Douglas Blackwell

Douglas Blackwell (17 May 1924 – 17 October 2009) was an English actor with many television and film credits.[1] Douglas Blackwell was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, but brought up in Port Talbot, Wales, where he attended the local county grammar school. His television appearances included roles in Softly, Softly, The Avengers, Z-Cars, The 10th Kingdom and Dixon of Dock Green. He also appeared in films such as: A Prize of Arms (1962), The Ipcress File (1965), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Labyrinth (1986) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).[2]

For the Canadian bishop, see Douglas Blackwell (bishop). For the fictional character, see Doug Blackwell.
Douglas Blackwell
Born(1924-05-17)17 May 1924
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died17 October 2009(2009-10-17) (aged 85)
Victoria, London, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1950–2001
Spouse(s)
Brenda Mary Planner (b. 1937)
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(m. 1979; died 2008)​

TV and film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1950Sunday Night TheatreMarlin1 episode
1951Treasure IslandIsrael Hands3 Episodes
1952HuntedDetective Sergeant Grayson
1952The Infinite ShoeblackTV movie
1953Robin Hood1 episode
1956It's a Wonderful World1st Demonstrator
1956Panic in the ParlourCo-op ManUncredited
1958I Was Monty's DoubleDuty SergeantUncredited
1962A Prize of ArmsDayUncredited
1963The Scarlet BladeBlake
1964The Plane MakersJack Wilks1 episode
1965The Ipcress FileMurray
1966King of the RiverRed Elliot / Police Constable2 episodes
1967The Queen's TraitorCorporal of the Guard1 episode
1968The AvengersPostman1 episode
1968The Big SwitchBruno Miglio
1957-1969Armchair TheatreFrank Hobson / Bill / Sgt. Briggs / David / Lloyd / PC Cluff7 episodes
197110 Rillington PlaceWorkman Jones
1962-1973Z-CarsLeonard Slingsby / Bert Scholes / Parkyn / Morgan / Evans / Teddy Hayes8 episodes
1979The Strange Affair of Adelaide HarrisSir Walter Sorley2 episodes
1980Noah's CastleButcher2 episodes
1985By the Sword DividedFirst Customer1 episode
1986LabyrinthGoblin and The Four GuardsVoice
1987Wicked CityHealer(UK dub), English version, voice, uncredited
1989Asterix and the Big FightVitalstatistixEnglish version, voice
1990 Peter in Magicland Moon Man English version, voice
1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesGray-Bearded Baron
199130 Door Key
1999Asterix & Obelix Take On CaesarVitalstatistixEnglish version, voice
2001The BunkerVoice (final film role)

References
  1. Turner, Robin (17 Oct 2009). "Veteran Welsh actor Blackwell dies, at 85". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 Apr 2019.
  2. "Douglas Blackwell". Pan Macmillan. Archived from the original on 5 Oct 2007. Retrieved 17 Aug 2009.


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