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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Gary Watson

Role
  
Television actor


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Born
  
13 June 1930 (
1930-06-13
)

TV shows
  
The Three Musketeers (1966), The Hanged Man

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Gary Watson (13 June 1930 in Shropshire, England) is a retired British television actor who started out as a stage actor most notably acting in Friedrich Hebbel's 1962 play Judith at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, England with Sean Connery. He was however best known for his appearances in British ITC productions of the 1960s including The Avengers, The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1969 in the last episode The Smile Behind the Veil. In 1966 he played in all 10 episodes of The Three Musketeers as Aramis starring alongside Brian Blessed and Jeremy Brett. He also appeared in the 1967 Doctor Who serial The Evil of the Daleks. He appeared alongside Anthony Hopkins in the 1972 Television series War and Peace. He played the semi-regular character of Det. Insp. Fred Connor in the long running BBC police drama Z-Cars between 1972 and 1974. In 1974 he played George Vavsor for 5 episodes in The Pallisers which also featured Jeremy Irons. In 1977, he played the role of Ross in the BBC series Murder Most English and also appeared in the 1988 BBC adaptation of Macbeth playing MacDuff. He was also much employed as a reader and narrator, featuring in dozens of commercials throughout the 1980s and 1990s, particularly noted for his work in British Transport Films, Lloyds Bank and Nescafé adverts.

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He made over 40 appearances on British TV between 1956 and 1988 and many more on radio and advertisements.

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He graduated from Cambridge University and in the late 1950s taught English at Westminster City School, located off Victoria Street, London. He was very popular with the pupils and directed some memorable school plays such as Treasure Island starring a young Ken Phillips as Doctor Trelawny.

Filmography

Actor
1988
Hannay (TV Series) as
Sir Greville Strickland
- The Hazard of the Die (1988) - Sir Greville Strickland
1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV Movie) as
Kelvin Halliday
1986
King & Castle (TV Series) as
Roger Hilton
- Romance (1986) - Roger Hilton
1984
Badger Girl (TV Series) as
Narrator
- Stripey the Superbadger (1984) - Narrator (voice)
- Panic on the Lake (1984) - Narrator (voice)
- Finding the Ponies (1984) - Narrator (voice)
- The Secret Passage (1984) - Narrator (voice)
- Lost on the Moor (1984) - Narrator (voice)
- The Badgerman (1984) - Narrator (voice)
- Mick's Map (1984) - Narrator (voice)
- Running Away (1984) - Narrator (voice)
1984
Six Centuries of Verse (TV Series) as
Performer
- Chaucer 1340-1400 (1984) - Performer
1984
Chocky (TV Series) as
Radio Reporter
- Episode #1.5 (1984) - Radio Reporter
1983
Storyboard (TV Series) as
Gorsky
- The Traitor (1983) - Gorsky
1981
Bergerac (TV Series) as
Bishop
- Late for a Funeral (1981) - Bishop
1977
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Death / Charles Charrington
- A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter (1981) - Death
- The Achurch Letters (1977) - Charles Charrington
1980
Shoestring (TV Series) as
Christopher Knightley
- The Farmer Had a Wife (1980) - Christopher Knightley
1979
Testament of Youth (TV Mini Series) as
Poetry Spoken By
- 1917 (1979) - Poetry Spoken By (voice)
- 1915 (1979) - Poetry Spoken By (voice)
- Buxton 1914 (1979) - Poetry Spoken By (voice)
- Buxton 1913 (1979) - Poetry Spoken By (voice)
1979
Love Among the Artists (TV Mini Series) as
John Hoskyn
- Education Completed (1979) - John Hoskyn
- Dilemmas and Decisions (1979) - John Hoskyn
- Successes and Surrenders (1979) - John Hoskyn
1979
Kids (TV Series) as
Bob Wilkins
- Diana (1979) - Bob Wilkins
1979
After Julius (TV Series) as
Voice of Julius Grace
- Friday (1979) - Voice of Julius Grace (voice)
1978
Angels (TV Series) as
Dr. Keating
- Penalties (1978) - Dr. Keating
1978
Enemy at the Door (TV Series) as
Colonel Arciszewski
- The Polish Affaire (1978) - Colonel Arciszewski
1977
Anna Karenina (TV Mini Series) as
General Serpuhovskoy
- Episode #1.8 (1977) - General Serpuhovskoy
- Episode #1.7 (1977) - General Serpuhovskoy
- Episode #1.4 (1977) - General Serpuhovskoy
1977
Raffles (TV Series) as
Dr. Addison
- An Old Flame (1977) - Dr. Addison
1977
Sea Tales: The Return (TV Mini Series) as
Narrator
- A Bucket of Fish and a Whistle (1977) - Narrator
1977
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV Series) as
Ross
- Hopjoy Was Here: Part 2/Lonelyheart 4122: Part 1 (1977) - Ross
- Hopjoy Was Here: Part 1 (1977) - Ross
1977
The Sunday Drama (TV Series) as
Inspector Gregory
- Silver Blaze (1977) - Inspector Gregory
1976
Beasts (TV Mini Series) as
Commercial Voice
- During Barty's Party (1976) - Commercial Voice
1975
Centre Play (TV Series) as
Stranger
- The Stick Insect (1975) - Stranger
1975
The Poisoning of Charles Bravo (TV Series) as
Mr. Lewis
- Public Exposure (1975) - Mr. Lewis
1975
The Hanged Man (TV Mini Series) as
John Quentin
- Laws of Fortune (1975) - John Quentin
- Grail and Platter (1975) - John Quentin
- The Bridge Maker (1975) - John Quentin
- Chariot of Earth (1975) - John Quentin
- Knave of Coins (1975) - John Quentin
- Tower of Destruction (1975) - John Quentin
- Wheel of Fortune (1975) - John Quentin
1975
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) as
Inspector Rush
- Once the Killing Starts (1975) - Inspector Rush
1972
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Det. Insp. Connor
- Turnabout (1974) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Losers (1974) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Break-Up (1973) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Pat (1973) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Hard Man (1973) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Defection (1973) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Operation Watchdog (1973) - Det. Insp. Connor
- The Amateurs (1972) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Sins of the Father (1972) - Det. Insp. Connor
- The Team (1972) - Det. Insp. Connor
- Connor (1972) - Det. Insp. Connor
1974
The Pallisers (TV Mini Series) as
George Vavasor
- Part Five (1974) - George Vavasor
- Part Four (1974) - George Vavasor
- Part Three (1974) - George Vavasor
- Part Two (1974) - George Vavasor
- Part One (1974) - George Vavasor
1974
Thriller (TV Series) as
Inspector Rush
- Once the Killing Starts (1974) - Inspector Rush
1973
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Marquis Lefant
- The Secret of the Magnifique (1973) - Marquis Lefant
1972
War & Peace (TV Series) as
Denisov
- An Epilogue (1973) - Denisov
- The Retreat (1973) - Denisov
- New Beginnings (1972) - Denisov
- Reunions (1972) - Denisov
- Austerlitz (1972) - Denisov
- Skirmish at Schongraben (1972) - Denisov
1972
Mistress of Hardwick (TV Series) as
Narrator
- When Hardwick Towers Shall Bow Their Heads (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- Royal Prisoner (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- This Costly Countess (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- Cousin to King James (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- An Insatiable Dream (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- The Shrewsbury Scandal (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- My Jewel Arbella (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- Dangerous Alliance (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- Honest Sweet Chatsworth (1972) - Narrator (voice)
- They Expect a New Queen (1972) - Narrator (voice)
1971
The Snow Goose (TV Movie) as
Narrator (voice)
1970
Macbeth (TV Series) as
Macduff
- Episode #1.5 (1970) - Macduff
- Episode #1.4 (1970) - Macduff
- Episode #1.2 (1970) - Macduff
- Episode #1.1 (1970) - Macduff
1965
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Charles Nourse / David Gordon
- Wednesday's Child (1970) - Dr. Charles Nourse
- I Took My Little World Away (1965) - David Gordon
1970
Jackanory (TV Series) as
Storyteller
- The Little Prince and the Tiger Cat/The Emperor's Rhyme (1970) - Storyteller
- The Emperor's Oblong Pancake (1970) - Storyteller
- The Legend of the Willow Pattern Plate (1970) - Storyteller
- Prince Bertram the Bad/Giant John (1970) - Storyteller
- Preep and the Queen (1970) - Storyteller
1969
Special Branch (TV Series) as
Ladislav Bilak / Bilak
- Sorry Is Just a Word (1970) - Ladislav Bilak
- Exit a Diplomat (1969) - Bilak
1970
Big Brother (TV Mini Series) as
Prof. Robson
- A Little Bit Like a God (1970) - Prof. Robson
1970
Codename (TV Series) as
Tellor
- A Walk with the Lions (1970) - Tellor
1970
Callan (TV Series) as
Henshaw
- Where Else Could I Go? (1970) - Henshaw
1970
My Partner the Ghost (TV Series) as
Donald Seaton
- The Smile Behind the Veil (1970) - Donald Seaton
1967
Softly Softly (TV Series) as
Harry Owen / Hewatt
- Error of Judgement (1969) - Harry Owen
- Pieces of Silver (1967) - Hewatt
1965
Public Eye (TV Series) as
Dr. Nourse / Detective Sergeant Wimpole
- My Life's My Own (1969) - Dr. Nourse
- You Think It'll Be Marvellous - But It's Always a Rabbit (1965) - Detective Sergeant Wimpole
1969
W. Somerset Maugham (TV Series) as
Geoffrey Hammond
- The Letter (1969) - Geoffrey Hammond
1969
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Robert
- Murder: Mr Buchanan (1969) - Robert
1969
Heritage (TV Series) as
Creon
- Antigone: Part 2 (1969) - Creon
- Antigone: Part 1 (1969)
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Kendrick / Bush / Allen Marling / ...
- Wish You Were Here (1968) - Kendrick
- Lobster Quadrille (1964) - Bush
- Immortal Clay (1963) - Allen Marling
- Death on the Slipway (1961) - Pardoe
1968
The Expert (TV Series) as
Tony Blanchard
- Nice Day (1968) - Tony Blanchard
1968
The Devil in the Fog (TV Series) as
Capt. Richard Dexter
- - This Fell Serjeant, Death - (1968) - Capt. Richard Dexter
- Fair Is Foul, and Foul Is Fair- (1968) - Capt. Richard Dexter
- That One May Smile, and Smile, and Be a Villain- (1968) - Capt. Richard Dexter
- O My Prophetic Soul: My Uncle! (1968) - Capt. Richard Dexter
- Some Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them- (1968) - Capt. Richard Dexter
1967
Contrasts (TV Series) as
Reader
- The Pre-Raphaelites (1967) - Reader
1967
The Golden Age (TV Series) as
Richard Burbage
- The Theatres: Richard Burbage (1967) - Richard Burbage
1967
The Snow Queen as
English Storyteller (voice)
1967
The Gamblers (TV Series) as
Leonard
- How Well Do You Know This Man? (1967) - Leonard
1967
Vendetta (TV Series) as
Montez
- The Solitary Man (1967) - Montez
1967
Death Happens to Other People (TV Movie) as
Lt. Tetteris
1967
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Arthur Terrall
- The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 5 (1967) - Arthur Terrall
- The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 4 (1967) - Arthur Terrall
- The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 3 (1967) - Arthur Terrall
1967
The Saint (TV Series) as
John Spring
- When Spring Is Sprung (1967) - John Spring
1967
Ways with Words (TV Series) as
Poet
- No. 8: Meeting (1967) - Poet
1966
The Three Musketeers (TV Series) as
Aramis
- Walk to the Scaffold (1967) - Aramis
- Assassin (1967) - Aramis
- The Cardinal (1967) - Aramis
- At Night All Cats Are Grey (1966) - Aramis
- Branded (1966) - Aramis
- Scandal (1966) - Aramis
- Audacity (1966) - Aramis
- Peril (1966) - Aramis
- The Three Duels (1966) - Aramis
- Enemies (1966) - Aramis
1966
The Baron (TV Series) as
Colin Bradfield
- Enemy of the State (1966) - Colin Bradfield
1965
Merry-Go-Round (TV Series documentary) as
Narrator
- Defence of the Weak/Saturday Shillings (1965) - Narrator (voice)
1965
Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Max / Geoffrey Baxter
- The Stairway (1965) - Max
- That Finishing Touch (1965) - Geoffrey Baxter
1965
Blackmail (TV Series) as
Barry Dormer-Patterson
- A Nice Little Family Fiddle (1965) - Barry Dormer-Patterson
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Shipmate Roberts
- The Winds of Green Monday (1965) - Shipmate Roberts
- The Last Enemy (I) (1956)
1965
Redcap (TV Series) as
Major Silk
- A Question of Initiative (1965) - Major Silk
1964
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Dr. Dunn
- Wild Goose Chase (1964) - Dr. Dunn
1964
Viewpoint (TV Series) as
Fr. Pire's word spoken in English by
- Dominique Pire (1964) - Fr. Pire's word spoken in English by (voice)
1964
The Hidden Truth (TV Series) as
Thomas Bazzle
- Penny Post Paid (1964) - Thomas Bazzle
1963
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
Don Cotter
- The Short Run (1963) - Don Cotter
1962
The River Flows East (TV Series) as
Andrew Giddings
- Episode #1.6 (1962) - Andrew Giddings
- Episode #1.5 (1962) - Andrew Giddings
- Episode #1.4 (1962) - Andrew Giddings
- Episode #1.3 (1962) - Andrew Giddings
- Episode #1.2 (1962) - Andrew Giddings
- Episode #1.1 (1962) - Andrew Giddings
1962
Out of This World (TV Series) as
Nathen
- Pictures Don't Lie (1962) - Nathen
1962
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (TV Movie) as
Captain Hugh Ardale, VC
1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Capt. Snell
- The Test (1961) - Capt. Snell
1961
Yorky (TV Series) as
The Rev. Michael Winyard
- How to Move a Mountain (1961) - The Rev. Michael Winyard
1961
Seven Keys as
Prisoner (uncredited)
1959
Spy-Catcher (TV Series) as
British Intelligence Officer
- Louise (1959) - British Intelligence Officer
Writer
1964
Clapperboard (TV Series) (narrative script)
Self
2014
Z Cars: Playing Connor (Video documentary short) as
Self
2014
Z Cars: Remembering Lynch (Video documentary short) as
Self
1984
Six Centuries of Verse (TV Series) as
Self - Reader
- Chaucer to Ted Hughes (1984) - Self - Reader
1982
Promises Promises... (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1982
Young Messiah (TV Movie) as
Self - Narration
1968
The World About Us (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- The Flight of the Condor 3: Down the Amazon (1982) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Flight of the Condor 2: Ocean, Desert and Thin Air (1982) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Flight of the Condor 1: Ice, Wind and Fire (1982) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Art of Surviving (1982) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Horses Without Men (1979) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Fury of Orinoco (1970) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Blue-Veiled Men (1968) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1980
Creating a Diversion (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1976
Clear the Air (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1976
Inter-City 125 (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1976
Islam and the Sciences (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1976
The Slender Chance (Documentary short) as
Commentator (voice)
1963
Seeing and Believing (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Reader
- Animals, Animals, Animals (1976) - Self - Reader
- The Weekday Preacher: An Interpretation of Charles Dickens (1975) - Self
- Behind the Water-Babies (1975) - Self
- I See What I Am Seeing (1974) - Self
- Song of Winter (1974) - Self
- The Holly and the Orchid (1972) - Self
- Conservation and the Gospel of Repentance (1972) - Self
- I Know Where I'm Going (1971) - Self - Reader
- The Quest (1970) - Self
- The Image of the Saint (1970) - Self - Reader
- Friends at Jordans (1969) - Self - Reader
- Our Father - (1969) - Self
- Hope (1968) - Self
- Who Am I? (1967) - Self
- The Moral Sinner (1967) - Self
- The Lord's Song in a Strange Land (1966) - Self
- The Inner Witness (1966) - Self
- Personal Choice (1966) - Self
- Truth in a Tale (1965) - Self
- Suffering and Love (1965) - Self
- The Beauty of Ugliness (1965) - Self
- A Common Man on the Common Earth (1964) - Self
- God of Bethel (1964) - Self
- Unto a Full-Grown Man (1963) - Self
1966
Merry-Go-Round (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Presenter / Self - Storyteller: The Housework That Did Itself
- The Living River (1975) - Self - Presenter
- The Life of the Dragonfly/The Housework That Did Itself (1966) - Self - Storyteller: The Housework That Did Itself
1970
Chronicle (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator / Actor
- The Portuguese Ben-Hurs (1975) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- House the Picts Built (1974) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Egypt, Rome and Britain (1972) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Atatürk - Father of the Turks (1970) - Actor
1974
Points and Aspects (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1973
Of Jewels and Gold (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1973
Look, Stranger (TV Series documentary) as
Readings
- Man of Letters (1973) - Readings (voice)
1973
Web of Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
1972
The Key to Britain (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1972
Man Alive (TV Series documentary) as
Poetry Read By
- It's Ours Whatever They Say (1972) - Poetry Read By (voice)
1965
Viewpoint (TV Series) as
Self - Narrator / Self - Reader / Self
- The Hidden God 3: Alain Robbe-Grillet's Le Voyeur (1972) - Self - Reader (voice)
- Listen to the Revolution! (1969) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Priest and Poet (1968) - Self - Reader (voice)
- The Protestant Reformation 1: The Moment and the Man (1967) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- John Donne (1967) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Bare Ruin'd Choirs (1966) - Self - Reader (voice)
- A Modern Passion (1966) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Spoken Bible (1965) - Self
- Rouault (1965) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1971
Chaucer's Tale (Documentary short)
1971
Bird's-Eye View (TV Series documentary) as
Poem Reading
- A Land for All Seasons (1971) - Poem Reading (voice)
1970
Music on 2 (TV Series) as
Self - Narrator
- Workshop - The Idealist (1971) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The New Rhythm of Music (1970) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1970
Corporate Planning in British Railways (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1970
Going to Work (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- Getting on with People (1970) - Self - Narrator
- Apprenticeship (1970) - Self - Narrator
1967
Paint (Documentary short) as
Narrator
1964
Clapperboard (TV Series) as
Self - Presenter
1962
Signpost (TV Series documentary)
- The Fifteenth Century: Part 1 - Fighting Men (1962)
Archive Footage
2021
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (TV Mini Series) as
Arthur Terrall
- Episode 5 (2021) - Arthur Terrall
- Episode 2 (2021) - Arthur Terrall
1993
Monkey Business (Video documentary short) as
PG Tips Chimp

References

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