Other names Carlos Felipes Role Actor Name Charles Laurence | Years active 1955-1968 Occupation Actor, playwright Plays My Fat Friend | |
Born 10 January 1931 ( 1931-01-10 ) Tangiers Died July 13, 2013, St John's Wood, London, United Kingdom | ||
Charles Laurence (10 January 1931 – 13 July 2013) was an actor and playwright who worked in films and television.
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Early life
Charles Laurence was born Carlos Felipes in Tangiers when it was an International zone, to a Swiss-Scottish mother and a Gibraltarian father of Spanish-Italian descent. Until the age of seven, he spoke only French and Spanish. He learned English as well when the family moved to England. As a young boy he went to Taunton School in Somerset and then to RADA.
Career
In the early 1950s, after a spell at Guildford Repertoire (1953), he appeared in numerous stage plays and comedies in repertoire at the Oxford Playhouse and the Bristol Old Vic. In the West End he appeared in Ross at the Haymarket Theatre. In the 1950s and 1960s he appeared in films and on television. He worked as a playwright from 1969 to 1999. He died on 13 July 2013 in St Johns Wood, London.
Work as an actor
Work as a playwright
Filmography
Actor
1967
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) as
Van Driver / Martin
- Night Flight to Andorra (1968) - Van Driver
- The Girl Who Never Was (1967) - Martin
1967
The Magnificent Two as
Sharpshooter
1966
Vendetta (TV Series) as
Ray
- The Sugar Man (1966) - Ray
1965
199 Park Lane (TV Series) as
Nicky
- Episode #1.17 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.14 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.12 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.9 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.8 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.7 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.6 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.5 (1965) - Nicky
- Episode #1.4 (1965) - Nicky
1965
Compact (TV Series) as
Jean-Pierre
- Paris Is for Lovers (1965) - Jean-Pierre
- Destination - Paris (1965) - Jean-Pierre
1965
A High Wind in Jamaica as
Tallyman
1964
The Third Man (TV Series) as
The Bell Boy
- A Little Knowledge (1964) - The Bell Boy
1963
Sierra Nine (TV Series) as
Brother Jullen
- The Elixir of Life: Part Two (1963) - Brother Jullen
1963
The Spread of the Eagle (TV Mini Series) as
Dercetas / Thidias / Philo / ...
- Part Nine: The Monument (1963) - Dercetas
- Part Eight: The Alliance (1963) - Thidias
- Part Seven: The Serpent (1963) - Philo
- Part Six: The Revenge (1963) - Pindarus
- Part Five: The Fifteenth (1963) - A Servant to Octavius Caesar
- Part Four: The Colossus (1963)
- Part Three: The Outcast (1963) - Servingman / Volsce Conspirator
- Part Two: The Voices (1963)
- Part One: The Hero (1963) - Roman Lieutenant
1962
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
TV Director
- Nuncle (1962) - TV Director
1962
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Cable
- Cause for Alarm (1962) - Cable
1960
Hotel Imperial (TV Series) as
Jose da Irala
- The Leopardess in 424 (1960) - Jose da Irala
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Hendrik / Horace, Oronte's son / Jack Bolton
- The Last Hours (1959) - Hendrik
- The School for Wives (1958) - Horace, Oronte's son
- Second Threshold (1956) - Jack Bolton
1956
Hell in Korea as
Pte. Kim of the South Korean Army
1955
Cross Channel as
Jean-Pierre Moreau
1953
Rope (TV Movie) as
Kenneth Raglan
Self
1962
Antigone (TV Mini Series) as
Self
- Introduction (1962) - Self
References
Charles Laurence Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA