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Years active
  
1955–87

Name
  
Allan Cuthbertson

Role
  
Actor


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Full Name
  
Allan Darling Cuthbertson

Born
  
7 April 1920 (
1920-04-07
)
Perth, Australia

Died
  
February 8, 1988, London, United Kingdom

Spouse
  
Gertrude Willner (m. ?–1988)

Parents
  
Ernest Cuthbertson, Isobel Ferguson Cuthbertson

TV shows
  
Terry and June, Edgar Wallace Mysteries, The Potting Shed

Movies
  
The Guns of Navarone, Captain Nemo and the Under, The 7th Dawn, Ice Cold in Alex, Killers of Kilimanjaro

Similar People
  
Michael Trubshawe, J Lee Thompson, Ronald Neame, Melville Shavelson, Donald Cammell

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Allan Cuthbertson (7 April 1920 – 8 February 1988) was a naturalised Anglo-Australian actor. He was best known for playing stern-faced military officers in British films of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Early life

Allan Cuthbertson A Short Biography of Allan Cuthbertson

Born Allan Darling Cuthbertson in Perth, Western Australia, son of Ernest and Isobel Ferguson (Darling) Cuthbertson, he performed on stage and radio from an early age.

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During the Second World War, he served as a flight lieutenant with the RAAF from 6 December 1941 to 1 July 1947, based with 111 Squadron Air Sea Rescue Flight.

Career

Allan Cuthbertson A Short Biography of Allan Cuthbertson

Cuthbertson arrived in Britain in 1947, and appeared shortly thereafter as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Boltons. In London's West End, he appeared as Laertes in Hamlet, Aimwell in The Beaux Stratagem, and Octavius Robinson in Man and Superman, among many other roles.

Allan Cuthbertson A Short Biography of Allan Cuthbertson

He was often cast in military roles, which was quite common in actors of his generation, especially those with a military air about them. He was Captain Eric Simpson in Tunes of Glory (1960) as well as being cast as more stuffy regimental types in such films as The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Carrington V.C. (1955), which also starred David Niven. He also made a brief appearance as a harassed staff officer, who then gets blown up, at the beginning of Ice Cold in Alex (1958). In 1962 he played a school teacher in Term of Trial with Laurence Olivier. He appeared four times in the television series The Avengers.

Perhaps surprisingly Cuthbertson also had a talent for playing comedy, which led to his best known role, although again playing a mustachioed military character, as Colonel Hall in the "Gourmet Night" episode of the hit sitcom Fawlty Towers in 1975. He appeared in many roles on British television, including with Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery and Frankie Howerd, and in All Gas and Gaiters, Danger Man and Terry and June, where he played annoying neighbour Tarquin Spry. He was a regular guest on The Morecambe & Wise Show from 1973 to 1976. One of his last TV appearances was in Michael Palin's East of Ipswich in 1987.

One of his last stage roles was in The Corn Is Green by Emlyn Williams at the Old Vic in 1985.

At the time of his death, Cuthbertson was living in Surbiton, Surrey.

Personal life

Cuthbertson was long married to Dr Gertrude Willner, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, who had been a lawyer originally, but became a teacher in Britain. They had an adopted son.

Filmography

Actor
1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox (TV Movie) as
Monty Clayton
1987
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Mr. Horrobin
- East of Ipswich (1987) - Mr. Horrobin
1986
Chance in a Million (TV Series) as
Sir John Blade
- Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (1986) - Sir John Blade
1985
Edge of Darkness (TV Mini Series) as
Chilwell
- Fusion (1985) - Chilwell
- Northmoor (1985) - Chilwell
- Breakthrough (1985) - Chilwell
- Burden of Proof (1985) - Chilwell
1985
Thirteen at Dinner (TV Movie) as
Sir Montague Corner
1983
Invitation to the Wedding as
General Barrington
1981
Terry and June (TV Series) as
Tarquin
- Strictly for the Birds (1983) - Tarquin
- Bingo (1982) - Tarquin
- Noise Abatement (1982) - Tarquin
- No, Councillor (1982) - Tarquin
- The Auction (1982) - Tarquin
- Camping (1982) - Tarquin
- The Lawnmower (1981) - Tarquin
1983
Nanny (TV Series) as
Captain Marsh
- Short Engagements (1983) - Captain Marsh
- Frankly Speaking (1983) - Captain Marsh
- A Journey (1983) - Captain Marsh
1983
The Winds of War (TV Mini Series) as
Maj. Gen. Tillet
- The Changing of the Guard (1983) - Maj. Gen. Tillet
- Defiance (1983) - Maj. Gen. Tillet
1982
Shelley (TV Series) as
Crutchley
- Tubes Help You Breed Less Easily (1982) - Crutchley
1982
Der schwarze Bumerang (TV Mini Series) as
Botschafter
- Episode #1.1 (1982) - Botschafter
1982
Kelly Monteith (TV Series)
- Episode #4.4 (1982)
1981
Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series) as
John Callifer
- The Potting Shed (1981) - John Callifer
1981
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lord Redesdale
- Unity (1981) - Lord Redesdale
1981
Janet and Company (TV Series)
- Episode #1.3 (1981)
1980
The Mirror Crack'd as
Peter Montrose ('Murder at Midnight')
1980
Hopscotch as
Sir Giles Chartermain
1980
The Sea Wolves as
Melborne
1979
The Outsider as
Stanley
1979
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) as
Major Daintry
- Roger of the Raj (1979) - Major Daintry
1979
Morecambe and Wise at the BBC (TV Series) as
Various
- Episode dated 28 February 1979 (1979) - Various
- Episode dated 31 January 1979 (1979) - Various
1978
Robin's Nest (TV Series) as
Colonel Chambers
- England Expects (1978) - Colonel Chambers
1977
Odd Man Out (TV Series) as
Mr. Robinson
- Money, Money, Money (1977) - Mr. Robinson
1976
The Chiffy Kids (TV Series) as
Colonel
- The Great Snail Race (1976) - Colonel
1976
Harry (TV Movie) as
On-screen Participant
1971
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series)
- Episode #15.4 (1976)
- The Best of Dick Emery (1973)
- Episode #11.6 (1972)
- Episode #10.1 (1971)
1976
Whodunnit? (TV Series) as
Prime Minister
- A Deadly Tan (1976) - Prime Minister
1976
Murder (TV Series) as
CID Inspector
- A Variety of Passion (1976) - CID Inspector
1973
The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV Series) as
Connoisseurs Host / Colonel Worthit / Colonel / ...
- Episode #9.4 (1976) - Colonel Worthit
- Episode #9.3 (1976) - Connoisseurs Host
- Episode #8.2 (1974) - Colonel
- Episode #7.8 (1973) - Mr. Biggs
- Episode #7.6 (1973) - Connoisseurs Host
- Episode #7.3 (1973) - Music Shop Attendent
1975
Fawlty Towers (TV Series) as
Colonel Hall
- Gourmet Night (1975) - Colonel Hall
1975
The Rough with the Smooth (TV Series) as
The Salesman
- Episode #1.5 (1975) - The Salesman
1975
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Howard Summers
- The Also Ran: Part 3 (1975) - Howard Summers
- The Also Ran: Part 2 (1975) - Howard Summers
- The Also Ran: Part 1 (1975) - Howard Summers
1975
The Tommy Cooper Hour (TV Series) as
Harry
- 26 February 1975 (1975) - Harry
1974
Bless This House (TV Series) as
Detective Sergeant
- A Beef in His Bonnet (1974) - Detective Sergeant
1974
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Gus Ashley
- Diamonds on Wheels: Part 3 (1974) - Gus Ashley
- Diamonds on Wheels: Part 2 (1974) - Gus Ashley
- Diamonds on Wheels: Part 1 (1974) - Gus Ashley
1973
Black and Blue (TV Series) as
Philip Crane
- Rust (1973) - Philip Crane
1973
Milligan in... (TV Series) as
Various Characters
- Milligan in Summer (1973) - Various Characters
1973
Sutherland's Law (TV Series) as
Sir William McWhirter
- The House (1973) - Sir William McWhirter
1973
Diamonds on Wheels (TV Movie) as
Gus Ashley
1973
An Evening with Francis Howerd (TV Series)
- Episode #1.3 (1973)
1973
Barlow at Large (TV Series) as
Chief Supt. Martinson
- Trespass (1973) - Chief Supt. Martinson
1973
Frankie Howerd in Ulster (TV Movie)
1973
The View from Daniel Pike (TV Series) as
Tyler
- A Slight Case of Absalom (1973) - Tyler
1972
The Main Chance (TV Series) as
Ian Osborn Utley
- Dear Sir, Unless- (1972) - Ian Osborn Utley
1972
Jason King (TV Series) as
Rutledge
- Every Picture Tells a Story (1972) - Rutledge
1972
Spyder's Web (TV Series) as
Pyke
- Nobody's Strawberry Fool (1972) - Pyke
1970
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Col. Gordon / Llewellyn Chadwick
- The Dirtiest Soldier in the World (1972) - Col. Gordon
- Better Than a Man (1970) - Llewellyn Chadwick
1971
The Goodies (TV Series) as
Lord
- Women's Lib (1971) - Lord
1971
The Persuaders! (TV Series) as
Colonel Wright
- That's Me Over There (1971) - Colonel Wright
1971
Viewpoint (TV Series) as
Laurence Sterne
- Alas! Poor Yorick (1971) - Laurence Sterne
1971
Frankie Howerd's Hour (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.2 (1971)
- Episode #1.1 (1971)
1971
The Firechasers as
Jarvis
1971
All Gas and Gaiters (TV Series) as
Geoffrey Plunstead
- The Bishop Entertains (1971) - Geoffrey Plunstead
1971
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
Robert O'Keefe
- Catch Your Death (1971) - Robert O'Keefe
1971
In the Devil's Garden as
Coroner
1971
Sexton Blake (TV Series) as
Sir Geoffrey Markham
- Sexton Blake and the Puff Adder: Part 5 - Room of Secrets (1971) - Sir Geoffrey Markham
1970
UFO (TV Series) as
Jack Newton
- The Square Triangle (1970) - Jack Newton
1970
Performance as
The Lawyer
1970
One More Time as
Belton
1970
The Adventurers as
Hugh
1969
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City as
Lomax
1969
Harry Worth (TV Series) as
Reginald Frinton
- No Place Like Home (1969) - Reginald Frinton
1969
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Adrian Beresford
- Justice Is a Woman (1969) - Adrian Beresford
1969
Callan (TV Series) as
Brigadier Pringle
- The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw (1969) - Brigadier Pringle
1969
The Body Stealers as
Hindesmith
1969
Sinful Davey as
Captain Douglas
1969
Journey to the Unknown (TV Series) as
Dr. Ralph Madison
- The Madison Equation (1969) - Dr. Ralph Madison
1968
The Champions (TV Series) as
Major Cranmore
- The Experiment (1968) - Major Cranmore
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Webster / Lord Melford / Farthingale / ...
- Super Secret Cypher Snatch (1968) - Webster
- Death's Door (1967) - Lord Melford
- Death at Bargain Prices (1965) - Farthingale
- The Deadly Air (1961) - Dr. Hugh Chalk
1968
Detective (TV Series) as
Rupert Bryce
- The Avenging Chance (1968) - Rupert Bryce
1968
Sanctuary (TV Series) as
Captain Borwick
- A Memorandum of wishes (1968) - Captain Borwick
1968
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) as
Major Turner
- No Friend of Mine (1968) - Major Turner
1967
Half a Sixpence as
Wilkins
1967
The Gamblers (TV Series) as
Robert Forsyth
- The Wrecker (1967) - Robert Forsyth
1967
The Fellows (TV Series) as
Astley
- Final Demand (1967) - Astley
- Spindoe's Move (1967) - Astley
- Where in Justice Lies (1967) - Astley
1967
Those Fantastic Flying Fools as
Scuttling
1967
Write a Play (TV Series)
- The Dim & Eight Minutes to Go (1967)
1967
The Saint (TV Series) as
Col. Hannerly
- When Spring Is Sprung (1967) - Col. Hannerly
1967
Mr. Rose (TV Series) as
James Ransome
- The Noble Roman (1967) - James Ransome
1966
Orlando (TV Series) as
Ronald Hawtrey
- In at the Death (1967) - Ronald Hawtrey
- Assassin Airborne (1967) - Ronald Hawtrey
- Peeping Tom (1966) - Ronald Hawtrey
- Wake Up Screaming (1966) - Ronald Hawtrey
- Stealers Keepers: Storm Warning (1966) - Ronald Hawtrey
1966
The Trygon Factor as
Det. Thompson
1966
Press for Time as
Mr. Ballard (Attorney General)
1966
The Man Who Never Was (TV Series) as
Prindle
- Things Dead and Done (1966) - Prindle
1964
Redcap (TV Series) as
Lt. Wilmer / Major Stokely
- Strictly by the Book (1966) - Lt. Wilmer
- Night Watch (1964) - Major Stokely
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow as
Immigration Officer
1965
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Mr. Baxter
- Episode #1.887 (1966) - Mr. Baxter
- Episode #1.886 (1966) - Mr. Baxter
- Episode #1.885 (1966) - Mr. Baxter
- Episode #1.883 (1966) - Mr. Baxter
- Episode #1.879 (1966) - Mr. Baxter
- Episode #1.876 (1965) - Mr. Baxter
1966
Blue Light (TV Series) as
Colonel Dennison
- Target, David March (1966) - Colonel Dennison (as Alan Cuthbertson)
1965
Court Martial (TV Series) as
Colin Weeks
- Vengeance Is Mine (1965) - Colin Weeks
1965
Game for Three Losers as
Garsden
1965
Life at the Top as
George Aisgill
1965
The Arthur Haynes Show (TV Series)
- Episode #13.1 (1965)
1965
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Mr. MacBryde
- Passage to India (1965) - Mr. MacBryde
1965
Here's Harry (TV Series)
- The Appointments Board (1965)
1965
The Mask of Janus (TV Series) as
George Sykes, MP
- The Public Interest (1965) - George Sykes, MP
1965
Jury Room (TV Series) as
Sir F.E. Smith - Counsel for the Crown
- Traitor (1965) - Sir F.E. Smith - Counsel for the Crown
1960
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Garsden / Chief Supt. Symington / Det. Supt. Cowley / ...
- Game for Three Losers (1965) - Garsden
- Solo for Sparrow (1962) - Chief Supt. Symington
- Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) - Det. Supt. Cowley
- The Malpas Mystery (1960) - Lacey Marshalt
1965
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Colonel Valentine Walter
- The Bruce-Partington Plans (1965) - Colonel Valentine Walter
1965
Operation Crossbow as
German Technical Examiner
1964
Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) as
Major Donald Ross / Chief Supt. Bill Parsons
- The Thin Red Line (1965) - Major Donald Ross
- The 'V' Men (1964) - Chief Supt. Bill Parsons
1963
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Leonard Wright / Mr. Ambrose / Baker Ellis
- Find the Lady (1965) - Leonard Wright
- Night Caller (1964) - Mr. Ambrose
- A Strange Affair (1963) - Baker Ellis
1964
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Dr. Fisher
- Skeleton in the Cupboard (1964) - Dr. Fisher
1964
The 7th Dawn as
Cavendish
1963
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Michaelson / Derek Patterson
- Greeting from a 12-Bore (1964) - Michaelson
- Always a Copper (1963) - Derek Patterson
1957
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Tarwin / Supt. Steel / Lt. Col. Henniker / ...
- Three Roads to Rome (1963) - Tarwin
- Countdown at Woomera (1961) - Supt. Steel
- Carrington V.C. (1960) - Lt. Col. Henniker
- A Voice in Vision (1957) - Capt. George O'Hara
1963
Underworld Informers as
Smythe
1963
Bitter Harvest as
Mr. Eccles
1963
Espionage (TV Series) as
Prosecutor
- Covenant with Death (1963) - Prosecutor
1963
Benny Hill (TV Series) as
Trevor Johnson
- The Visitor (1963) - Trevor Johnson
1963
Tamahine as
Housemaster
1963
The Running Man as
Jenkins
1963
The Mouse on the Moon as
Member of Whitehall Conference
1963
Nine Hours to Rama as
Capt. Goff
1963
Hancock (TV Series) as
Ian Fairblow
- The Eye-Witness (1963) - Ian Fairblow
1962
The Fast Lady as
Bodley
1962
Freud as
Wilkie, Student in Paris (uncredited)
1962
The Brain as
Da Silva (uncredited)
1962
Solo for Sparrow as
Chief Supt. Symington
1962
The Boys as
Randolph St. John (as Alan Cuthbertson)
1962
Term of Trial as
Sylvan-Jones
1961
Man at the Carlton Tower as
Det. Supt. Cowley
1961
Deadline Midnight (TV Series) as
John Newman
- One Way Ticket (1961) - John Newman
1961
The Younger Generation (TV Series) as
Stevens
- Our Ted (1961) - Stevens
1961
On the Double as
Captain Patterson
1961
The Guns of Navarone as
Maj. Baker
1958
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Mr. Pritchard / Foley
- The Hero (1961) - Mr. Pritchard
- The Criminals (1958) - Foley
1960
Danger Man (TV Series) as
Wilson
- The Island (1960) - Wilson
1960
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
Leonard Baron
- Where There's a Will (1960) - Leonard Baron
1960
Tunes of Glory as
Capt. Eric Simpson
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Anthony Hurst, QC
- The Man with a Feather in His Hat (1960) - Anthony Hurst, QC
1960
On Trial (TV Series) as
Henry Matthews QC
- The Dilke Case (1960) - Henry Matthews QC
1960
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Cowan
- The Survivor (1960) - Cowan
1959
Epilogue to Capricorn (TV Series) as
Lewis Osborne
- Traitor's Gate (1959) - Lewis Osborne
- Point of No Return (1959) - Lewis Osborne
- All on Tape (1959) - Lewis Osborne
1959
The Stranglers of Bombay as
Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
1959
North West Frontier as
Monocled Officer (uncredited)
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Darrow
- Barcelona Passage (1959) - Darrow (as Alan Cuthbertson)
1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro as
Sexton
1959
The Devil's Disciple as
British Lieutenant
1959
The Crowning Touch as
Philip
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil as
Captain (as Alan Cuthbertson)
1957
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) as
Allan Corby
- Nylon Spells Murder (1959)
- At the Third Stroke (1957) - Allan Corby
1958
Room at the Top as
George Aisgill
1958
Incident at Echo Six (TV Movie) as
Lieutenant-Colonel Manning
1958
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken as
Guards Officer (as Alan Cuthbertson)
1958
Decision (TV Series)
- Stand and Deliver (1958)
1958
Ice Cold in Alex as
Brigadier's Staff Officer
1958
Law and Disorder as
Police Inspector
1957
All at Sea as
Chailey
1957
Hour of Mystery (TV Series) as
Rupert Marlowe
- Portrait in Black (1957) - Rupert Marlowe
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Insp. Carson / Captain Radic / Billy
- Who Killed Kovali? (1957) - Insp. Carson
- Evening in Hochsberg (1957) - Captain Radic
- Quay South (1955) - Billy
1957
Battle Hell as
Captain Donaldson RN
1957
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) as
Malbete
- The York Treasure (1957) - Malbete
1957
A Novel Affair as
Dr. Stevenson
1957
The Man Who Was Two (TV Series) as
Brigadier Dickerson
- Home Is the Stranger (1957) - Brigadier Dickerson
- From Out of the Sea (1957) - Brigadier Dickerson
1956
Dick Turpin: Highwayman (Short) as
Jonathan Redgrove
1956
Anastasia as
Blond Man (uncredited)
1956
Pitfall (TV Movie) as
Keith Draycott
1956
Aggie (TV Series) as
Sir David Varley
- Monk's Prior (1956) - Sir David Varley
1956
Eyewitness as
Det Insp (uncredited)
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) as
Metz
- Lichtenburg (1956) - Metz
1956
Doublecross as
Clifford
1956
On Such a Night (Short) as
1st Gentleman
1956
Operation Conspiracy as
Colonel Packham
1956
The Man Who Never Was as
Vice-Admiral
1955
Postmark for Danger as
Henry Carmichael
1954
Court Martial as
Lt. Col. Henniker
1954
Misalliance (TV Movie) as
Joseph Percival
1947
Mary Rose (TV Movie) as
Harry
Self
1977
The Marti Caine Show (TV Special) as
Various
1977
Rainbow (TV Series) as
Self
- Bottom (1977) - Self
1973
The Tommy Cooper Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Host / Self
- 25 December 1974 (1974) - Self
- 27 November 1974 (1974) - Self - Host
- 2 October 1974 (1974) - Self - Host
- 11 September 1974 (1974) - Self - Host
- Tommy Cooper's Christmas (1973) - Self - Host
- 31 October 1973 (1973) - Self - Host
Archive Footage
2023
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs (TV Movie documentary) as
Colonel Hall (uncredited)
1995
Heroes of Comedy (TV Series documentary)
- Spike Milligan (2002)
- Tommy Cooper (1995)
1995
Otto - Die Serie (TV Series) as
Drowning Man
- Episode #1.4 (1995) - Drowning Man (uncredited)
1994
The World of Hammer (TV Series documentary) as
Captain Christopher Connaught-Smith
- Costumers (1994) - Captain Christopher Connaught-Smith
1985
The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) as
Capt. Eric Simpson (clip from Tunes of Glory (1960))
- Sir Alec Guinness (1985) - Capt. Eric Simpson (clip from Tunes of Glory (1960)) (uncredited)

References

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