Name Christopher Rhodes Education Eton College | Role Film actor Parents John Phillips Rhodes | |
Died June 22, 1964, Blakeney, United Kingdom Spouse Mary Florence Wardleworth (m. 1943–1964), Mary Kesteven (m. 1936–1942) Movies The Colditz Story, Gorgo, Tiger in the Smoke, El Cid, Operation Amsterdam Similar People Eugene Lourie, Guy Hamilton, Roy Ward Baker, Anthony Mann, Herbert Wilcox | ||
Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd Baronet (30 April 1914 – 22 June 1964) was an English film and television actor. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the United States Legion of Merit for his World War II service.
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Early life
Rhodes was born in Alverstone, Isle of Wight, the only son of Sir John Rhodes, 2nd Baronet, and attended Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. During the Second World War he served with the Essex Regiment, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Career
Rhodes began his acting career after the war. His television appearances include The Quatermass Experiment, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green and The Saint.
Selected filmography
Personal life
Rhodes was married twice, first to Mary Kesteven in 1936, whom he divorced in 1942, and then to Mary Florence Wardleworth in 1943, who bore him two sons and a daughter. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1955.
Death
Rhodes died at his home in Blakeney, Norfolk, on 22 June 1964, aged 50.