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Clive Morton
Terry-Thomas (left) and Clive Morton in Lucky Jim (1957)Born 16 March 1904
London, EnglandDied 24 September 1975 (aged 71)
London, EnglandOccupation Actor Clive Morton (16 March 1904 – 24 September 1975) was an English actor who made many screen appearances, especially on television. In 1955, he appeared in Laurence Olivier's Richard III and is recalled by fans of Doctor Who for his role as Trenchard in The Sea Devils in 1972. He was Commander Rogue in the first series of the fondly-remembered children's TV series Rogue's Rock in 1974. One of his last roles was as an aged butler in an episode of Upstairs Downstairs.
Morton was also a Shakespearian actor and an Associate Artiste of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In the 1964 'Histories' Repertoire he played the Bishop of Carlisle in Richard the Second, The Earl of Worcester in Henry IV and the ferocious Earl of Talbot in Henry VI.
Morton was married to Fresh Fields actress Fanny Rowe.
Selected filmography
- Jassy (1947)
- Mine Own Executioner (1947)
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- The Blue Lamp (1950)
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- His Excellency (1952)
- Turn the Key Softly (1953)
- Orders Are Orders (1954)
- Carrington V.C. (1955)
- Richard III (1955)
- The Safecracker (1958)
- The Navy Lark (1959)
- Make Mine a Million (1959)
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
- The Alphabet Murders (1965)
- Stranger in the House (1967)
- Zeppelin (1971)
- Young Winston (1972)
External links
Categories:- English film actors
- English television actors
- 1904 births
- 1975 deaths
- British film actor stubs
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