My favourite to least favourite Number Twos from "The Prisoner"
by GusF | created - 09 Aug 2018 | updated - 09 Aug 2018 | Public
1. Leo McKern
Actor | Ladyhawke
Although he sounded very British, Leo McKern was an Australian. By the time he was 15 years old, he had endured an accident that left him without his left eye. A glass eye replaced it - one might conjecture for the better, as far as making McKern a one-day actor of singular focus (no pun intended; ...
2. Colin Gordon
Actor | The Pink Panther
Ceylon-born Colin Gordon began acting on the West End stage as the hind legs of a horse in 'Toad of Toad Hall' in 1934. After wartime service, he returned to the stage, appearing in such plays as 'The White Carnation' and 'The Little Hut' (both 1953), 'Misery Me!' (1955) and 'The Touch of Fear' (...
3. Mary Morris
Actress | The Prisoner
Mary first appeared on stage aged just 10. She received her formal training at the royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and went on to a long and distinguished career in film, television and the theatre. She toured Britain with her own theatrical touring company.
4. Peter Wyngarde
Actor | Flash Gordon
Peter Paul Wyngarde was born at the home of an aunt in Marseille, Southern France, and is the son of an English father and French mother. Owing to his father's work as a member of the British Diplomatic Service, Peter spent much of his early childhood moving from one country to another, and was ...
5. Eric Portman
Actor | A Canterbury Tale
With his clipped delivery, aristocratic if somewhat ominous manner and suave, urbane demeanour, Eric Portman was so good at playing German and/or Nazi officers that many believed he actually was German, or at least Austrian. The fact is that he was British to the core, having been born, raised and ...
6. Patrick Cargill
Actor | Help!
Best known for his appearances on British television in the comedy series Father, Dear Father (1968), Patrick Cargill was also a distinguished stage actor and a brilliant farceur. His immaculate timing was known throughout the profession to the point that when directors were casting a certain type ...
7. Rachel Herbert
Actress | Murder Must Advertise
Rachel Herbert was born in 1935 in Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Murder Must Advertise (1973), Clouds of Witness (1972) and ITV Play of the Week (1955).
8. Derren Nesbitt
Actor | Where Eagles Dare
Rather intriguing British actor who first appeared on UK cinema & TV screens in the late 1950s, and quickly found steady work as a rather unpleasant or untrustworthy individual. His cold, yet cunning features had him appearing in guest roles on many UK TV series including The Adventures of Sir ...
9. Georgina Cookson
Actress | Catacombs
Lean, aristocratic-looking British character actress,on stage from the 1940's. She was noted on Broadway for her performance (and for bringing the house down with her tango on opening night) as Lady India in Jean Anouilh's 'Ring Around the Moon' (1950-51). On television, her aquiline features and ...
10. David Bauer
Actor | Diamonds Are Forever
Born in Chicago in 1917, David Bauer found more success as an actor in Europe than he did in his home country. He was one of those caught up in the anti-Communist hysteria that swept the US, and especially Hollywood, in the 1950s. Bauer left the US and settled in Great Britain. He found a niche in ...
11. Anton Rodgers
Actor | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Anton Rodgers was born on January 10, 1933 in Ealing, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), The Merchant of Venice (2004) and The Fourth Protocol (1987). He was married to Elizabeth Garvie and Morna Watson. He died on December 1, 2007 in Reading, Berkshire,...
12. Clifford Evans
Actor | The Kiss of the Vampire
Clifford Evans was born on February 17, 1912 in Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), Mutiny on the Elsinore (1937) and Courageous Mr. Penn (1942). He was married to Hermione Hannen. He died on June 9, 1985 in Welshpool, Wales, UK.
13. Guy Doleman
Actor | Thunderball
Tough-looking New Zealander, with a long string of credits as an actor in Australian films and theatre. He was also prolific on radio as actor, announcer and compère. In August 1952, Doleman won a £300 prize for his performance in an Actor's Choice half-hourly play, entitled "The Coward". He used ...
14. George Baker
Actor | On Her Majesty's Secret Service
George was stage struck at the age of 14 and ran away from school to get a 25 shilling (25p) a week job at a seaside theatre, He spent 6 years going through the mill of small town repertory theatre then the cinema discovered him. After making 12 films he left the studios for 7 years during which ...
15. Kenneth Griffith
Actor | Four Weddings and a Funeral
Kenneth went to a grammar school in South Wales where the English literary teacher had the class read out parts in plays, which was the one thing he enjoyed; as a result, he was put in a play about Richard II. A local critic wrote, 'If this boy chooses to make the stage a career he should do well,'...
16. Andre Van Gyseghem
Actor | The March of the Peasants
Andre Van Gyseghem was born on August 18, 1906 in Eltham, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The March of the Peasants (1952), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965) and Sentimental Education (1970). He was married to Jean Forbes-Robertson. He died on October 13, 1979 in London, ...
17. John Sharp
Actor | Fratello sole, sorella luna
John Sharp was born on August 5, 1920 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972), The Wicker Man (1973) and Barry Lyndon (1975). He died on November 26, 1992 in London, England, UK.
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