infantry officers