Occupation Actor Education Charterhouse School Role Character actor | Name Geoffrey Toone Years active 1933-2002 | |
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Born 15 November 1910 ( 1910-11-15 ) Dublin, Ireland Died June 1, 2005, Northwood, London, United Kingdom TV shows Contract to Kill, Death is a Good Living, 199 Park Lane Movies The King and I, The Terror of the Tongs, The Man Between, Dr Who and the Daleks, Once More - with Feeling! Similar People Anthony Bushell, Walter Lang, Yvonne Antrobus, Gordon Flemyng, Barrie Ingham | ||
Geoffrey Toone (15 November 1910 – 1 June 2005) was an Irish character actor based in the United Kingdom. Most of Toone's film roles after the 1930s were in supporting parts, usually as authority figures, though he did play the lead character in the Hammer Films production The Terror of the Tongs in 1961.
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Roles
Toone was born in Dublin, Ireland to English parents and was educated at Charterhouse School. He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II, but was invalided out in 1942. Toone appeared:
Death
He died from natural causes, aged 94, at Denville Hall in Northwood, London. At the time of his death, Toone was one of the last survivors of the Old Vic theatre company of the 1930s, having appeared alongside the likes of John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier in productions of Shakespeare. At the time, he was also the longest-lived actor to have appeared in Doctor Who. For many years he had shared a house with the actor Frank Middlemass.
Filmography
Actor
1997
The Apocalypse Watch (TV Movie) as
General Weigel
1994
The High Life (TV Series) as
Earl Islay
- Choob (1995) - Earl Islay
- Pilot (1994) - Earl Islay
1994
Middlemarch (TV Mini Series) as
Sir Godwin Lydgate
- Episode #1.4 (1994) - Sir Godwin Lydgate (uncredited)
- Episode #1.3 (1994) - Sir Godwin Lydgate
1991
Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) as
Lord Bittlesham / Bittlesham
- Honoria Glossop Turns Up (or, Bridegroom Wanted!) (1993) - Lord Bittlesham
- Aunt Dahlia, Cornelia and Madeline (or, Comrade Bingo) (1992) - Lord Bittlesham
- Wooster with a Wife (or, Jeeves the Matchmaker) (1991) - Bittlesham
1991
Casualty (TV Series) as
Mr. Bridges
- Living in Hope (1991) - Mr. Bridges
1988
War and Remembrance (TV Mini Series) as
British Ambassador (Moscow)
- Part VII (1988) - British Ambassador (Moscow)
1984
Strangers and Brothers (TV Series) as
Sir Oulstone Lyall
- Episode #1.3 (1984) - Sir Oulstone Lyall
1983
The Nation's Health (TV Series) as
Admin - Randolph Spence
- Collapse (1983) - Admin - Randolph Spence
- Chronic (1983) - Admin - Randolph Spence
- Decline (1983) - Admin - Randolph Spence
1983
The Consultant (TV Series) as
Sir Neville Johnson
- Invitation to Tender (1983) - Sir Neville Johnson
1983
Number 10 (TV Mini Series) as
Baron Rothschild
- Dizzy (1983) - Baron Rothschild
1982
Only Fools and Horses (TV Series) as
Lord Ridgemere
- A Touch of Glass (1982) - Lord Ridgemere
1982
The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Movie) as
Marquis de St. Cyr
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Mini Series) as
Sir Louis Kershaw
- A Menace in the House (1981) - Sir Louis Kershaw
- In High Places (1981) - Sir Louis Kershaw
- Politics Are Foul (1981) - Sir Louis Kershaw (uncredited)
1981
Lady Killers (TV Series) as
Brigadier Cecil Winbolt
- A Boy's Best Friend (1981) - Brigadier Cecil Winbolt
1981
Yes Minister (TV Series) as
R A Crichton
- The Greasy Pole (1981) - R A Crichton
1979
Citizen Smith (TV Series) as
Sir Geoffrey Haydon
- The Party's Over (1979) - Sir Geoffrey Haydon
1979
Oresteia (TV Mini Series) as
3rd Old Man
- Agamemnon (1979) - 3rd Old Man
1979
Thomas and Sarah (TV Series) as
General
- Alma Mater (1979) - General
1978
Life at Stake (TV Series) as
Olof Palme
- So, Who's Sick? (1978) - Olof Palme
1978
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) as
Major General Ransom
- The Last Furlong (1978) - Major General Ransom
1978
Horizon (TV Series documentary) as
Weston
- The Eddystone Lights (1978) - Weston
1977
Anna Karenina (TV Mini Series) as
Prince Shcherbatsky
- Episode #1.10 (1977) - Prince Shcherbatsky
- Episode #1.8 (1977) - Prince Shcherbatsky
- Episode #1.7 (1977) - Prince Shcherbatsky
- Episode #1.6 (1977) - Prince Shcherbatsky
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Prince Shcherbatsky
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Prince Shcherbatsky
1977
When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) as
Chief Constable
- In the Front Line You Get Shot At (1977) - Chief Constable
1976
The New Avengers (TV Series) as
Minister
- The Tale of the Big Why (1976) - Minister
1975
Churchill's People (TV Series) as
Lord Castlereagh
- Death of Liberty (1975) - Lord Castlereagh
1974
Warship (TV Series) as
General Tiering
- Without Just Cause (1974) - General Tiering
- The Raid (1974) - General Tiering
1974
Microbes and Men (TV Series) as
Von Gossler
- The Tuberculin Affair (1974) - Von Gossler
1974
Sutherland's Law (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Evidence (1974) - Judge
1974
Fall of Eagles (TV Mini Series) as
Groener
- End Game (1974) - Groener
- The Secret War (1974) - Groener (uncredited)
1973
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Colonel G.H. Hore-Davis
- Beware of the Dog: Part 3 (1973) - Colonel G.H. Hore-Davis
- Beware of the Dog: Part 2 (1973) - Colonel G.H. Hore-Davis
1973
A Little Princess (TV Series) as
Mr. Carmichael
- Episode #1.6 (1973) - Mr. Carmichael
- Episode #1.5 (1973) - Mr. Carmichael
- Episode #1.4 (1973) - Mr. Carmichael
- Episode #1.3 (1973) - Mr. Carmichael
1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Von Ribbentrop
- The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973) - Von Ribbentrop
1972
Colditz (TV Series) as
President of the Court
- Court Martial (1972) - President of the Court
1972
New Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Sir Geoffrey Oxborough
- A Gathering of Dust (1972) - Sir Geoffrey Oxborough
1972
The Venturers (TV Movie) as
Frederick Lessing
1972
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Hepesh
- The Curse of Peladon: Episode Four (1972) - Hepesh
- The Curse of Peladon: Episode Three (1972) - Hepesh
- The Curse of Peladon: Episode Two (1972) - Hepesh
- The Curse of Peladon: Episode One (1972) - Hepesh
1971
Mogul (TV Series) as
Sir Charles Bliss
- Personally I Think He Looks Like Me (1971) - Sir Charles Bliss
- In the Shade of the Old Oak Tree (1971) - Sir Charles Bliss
- Pie in the Sea: Part 1 (1971) - Sir Charles Bliss
1971
The Persuaders! (TV Series) as
The General
- The Time and the Place (1971) - The General
1970
Codename (TV Series) as
Karl Dickinson
- Appointment in Prague (1970) - Karl Dickinson
1968
Freewheelers (TV Series) as
Von Gelb
- Thunderbolt! (1969) - Von Gelb
- Blockade (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Island (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Voyage (1969) - Von Gelb
- Kidnapped (1969) - Von Gelb
- Triton (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Tower (1969) - Von Gelb
- Caged! (1969) - Von Gelb
- Tanks! (1969) - Von Gelb
- Trapped (1969) - Von Gelb
- Mined (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Banshee (1969) - Von Gelb
- Rammed! (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Secret Base Part 5: Damocles! (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Secret Base: Part 4: Double Trouble (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot: Part 7 - The Stones (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Secret Base: Part 3: Vulcan (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Secret Base: Part 2: Black Night (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Secret Base: Part 1: The Key (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot: Part 8 - Doomsday! (1969) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot: Part 6 - The Stones (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot: Part 5 - The Lighhouse (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot: Part 4 - The Code (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot: Part 3 - Master Plan (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot: Part 2 - Treasure (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Zander Plot Part 1: Breakout (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Big Freeze Part 4: Gotterdammerung (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Big Freeze: Part 3: Anvil (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Big Freeze: Part 2: Valkyrie (1968) - Von Gelb
- The Big Freeze: Part 1: Icarus (1968) - Von Gelb
- Recipe for Danger: Part 4: Bring to the Boil (1968) - Von Gelb
- Recipe for Danger: Part 3: Trouble Brewing (1968) - Von Gelb
- Menace: Part 5 - Face to Face (1968) - Von Gelb
- Menace: Part 4 - The Ultimatum (1968) - Von Gelb
- Menace: Part 3 - The Camp (1968) - Von Gelb
- Menace: Part 2 - No Smoke (1968) - Von Gelb
1969
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Potter
- Raymond Chandler: Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go (1969) - Potter
1966
Death Is a Good Living (TV Mini Series) as
Jim Prescott
- Episode #1.4 (1966) - Jim Prescott
- Episode #1.3 (1966) - Jim Prescott
- Episode #1.2 (1966) - Jim Prescott
- Episode #1.1 (1966) - Jim Prescott
1965
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Paul Clarke
- Members Only: Part 1 (1965) - Paul Clarke
1965
199 Park Lane (TV Series) as
Sergeant Baines
- The New Tenant (1965) - Sergeant Baines
1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks as
Temmosus
1965
Contract to Kill (TV Mini Series) as
Jacques Charlustin
- Man in the Photograph (1965) - Jacques Charlustin
- Voice from the Past (1965) - Jacques Charlustin
- Interlude in Rome (1965) - Jacques Charlustin
- Death in Cologne (1965) - Jacques Charlustin
- Demand for Vengeance (1965) - Jacques Charlustin
1965
The Scales of Justice (TV Series) as
Sir Joseph Kenton
- Personal and Confidential (1965) - Sir Joseph Kenton
1964
Kennwort... Reiher as
Julian
1963
Blaze of Glory as
Roche
1963
Dr. Crippen as
Tobin
1963
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Sir William Isaacs
- Episode #1.624 (1963) - Sir William Isaacs
1963
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Prosecuting Counsel
- Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man (1963) - Prosecuting Counsel
1963
Echo of Diana as
Col. Justin
1963
Zero One (TV Series) as
Lawyer
- The Golden Silence (1963) - Lawyer
1963
Captain Sindbad as
Mohar
1963
Z Cars (TV Series) as
My Lord
- The Main Chance (1963) - My Lord
1963
It Happened Like This (TV Series) as
Solforth
- The Man with His Hand in His Pocket (1963) - Solforth
1961
Family Solicitor (TV Series) as
Robert Allen
- In Custody (1961) - Robert Allen
1961
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Jim Low
- The Villa (1961) - Jim Low
1961
The Terror of the Tongs as
Capt. Jackson Sale
1960
The Odd Man (TV Series) as
Steve Gardiner
- Episode #1.8 (1960) - Steve Gardiner
- Episode #1.7 (1960) - Steve Gardiner
- Episode #1.6 (1960) - Steve Gardiner
- Episode #1.5 (1960) - Steve Gardiner
- Episode #1.4 (1960) - Steve Gardiner
- Episode #1.3 (1960) - Steve Gardiner
- The Runnable Stay (1960) - Steve Gardiner
- Episode #1.1 (1960) - Steve Gardiner
1960
The Westerner (TV Series) as
Denny Lipp
- Jeff (1960) - Denny Lipp
1960
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
John Dover
- The Jazzman (1960) - John Dover
1960
On Trial (TV Series) as
Thomas Poplett
- Governor Wall (1960) - Thomas Poplett
1960
The Entertainer as
Harold Hubbard
1960
Markham (TV Series) as
Arthur Simms
- The Snarled Web (1960) - Arthur Simms
1960
Tales of the Vikings (TV Series) as
Jayson / Krona
- The Voyage (1960) - Jayson
- The Dragon (1960) - Krona
1960
Once More, with Feeling! as
Dr. Richard Hilliard
1959
Murder at Site 3 as
Sexton Blake
1958
Ivanhoe (TV Series) as
Sir Maurice
- 3 Days to Worcester (1958) - Sir Maurice
1958
Daphne Laureola (TV Movie) as
Vincent
1958
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Benjamin Stratton
- Miss Olive (1958) - Benjamin Stratton
1957
Zero Hour! as
Dr. Baird
1956
Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Howard Kemp / Daniel
- The Invisible Man (1957) - Dr. Howard Kemp
- The Gwendolen Harleth Story (1957) - Daniel
- Voyage to Mandok (1957)
- The Others (1957)
- Savrola (1956)
- Summer Cannot Last (1956)
1957
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The First and the Last (1957)
1957
Johnny Tremain as
Maj. Pitcairn
1957
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Jim Harwick
- Big Ghost Basin (1957) - Jim Harwick
1956
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Leeds / Treleaven
- Adventure in Diamonds (1956) - Leeds
- Flight Into Danger (1956) - Treleaven
1956
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) as
Lenier
- The De Santre Story (1956) - Lenier
1956
Conflict (TV Series)
- Condemned to Glory (1956)
1956
The King and I as
Sir Edward Ramsay
1956
Camera Three (TV Series) as
King Arthur
- The Deadly Riddle (1956) - King Arthur
1956
Playwrights '56 (TV Series) as
Robert Cartwright
- Keyhole (1956) - Robert Cartwright
1956
Warner Brothers Presents (TV Series)
- The Deadly Riddle (1956)
1956
Crusader (TV Series) as
Munro / Vendron
- The Oakhurst Incident (1956) - Munro
- A Deal in Diamonds (1956) - Vendron
1956
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) as
Clyde Lockert
- Dodsworth (1956) - Clyde Lockert
1956
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Cookie
- Gesundheit (1956) - Cookie
1956
Diane as
Duke of Savoy
1955
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Dr. Parker
- Edward My Son (1955) - Dr. Parker
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Basil Farnham
- Into Thin Air (1955) - Basil Farnham
1955
Studio 57 (TV Series) as
Nils Larsen
- Win a Cigar (1955) - Nils Larsen
1955
Aimee De Rivery (TV Movie) as
The Sultan
1955
Captain Lightfoot as
Captain Hood
1954
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Achilles
- Troilus and Cressida/II (1954) - Achilles
- Troilus and Cressida (1954) - Achilles
1953
The Man Between as
Martin
1953
The Great Game as
Jack Bannerman
1952
The Woman's Angle as
Count Cambia
1951
Hell Is Sold Out as
Swedish Embassy Official
1947
Victoria Regina (TV Movie) as
Prince Albert
1940
Mad Men of Europe as
Peter Templeton
1939
Poison Pen as
David
1939
Sword of Honour as
Bill Brown
1938
Night Journey as
Johnny Carson
1938
North Sea Patrol as
Commdr. Clive Stanton
1938
Queer Cargo as
Lt. Stocken
1937
Cymbeline (TV Movie) as
Posthumus
Self
1982
The Stone Carriers (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1981
Track 125 (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1980
Electro-magnetic Marking of Steel Rope (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1978
The Wedge Cappel (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
Archive Footage
1995
Dalekmania (Video documentary) as
Temmosus (uncredited)
1958
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Major Pitcairn
- Johnny Tremain: Part 2 (1958) - Major Pitcairn
- Johnny Tremain: Part 1 (1958) - Major Pitcairn
References
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