Tony Sympson (10 July 1906 – 30 March 1983) was a British actor.

Selected filmography

* '' The Indiscretions of Eve'' (1932) - Pip * '' Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle'' (1935) - Tinker * '' Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor'' (1935) - Tinker * '' Rhythm in the Air'' (1936) - Alf Higgins * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1937) - Shorty Peabody * '' The Challenge'' (1938) - Luc Meynet * ''

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror ''Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by George King and starring George Curzon, Tod Slaughter and Greta Gynt. It was George Curzon's third and final outing as the fictional detective Sexton Blake. Plo ...

'' (1938) - Tinker * ''

Night and the City ''Night and the City'' is a 1950 British film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepp ...

'' (1950) - Cozen (uncredited) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1953) - Nikki * '' Devil on Horseback (1954) -'' Musician * '' Little Red Monkey'' (1955) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' Dial 999'' (1955) - Harry Briggs (uncredited) * '' Keep It Clean'' (1956) - Little Tailor * '' The Counterfeit Plan'' (1957) - Grune * '' The Ghost Goes Gear'' (1966) - Lord Plumley * '' Diamonds for Breakfast'' (1968) - Anastasia's Manservant (uncredited) * '' Lock Up Your Daughters!'' (1969) - Clerk of the Court * '' Tiffany Jones'' (1973) - Prim Man * ''

The Wicker Man ''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy (film director), Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer (writer ...

'' (1973) - Piano Player (scene deleted) * '' House of Whipcord'' (1974) - Henry * '' Eskimo Nell'' (1975) - Grandfather * '' The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother'' (1975) - Opera Conductor * ''

The Pink Panther Strikes Again ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' is the fifth crime comedy film in ''The Pink Panther'' series, released in December, 1976. Set three years after the conclusion of '' The Return of the Pink Panther'' (1975), unused footage from the film was ...

'' (1976) - Mr. Shork * ''

Jabberwocky "Jabberwocky" is a Nonsense verse, nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel ''Through the Looking-Glass'', the sequel to ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' ...

'' (1977) - 3rd Peasant * ''A Horse Called Jester'' (1979) - Ginger Wilkes * '' Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'' (1980) - Old man

Selected television

* ''

Barnaby Rudge ''Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty'' (commonly known as ''Barnaby Rudge'') is a historical novel by English novelist Charles Dickens. ''Barnaby Rudge'' was one of two novels (the other was ''The Old Curiosity Shop'') that Dickens pub ...

'' (

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

, 1960) - Tom Cobb * ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV (TV network), ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' ...

'' ( ITV, 1962) - Ned (''The Skeleton Wore Boots'') * '' Ghost Squad'' (ITV, 1963) - The Fisherman (''Mr Five Percent'') * '' Thursday Theatre'' (BBC, 1965) - Waiter (''Anatol'') * '' Oh Brother!'' (BBC, 1970) - Cardinal * ''

Comedy Playhouse ''Comedy Playhouse'' is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 128 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including '' Steptoe and Son'', '' Meet the Wife'', ' ...

'' (BBC, 1970) - Thatcher (''Haven of Rest'') * '' Bright's Boffins'' (BBC, 1970-1971) - Tiniest Guard (''The Submarine''), King Neptune/Customs Officer (''The Smugglers''), The Hon. Wiff Clarry (''General Upheaval'') * ''

Sykes "Sykes" is a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origins, which generally has topographical roots as it original linguistic origin. The name derives from the Old Norse word "sík" or "síkja", meaning a small stream, marshy hollow, or gully. It eventua ...

'' (BBC, 1972-1973) - Landowner (''Walk''), (''Bus''), (''Uniform'') * '' The Sweeney'' (ITV, 1975) - The Old Man (''Night Out'') * '' Dawson's Weekly'' (ITV, 1975) - Call Boy (''Stage-Struck'') * ''

Are You Being Served? ''Are You Being Served?'' is a British television sitcom that was broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was created and written by David Croft (TV producer), David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. Croft also served as executive producer and television directo ...

'' (BBC, 1976-1983) - Claude (''Fifty Years On''), Mr Webster (''The Junior''), Mr Wagstaff (''Conduct Unbecoming'') * ''

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' is a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. Three series were produced from 1976 to 1979, based on a series of novels written by David Nobbs. Nobbs adapted the screenplay for the fi ...

'' (BBC, 1976) - Uncle Percy Spillinger (''Episode 4'') * ''

BBC2 Playhouse ''BBC2 Playhouse'' is a British anthology television series of one-hour episodes produced by the BBC. Among its many performers were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah Kerr, Ben Kingsley, Donald ...

'' (BBC, 1976) - Mr Gee (''The Mind Beyond: The Love of a Good Woman'') * '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (BBC, 1978) - Cliff Tyreman (''The Beauty of the Beast'') * '' Oh Happy Band!'' (BBC, 1980) - Mr Giles * '' The Shillingbury Blowers'' (1980) - Basil * '' The Young Ones'' (BBC, 1982) - Old Man at DHSS (''Bomb'') * ''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

'' (BBC, 1983) - Owen (''Shall I Be Mother?'')

References

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* 1906 births 1983 deaths Male actors from London British male film actors British male television actors 20th-century British male actors {{UK-screen-actor-stub