Years active 1938–1965 Name Reginald Beckwith | Role Film actor | |
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Full Name William Reginald Beckwith Born 2 November 1908 ( 1908-11-02 ) York, England, UK Died June 26, 1965, Bourne End, United Kingdom Movies Night of the Demon, The Men of Sherwood Forest, Thunderball, The Day the Earth Caught Fi, Night of the Eagle Similar People Val Guest, Henry Cornelius, Nicholas Phipps, Ralph Thomas, Charles Frend | ||
William Reginald Beckwith (2 November 1908 – 26 June 1965) was an English film and television actor, who made almost one hundred film and television appearances in his career.
Beckwith was also a film critic and playwright before the war, and from 1941-45, was a BBC war correspondent. His play Boys in Brown was filmed in 1949, and he co-wrote the film You're Only Young Twice in 1952, based on James Bridie's play.
Filmography
Actor
1965
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
1965
Where the Spies Are as
Mr. Kahn
1965
Thunderball as
Kenniston
1965
The Big Job as
Register Office Official
1965
The Secret of My Success as
Gen. Ferdinand Velez
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as
Doctor
1965
Mister Moses as
Parkhurst
1965
Thursday Theatre (TV Series) as
Monsieur Huspar
- Traveller Without Luggage (1965) - Monsieur Huspar
1964
Gonks Go Beat as
Professor
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce as
Reporter (uncredited)
1964
A Shot in the Dark as
Receptionist at Nudist Camp
1964
Never Put It in Writing as
Lombardi
1964
Kiss Me Kate (TV Movie) as
Cast Member
1964
The Saint (TV Series) as
Enderby
- The High Fence (1964) - Enderby
1963
The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) as
Truman-Jones
- Not Quite Fully Covered (1963) - Truman-Jones
1963
Maupassant (TV Series) as
Tonnelet
- Bachelors (1963) - Tonnelet
1963
The V.I.P.s as
Head Waiter (uncredited)
1963
Doctor in Distress as
Meyer
1963
The Dickie Henderson Show (TV Series)
- The Country Cottage (1963)
1963
Sword of Lancelot as
Sir Dagonet
1963
Hancock (TV Series) as
Jeweller
- The Escort (1963) - Jeweller
1963
Just for Fun as
Opposition Leader
1963
The King's Breakfast (Short) as
Magician
1962
The Password Is Courage as
Unterofficer
1962
Saki (TV Mini Series) as
Septimus Brope
- Episode #1.7 (1962) - Septimus Brope
1962
The Girl on the Boat as
Barman
1962
Sir Francis Drake (TV Series) as
Sir Henry Rainsford
- The Fountain of Youth (1962) - Sir Henry Rainsford
1962
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Landlord
- The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King (1962) - Landlord
1962
The Prince and the Pauper as
Landlord
1962
Night of the Eagle as
Harold Gunnison
1962
Hair of the Dog as
Fred Tickle
1961
The Day the Earth Caught Fire as
Harry
1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Gilbert Garnish
- Wet Fish (1961) - Gilbert Garnish
1961
Dentist on the Job as
Mr. Duff
1961
Double Bunk as
Harper
1961
Five Golden Hours as
Brother Geronimo
1961
The Night We Got the Bird as
Chippendale Charlie
1960
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
The Scholar
- The System (1960) - The Scholar
1960
Theatre 70 (TV Series) as
Mr. Morecambe
- Mr. Morecambe (1960) - Mr. Morecambe
1960
There Was a Crooked Man as
Foster
1960
Dentist in the Chair as
Mr. Watling
1960
Doctor in Love as
Wildewinde
1960
Fred Emney Picks a Pop (TV Movie) as
Signalman
1960
Bottoms Up as
Bishop Wendover
1960
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Anglo-Saxon Joy
- Anglo-Saxon Joy (1960) - Anglo-Saxon Joy
1959
Desert Mice as
Fred
1959
Glencannon (TV Series) as
MacFidd
- The Wailing Lady of Limehouse (1959) - MacFidd
1959
The Navy Lark as
CNI
1959
Expresso Bongo as
Reverend Tobias Craven
1959
Friends and Neighbours as
Wilf Holmes
1959
Upstairs and Downstairs as
Parson
1959
The Ugly Duckling as
Reginald
1956
Hancock's Half Hour (TV Series) as
Head of Council Tree Department / Mr. Witherspoon
- The Oak Tree (1959) - Head of Council Tree Department
- The Bequest (1956) - Mr. Witherspoon
1959
The 39 Steps as
Lumsden
1959
Medico (TV Movie) as
Chief Steward
1959
The Captain's Table as
Burtweed
1958
Mad Little Island as
Mumford (uncredited)
1958
The Horse's Mouth as
Capt. Jones
1958
Next to No Time! as
Warren
1958
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Biddle
- Cornelius (1958) - Biddle
1958
Ivanhoe (TV Series) as
Abel
- The Weavers (1958) - Abel
1958
Law and Disorder as
Vickery
1958
Up the Creek as
Publican
1958
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) as
Sir Louis
- Elixir of Youth (1958) - Sir Louis
1958
Sword of Freedom (TV Series) as
Sandro
- Francesca (1958) - Sandro
1958
Gentlemen at Twilight (TV Movie) as
Bert Martin
1957
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Mr. Purvis
- The Great City (1957) - Mr. Purvis
1957
Curse of the Demon as
Mr. Meek
1957
Lucky Jim as
University Porter
1957
Light Fingers as
Gates
1957
Sailor of Fortune (TV Series) as
Police Chief / Commissaire
- The Million Dollar Rose Tree (1957) - Police Chief
- Angelina's Adventure - Commissaire
1957
Dangerous Youth as
Hairdresser
1957
The Ship Was Loaded as
Receptionist
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV Series) as
Leporella
- 1000th Night of Don Juan (1956) - Leporella
1956
Aggie (TV Series) as
Captain Hoogli / 1st Kidnapper
- Halvah (1956) - Captain Hoogli
- Wedding in Corsica (1956) - 1st Kidnapper
1956
A Touch of the Sun as
Herbert Hardcastle
1956
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Richard Lovelace / Lovelace Dashworth / Peebles
- Morning Star (1956) - Richard Lovelace
- Shout Aloud Salvation (II) (1956) - Lovelace Dashworth
- In Writing (1956) - Peebles
1956
It's a Wonderful World as
Professional Manager
1956
The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) as
The Tax Collector
- The Farmer's Boy (1956) - The Tax Collector
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Samuel Diamond
- I Killed the Count (1956) - Samuel Diamond
1956
Charley Moon as
Vicar
1956
The March Hare as
Insurance Broker
1956
Jumping for Joy as
Smithers
1956
London Playhouse (TV Series) as
Sam Bowler
- Sam and the Great Unveiling (1956) - Sam Bowler
1955
A Yank in Ermine as
Kimp
1955
They Can't Hang Me as
Harold
1955
Break in the Circle as
Dusty
1955
The Lyons Abroad as
Capt. le Grand
1954
Aunt Clara as
Alfie Pearce
1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest as
Friar Tuck
1954
Lease of Life as
Foley
1954
Dance Little Lady as
Poli
1954
Fast and Loose as
Reverend Tripp-Johnson
1954
The Runaway Bus as
Telephone Man
1954
Don't Blame the Stork as
Jonathan
1954
Man with a Million as
Rock
1953
Innocents in Paris as
Photographer (uncredited)
1953
Genevieve as
J.C. Callahan
1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt as
Coggett
1952
Without the Prince (TV Movie) as
Rev. Simon Peters
1952
Penny Princess as
Minister of Finance - Blacksmith
1952
You're Only Young Twice as
BBC Commentator
1952
Brandy for the Parson as
Scout Master
1952
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard as
Manson
1951
Another Man's Poison as
Mr. Bigley
1951
Circle of Danger as
Oliver
1951
Mr Drake's Duck as
Mr. Boothby
1950
The Body Said No! as
Benton
1949
Miss Pilgrim's Progress as
Mr. Jenkins
1948
Scott of the Antarctic as
Lt. H.R. Bowers R.I.M.
1948
The Rivals (TV Movie) as
Acres
1948
My Brother's Keeper as
1st Barber (uncredited)
1947
A Word in Your Eye (TV Movie)
1946
This Man Is Mine (uncredited)
1943
In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself (Short)
1941
A Voice in the Night as
Fenner
1939
The Cate Revue (TV Movie)
1939
The Unquiet Spirit (TV Movie) as
Emile
1938
Cornelius (TV Movie)
1938
Doctor 'My Book' (TV Movie) as
The Rev. Nicodemus Athanasius Ignatius Brown (1939 version)
Writer
1956
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Boys in Brown (1956) - (writer)
1952
You're Only Young Twice (screenplay)
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Soldier for Christmas (1950)
1949
Boys in Brown (play)
1949
A Word in Your Eye (TV Movie) (book by)
1947
Boys in Brown (TV Movie) (play)
1947
A Word in Your Eye (TV Movie) (book by)
1946
This Man Is Mine (adaptation) / (play Soldier for Christmas)
Archive Footage
1995
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (Video documentary) as
Kenniston
1994
The World of Hammer (TV Series documentary) as
Friar Tuck
- Hammer (1994) - Friar Tuck
References
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