Occupation Actor Name Royston Tickner | Role Actor Died July 7, 1997 | |
Born 8 September 1922 ( 1922-09-08 ) Leicester, Leicestershire, England Movies and TV shows The Keep, Breaking Point (UK) | ||
Just Good Friends Special (25 December 1984)
Royston Tickner (8 September 1922 – 7 July 1997) was a British actor.
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Born Roy A. Tickner in Leicester, a tailor's son, he trained as an actor at Scarborough repertory theatre. He served in the Royal Navy in World War II: however in 1942 he was touring in the southern English counties, principally in H. F. Maltby's The Rotters with Frank Crawshaw and Preston Lockwood. In the winter of 1942-43 he was stage manager, and took the role of Robert, in the presentation of du Maurier's Rebecca at the Ambassadors Theatre in which Eileen Herlie made her London début, and then toured with the show. In that spring he married Gwendoline Bonde at Leicester. From 1947 he took a break from the theatre to work as a lighthouse keeper, miner, fireman and publican, before returning to acting in 1958.
His television credits include: The Avengers, Z-Cars, Doctor Who (in the serials The Daleks' Master Plan and The Sea Devils), Gideon's Way, The Baron, King of the River, The Troubleshooters, Dixon of Dock Green, Timeslip, The Flaxton Boys, Out of the Unknown, Emmerdale Farm, Porridge, Last of the Summer Wine, Angels, Return of the Saint, Rogue's Rock, Secret Army, Danger UXB, George and Mildred, The Enigma Files, Kessler, Minder, Reilly, Ace of Spies, Just Good Friends and One by One.
Film roles include Tomescu in Michael Mann's The Keep (1983), and first Colonel in Jim Goddard's Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985).
Filmography
Actor
1985
Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (TV Movie) as
Colonel #1
1985
One by One (TV Series) as
Landlord
- You and Whose Army? (1985) - Landlord
- End of an Era (1985) - Landlord
1983
Just Good Friends (TV Series) as
Stan
- Special (1984) - Stan
- Another Man (1984) - Stan
- I Don't Want to See You Again (1983) - Stan
1983
The Keep as
Tomescu
1983
Johnny Jarvis (TV Mini Series) as
Cafe Owner
- Part Two: 1978-1979 (1983) - Cafe Owner
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Mini Series) as
General Alexei
- The Last Journey (1983) - General Alexei
1983
Jury (TV Series) as
Warehouseman
- David (1983) - Warehouseman
1982
Tangiers as
Ted
1982
Minder (TV Series) as
The Skipper
- Back in Good Old England (1982) - The Skipper
1981
Kessler (TV Mini Series) as
Maurer
- Episode #1.3 (1981) - Maurer
- Episode #1.1 (1981) - Maurer
1981
Blood Money (TV Series) as
Comic
- Episode #1.5 (1981) - Comic
1981
Scarf Jack (TV Series) as
Joel
- The Search (1981) - Joel
- The Interrogation (1981) - Joel
1981
Shillingbury Tales (TV Series) as
Filling Station Assistant
- The Shillingbury Cloudburst (1981) - Filling Station Assistant
1981
Nanny (TV Series) as
Butcher
- Now Look What You've Done (1981) - Butcher
1980
A Tale of Two Cities (TV Mini Series) as
Doorkeeper
- Part 2 (1980) - Doorkeeper
1980
The Enigma Files (TV Series) as
Harry Brookeway
- Every Picture Tells a Story (1980) - Harry Brookeway
1979
The Ravelled Thread (TV Series) as
Constable Philps / Officer Philps
- The Ledger (1980) - Constable Philps
- Accused (1979) - Officer Philps
1980
Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) as
Old salt
- Worzel and Saucy Nancy (1980) - Old salt
1979
George & Mildred (TV Series) as
Doctor
- In Sickness and in Health (1979) - Doctor
1979
Shoestring (TV Series) as
Taxi Driver
- An Uncertain Circle (1979) - Taxi Driver
1979
Danger UXB (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Leckie / Captain Leckie
- The Pier (1979) - Captain Leckie
- Dead Letter (1979) - Lieutenant Leckie
- Bad Company (1979) - Lieutenant Leckie
- The Silver Lining (1979) - Lieutenant Leckie
- Unsung Heroes (1979) - Lieutenant Leckie
- Dead Man's Shoes (1979) - Lieutenant Leckie
1979
Robin's Nest (TV Series) as
Magistrate
- September Song (1979) - Magistrate
1978
Plain Murder (TV Movie) as
Police inspector
1978
Return of the Saint (TV Series) as
Billy Brayshaw
- Signal Stop (1978) - Billy Brayshaw
1978
Secret Army (TV Series) as
Air Raid Warden
- The Big One (1978) - Air Raid Warden
1978
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) as
Jack
- Moving House (1978) - Jack (uncredited)
1978
The Onedin Line (TV Series) as
Barman
- Double Dealers (1978) - Barman
1978
Going Straight (TV Series) as
Sergeant
- Going Off the Rails (1978) - Sergeant
1978
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) as
Chip-Shop Owner
- The Bandit from Stoke-On-Trent (1978) - Chip-Shop Owner
1977
Treasure Island (TV Mini Series) as
Tom Redruth
- Episode #1.3 (1977) - Tom Redruth
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Tom Redruth
1974
Rogue's Rock (TV Series) as
Will Polberry / Will
- El Aziz (1976) - Will Polberry
- Up the Spout (1976) - Will Polberry
- Penny (1976) - Will Polberry
- El Akhram (1976) - Will Polberry
- Phoenix (1976) - Will Polberry
- Black Gold (1976) - Will Polberry
- Waterloo (1976) - Will Polberry
- Galleon (1976) - Will Polberry
- Mayday! (1976) - Will Polberry
- Slaves! (1976) - Will Polberry
- Aged! (1976) - Will Polberry
- Wrecked! (1976) - Will Polberry
- Invasion (1976) - Will Polberry
- Intrepid (1976) - Will Polberry
- Minisub (1976) - Will Polberry
- Crisis (1976) - Will Polberry
- Taped (1976) - Will Polberry
- Double Trouble! (1975) - Will
- Kidnap (1975) - Will
- Network (1975) - Will Polberry
- Refugee! (1975) - Will
- Raising the Flag (1974) - Will
- Raising the Wind (1974) - Will Polberry
- Blockade! (1974) - Will Polberry
- Treasure! (1974) - Will Polberry
- Runes ! (1974) - Will
- On the Rock (1974) - Will Polberry
1976
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Mr. Fenner
- Night Duty (1976) - Mr. Fenner
1976
4 Idle Hands (TV Series) as
Mr. Dudds / Mr Dudds
- Win a Few, Lose a Few (1976) - Mr. Dudds
- Taking the Plunge (1976) - Mr Dudds
- Reds Under the Bed (1976) - Mr Dudds
- Out of the Frying Pan (1976) - Mr. Dudds
1976
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Bruce
- Alice (1976) - Bruce
1975
Angels (TV Series) as
House Surgeon
- Interim (1975) - House Surgeon
1975
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Usher
- The Floater (1975) - Usher
1974
South Riding (TV Mini Series) as
News Editor
- Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1974) - News Editor
1974
Porridge (TV Series) as
Sgt. Norris
- Men Without Women (1974) - Sgt. Norris
1973
Sporting Scenes (TV Series) as
Major Hawker
- England, Their England (1973) - Major Hawker
1973
Murder Must Advertise (TV Mini Series) as
Landlord
- Episode #1.3 (1973) - Landlord
1973
Harriet's Back in Town (TV Series) as
Pub landlord
- Episode #1.80 (1973) - Pub landlord
- Episode #1.79 (1973) - Pub landlord
1973
Emmerdale Farm (TV Series) as
Ronnie Crossthwaite
- Episode #1.75 (1973) - Ronnie Crossthwaite
1964
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Mr. Stock / First Stranger / George Entwistle
- Episode #1.1294 (1973) - First Stranger
- Episode #1.1293 (1973) - First Stranger
- Episode #1.751 (1968) - Mr. Stock
- Episode #1.750 (1968) - Mr. Stock
- Episode #1.749 (1968) - Mr. Stock
- Episode #1.358 (1964) - George Entwistle
1973
Country Matters (TV Series) as
Sgt. Hipwell
- An Aspidistra in Babylon (1973) - Sgt. Hipwell
1972
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Cyril Thorpley
- Episode #1.1676 (1972) - Cyril Thorpley
- Episode #1.1675 (1972) - Cyril Thorpley
- Episode #1.1674 (1972) - Cyril Thorpley
- Episode #1.1671 (1972) - Cyril Thorpley
1965
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Robbins / Steinberger P. Green
- The Sea Devils: Episode One (1972) - Robbins
- The Feast of Steven (1965) - Steinberger P. Green
1971
The Flaxton Boys (TV Series) as
Sergeant Cornfield
- 1928: Down a Long Black Hole (1971) - Sergeant Cornfield
- 1928: The Lady in White (1971) - Sergeant Cornfield
- 1928: The Ghost Catcher (1971) - Sergeant Cornfield
- 1928: Things That Go Bump (1971) - Sergeant Cornfield
- 1928: In and Out of Hiding (1971) - Sergeant Cornfield
- 1928: Snake in the Grass (1971) - Sergeant Cornfield
1971
Trial (TV Series) as
Landlord
- Debris (1971) - Landlord
1963
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Det. Sgt. Clarke / Ticket Collector
- Man Charged (1971) - Det. Sgt. Clarke
- Little Doris (1963) - Ticket Collector
1971
The Last of the Baskets (TV Series) as
Postman
- End of the Peer (1971) - Postman
1962
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Joe Hall / Arnold Ramsden / Publican / ...
- Let Nothing You Dismay (1970) - Joe Hall
- All Coppers Are Nanas: Part 2 (1970) - Joe Hall
- No Questions Asked: Part 2 (1970) - Joe Hall
- No Questions Asked: Part 1 (1970) - Joe Hall
- It's Been a Long Time: Part 1 (1969) - Joe Hall
- The Man Who Was Inspector Todd: Part 2 (1968) - Arnold Ramsden
- Finders Keepers (1964) - Publican
- Inside Job (1964) - Postman
- Nothing Serious (1963) - Calder
- Contraband (1962) - Van Driver
1970
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Dustman
- Episode #1.100 (1970) - Dustman
- Episode #1.99 (1970) - Dustman
1970
Timeslip (TV Series) as
George Bradley
- The Wrong End of Time: Part 6 (1970) - George Bradley
- The Wrong End of Time: Part 5 (1970) - George Bradley
- The Wrong End of Time: Part 4 (1970) - George Bradley
- The Wrong End of Time: Part 3 (1970) - George Bradley
- The Wrong End of Time: Part 2 (1970) - George Bradley (uncredited)
- The Wrong End of Time: Part 1 (1970) - George Bradley
1970
Mogul (TV Series) as
Harry
- They Shall Not Pass (1970) - Harry
1970
The Misfit (TV Series) as
Man at Party
- On Being British (1970) - Man at Party
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Porter / Mr. Bancroft / Pub manager
- Mad Jack (1970) - Porter
- Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968) - Mr. Bancroft
- Wear a Very Big Hat (1965) - Pub manager
1970
Manhunt (TV Series) as
Biedermann
- What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1970) - Biedermann
- Only the Dead Survive (1970) - Biedermann
1969
Anne of the Thousand Days as
Messenger (uncredited)
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips as
Policeman (uncredited)
1969
Plays of Today (TV Series) as
Ham
- A Voyage Round My Father (1969) - Ham
1969
W. Somerset Maugham (TV Series) as
Renfrew
- Lord Mountdrago (1969) - Renfrew
1969
The Expert (TV Series) as
Todd
- Playing with Fire (1969) - Todd
1969
All Neat in Black Stockings as
Partygoer (uncredited)
1969
Out of the Unknown (TV Series) as
Taxi Driver
- Get Off My Cloud (1969) - Taxi Driver
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Father
- These Men Are Dangerous: Hitler (1969) - Father
1968
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mr. Cote
- Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (1968) - Mr. Cote
1968
Mr. Rose (TV Series) as
Arthur Pilbeam
- The Jolly Good Fellow (1968) - Arthur Pilbeam
1968
Tom Grattan's War (TV Series) as
Mr. Springer
- The Fire Raisers (1968) - Mr. Springer
1968
Detective (TV Series) as
Paul Martinetti
- Crime of Passion (1968) - Paul Martinetti
1968
Half Hour Story (TV Series) as
Hotel Proprietor
- Its Only Us (1968) - Hotel Proprietor
1968
Work Is a Four Letter Word as
Train Guard
1967
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Town crier / Frontier Guard
- The Fanatics (1968) - Town crier
- Firebrand (1967) - Frontier Guard
1968
City '68 (TV Series)
- The Visitors (1968)
1967
Sexton Blake (TV Series) as
Stanley Mears
- Christmas Special: The Vanishing Snowman (1967) - Stanley Mears
1967
Inheritance (TV Series) as
Matthew Mellor / Charley Mellor
- Of Eros and of Dust (1967) - Matthew Mellor
- Slump (1967) - Matthew Mellor
- Misalliance (1967) - Charley Mellor
1967
The Golden Age (TV Series) as
Haberdasher
- Law and Law-Breakers (1967) - Haberdasher
1967
Vendetta (TV Series) as
Jack Mortimer
- The Desperate Man (1967) - Jack Mortimer
1963
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Len the barman / Maj. Staub / C.S.M.
- ITV Summer Playhouse #7: A Brand New Scrubbing Brush (1967) - Len the barman
- The Other Man (1964) - Maj. Staub
- For King and Country #2: The Barricade (1963) - C.S.M.
1967
King of the River (TV Series) as
Crown
- The Romantic Dentist (1967) - Crown
1967
Mrs Thursday (TV Series) as
Mr. Partridge
- The Answer's a Lemon (1967) - Mr. Partridge
1967
Orlando (TV Series) as
Commissionaire
- In at the Death (1967) - Commissionaire
1966
The Baron (TV Series) as
Griffiths / Simpson
- The Maze (1966) - Griffiths
- Samurai West (1966) - Simpson
1966
Breaking Point (TV Series) as
Gregson
- Episode #1.3 (1966) - Gregson
- Episode #1.1 (1966) - Gregson
1963
Sergeant Cork (TV Series) as
Blundell / George Somers / Inspector Bolam
- The Case of the Chelford Changeling (1966) - Blundell
- The Case of the African Murder (1964) - George Somers
- The Case of the Knotted Scarf (1963) - Inspector Bolam
1966
Love Story (TV Series) as
The bar steward
- Dead Set at Dream Boy (1966) - The bar steward
1966
Watch the Birdies (TV Mini Series) as
Vaults attendant
- Episode #1.3 (1966) - Vaults attendant
1966
Quick Before They Catch Us (TV Series) as
Frith
- Mark of Distinction: Part 3 (1966) - Frith
- Mark of Distinction: Part 2 (1966) - Frith
- Mark of Distinction: Part 1 (1966) - Frith
1966
Morgan! as
Workman (uncredited)
1966
Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) as
Charlie Berry
- Boy with Gun (1966) - Charlie Berry
1965
Riviera Police (TV Series) as
Hick
- Take It Sideways and Pray (1965) - Hick
1965
ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series) as
The inspector
- Suspense Hour: Curtains for Sheila (1965) - The inspector
1965
The World of Wooster (TV Series) as
Harry
- Jeeves and the Great Sermon Handicap (1965) - Harry
1965
Front Page Story (TV Series) as
Ticket Collector
- Runaways (1965) - Ticket Collector
1964
Thursday Theatre (TV Series) as
Constable
- Write Me a Murder (1964) - Constable
1964
Thorndyke (TV Series) as
Smith
- The Case of Phyllis Annesley (1964) - Smith
1964
Smuggler's Bay (TV Series) as
Landlord
- Found- and Lost Again (1964) - Landlord
1964
The Villains (TV Series) as
The Teacher
- Victim (1964) - The Teacher
1964
Crane (TV Series) as
Sgt. Khatib
- Man Without a Past (1964) - Sgt. Khatib
1964
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Railway guard
- Play on Letters (1964) - Railway guard
1964
Becket as
Royal Servant (uncredited)
1963
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
Nobby / Reg Hicks
- One Out, All Out! (1963) - Nobby
- No Man's Land (1963) - Reg Hicks
- Point of Contact (1963) - Nobby
- The Dividing Line (1963) - Nobby
1963
Festival (TV Series) as
Zabel
- Stalingrad (1963) - Zabel
1963
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Herbert
- Episode #1.653 (1963) - Herbert
1962
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Haliburton / Holly
- Drama '63: Somebody's Dying (1963) - Haliburton
- Drama '62: The Frightened Sky (1962) - Holly
1963
Moonstrike (TV Series) as
Farmer
- Message Received (1963) - Farmer
1962
Harpers West One (TV Series) as
Bert Masters / George
- Episode #2.19 (1963) - Bert Masters
- Episode #2.6 (1962) - George
1963
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Maitre D'
- Box of Tricks (1963) - Maitre D'
1963
Dimensions of Fear (TV Series) as
Local
- Thoughts of Death (1963) - Local
1962
The Sword in the Web (TV Series) as
Policeman
- The Alibi (1962) - Policeman
1962
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Man in Factory
- Episode #4.11 (1962) - Man in Factory
1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Bryce / Corporal Thornton
- To Whom It May Concern (1962) - Bryce
- Cross of Iron (1961) - Corporal Thornton
1961
Jacks and Knaves (TV Series) as
Prosecutor
- It Was Doing Nothing (1961) - Prosecutor
1961
Your World (TV Series) as
The Warder
- Marriage: Too Young? (1961) - The Warder
1961
Happily Ever After (TV Series)
- Episode #1.2 (1961)
1960
Maigret (TV Series) as
Man on Driveway
- Liberty Bar (1960) - Man on Driveway (uncredited)
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series)
- Cul de sac (1960)
1960
Francis Storm Investigates (TV Series) as
The coastguard
- The Trail of the Spaniard (1960) - The coastguard
Archive Footage
2008
Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils (Video documentary short) as
Robbins
1983
Minder (TV Series) as
Appearance by
- Minder's Christmas Bonus (1983) - Appearance by
References
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