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Gordon Jackson
Scottish actor (1923-1990) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 66
Gordon Cameron Jackson was a Scottish actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He also portrayed Capt Jimmy Cairns in Tunes of Glory, and Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence", in The Great Escape.
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1990Died15 January 19901988
Noble HouseSeries, Supt. Armstrong
The Lady and the HighwaymanFilm, 1988Harry1985
The Shooting PartyFilm, Tom Harker1981
A Town Like AliceSeries, Noel Strachan1978
An Audience with...Series
The Medusa TouchFilm, 1978Doctor Johnson1973
Centre PlaySeries, Pops1971
KidnappedFilm, Charles Stewart1970ConfessionSeries, Jim1969
Run Wild, Run FreeFilm, Mr. Ransome1966
Mystery and ImaginationSeries, Gayton
Cast a Giant ShadowFilm, 1966James MacAfee1964
Theatre 625Series, Father Joseph
The Long ShipsFilm, 1964Vahlin1961Drama 61-67Series, Philip
Greyfriars BobbyFilm, 1961Farmer1959
Blind DateFilm, Sergeant1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Andrew
The Quatermass XperimentFilm, 1955BBC TV producer1953
Malta StoryFilm, British Soldier1948
Against the WindFilm, Scotty Duncan1945
Pink String and Sealing WaxFilm, David Sutton1942
One of Our Aircraft Is MissingFilm, (uncredited)1923Born19 December 1923
Noble HouseSeries, Supt. ArmstrongThe Lady and the HighwaymanFilm, 1988Harry1985The Shooting PartyFilm, Tom Harker1981A Town Like AliceSeries, Noel Strachan1978An Audience with...SeriesThe Medusa TouchFilm, 1978Doctor Johnson1973Centre PlaySeries, Pops1971KidnappedFilm, Charles Stewart1970ConfessionSeries, Jim1969Run Wild, Run FreeFilm, Mr. Ransome1966Mystery and ImaginationSeries, GaytonCast a Giant ShadowFilm, 1966James MacAfee1964Theatre 625Series, Father JosephThe Long ShipsFilm, 1964Vahlin1961Drama 61-67Series, PhilipGreyfriars BobbyFilm, 1961Farmer1959Blind DateFilm, Sergeant1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, AndrewThe Quatermass XperimentFilm, 1955BBC TV producer1953Malta StoryFilm, British Soldier1948Against the WindFilm, Scotty Duncan1945Pink String and Sealing WaxFilm, David Sutton1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingFilm, (uncredited)1923Born19 December 1923People around Gordon
Michael Balcon Produced Whisky Galore! and San Demetrio London
Ronald Neame Directed The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1976)
Walt Disney Produced Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Robert Morley Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Roy Ward Baker Directed Passage Home and The Masks of Death
- Charles Crichton Directed The Love Lottery and Against the Wind
Val Guest Directed The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Michael Hordern Also in The Muppet Show and Cast a Giant Shadow
James Donald Also in The Great Escape and Cast a Giant Shadow
Robert Hamer Directed San Demetrio London (1943)
Ferdy Mayne Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Lew Grade Produced Madame Sin (1974)
Charles Frend Directed San Demetrio London (1944)- Montgomery Tully Directed The Price of Silence (1959)
- Nigel Stock Also in The Great Escape and Malta Story
- Robert Beatty Also in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Harry Watt Directed Nine Men and Eureka Stockade- Leslie Norman Produced Eureka Stockade and Bitter Springs
Michael Caine Also in The Ipcress File and Kidnapped
Flora Robson Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
James Fox Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
James Robertson Justice Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Marianne Stone Also in The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
David Langton Also in Upstairs, Downstairs
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The Great Escape 1963
Mutiny on the Bounty 1962
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969
Tunes of Glory 1960
Greyfriars Bobby 1961
Filmography 40
122 credits on file
Television 24
Awards
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 1990 · aged 66
