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Frank Middlemass
Actor (1919-2006) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 87
Francis George Middlemass was an English actor, who even in his early career played older roles. He is best remembered for his television roles as Rocky Hardcastle in As Time Goes By, Algy Herries in To Serve Them All My Days, and Dr. Alex Ferrenby in 20 episodes of Heartbeat.
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2006Died8 September 20062002
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarFilm, Bernard2000
The 10th KingdomSeries, Judge1993
Peak PracticeSeries, Arthur Broughton
A Haunting HarmonyFilm, 1993Priestly1992
The Lost Language of CranesFilm, Alex1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryFilm, Major Palgrave1986
CasualtySeries, Leonard Huckerby1985
DreamchildFilm, Caterpillar (voice)1983
A Swarm in MayFilm, Dr. Sunderland1980
Yes MinisterSeries
The IslandFilm, 1980Windsor1979
Measure for MeasureFilm, Pompey1977
Murder at Moorstones ManorFilm, Father1975
PoldarkSeries, Charles Poldark
Barry LyndonFilm, 1975Sir Charles Lyndon1973
Last of the Summer WineSeries, Judd1972
Madame SinFilm, Dr. Henriques1971
Upstairs, DownstairsSeries, Albert Lyons1970
RumourFilm1969
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFilm, Guest - Plumber1967
ITV PlayhouseSeries, Grandad1965
Love's Labour's LostFilm, Sir Nathaniel1962
Z-CarsSeries1955
Dixon of Dock GreenSeries, Scully1919Born28 May 1919
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarFilm, Bernard2000The 10th KingdomSeries, Judge1993Peak PracticeSeries, Arthur BroughtonA Haunting HarmonyFilm, 1993Priestly1992The Lost Language of CranesFilm, Alex1989Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryFilm, Major Palgrave1986CasualtySeries, Leonard Huckerby1985DreamchildFilm, Caterpillar (voice)1983A Swarm in MayFilm, Dr. Sunderland1980Yes MinisterSeriesThe IslandFilm, 1980Windsor1979Measure for MeasureFilm, Pompey1977Murder at Moorstones ManorFilm, Father1975PoldarkSeries, Charles PoldarkBarry LyndonFilm, 1975Sir Charles Lyndon1973Last of the Summer WineSeries, Judd1972Madame SinFilm, Dr. Henriques1971Upstairs, DownstairsSeries, Albert Lyons1970RumourFilm1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFilm, Guest - Plumber1967ITV PlayhouseSeries, Grandad1965Love's Labour's LostFilm, Sir Nathaniel1962Z-CarsSeries1955Dixon of Dock GreenSeries, Scully1919Born28 May 1919People around Frank
Close ties
- James Cossins Also in Love's Labour's Lost and Otley
Colin Jeavons Also in The Island and Atlantis
Mark Wing-Davey Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Stanley Kubrick Directed Barry Lyndon (1976)
Freddie Jones Also in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and Otley
Richard D. Zanuck Produced The Island (1980)
Catherine Schell Also in Madame Sin and Loyalties
Michael Hordern Also in Barry Lyndon and King Lear
Michael Ritchie Directed The Island (1980)
Geoffrey Bayldon Also in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and Otley- Michael Jayston Also in Love's Labour's Lost and King Lear
- Dudley Sutton Also in Madame Sin and The Island
- Trevor Peacock Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Peter Cellier Also in Barry Lyndon and One Against the Wind
Brian Deacon Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Dick Clement Directed Otley (1968)
Leonard Rossiter Also in Otley and Barry Lyndon
John Benfield Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Peter Benson Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Brian Protheroe Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Julia Foster Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Norman Shelley Also in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and Otley- Derek Farr Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Paul Jesson Also in Henry VI Part 1 and Henry VI Part 2
Known for
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Barry Lyndon 1975
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
The Island 1980
Also in Français
Filmography 32
92 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Middlemass was also active in the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was the fourth and final actor to play Dan Archer in The Archers.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2006 · aged 87
In the same film or series as Frank
Engelbert HumperdinckAlso in Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
Leonard WhitingAlso in Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)
George TaboriAlso in The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972)
Janine DuvitskiAlso in Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
Mike HodgesAlso in Squaring the Circle (1984)
Jonathan MillerAlso in King Lear (1982)