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Michael Balfour
British actor (1918-1997) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 79
Michael Creighton Balfour was an English actor, working mainly in British films and TV, following his TV debut in the BBC's The Marvellous History of St Bernard, in 1938.
Michael Balfour is read about 61 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Revenge of Billy the KidFilm, Gyles MacDonald1989
BatmanFilm, Scientist1985
Dempsey and MakepeaceSeries, Jim Kelly
The Holcroft CovenantFilm, 1985Hard Hat1979
The Prisoner of ZendaFilm1972Late Night TheatreSeries, Alf
The Canterbury TalesFilm, 1972The Carpenter1971
The Persuaders!Series, Donkey Cart Driver1970
Man of ViolenceFilm, Cafe Owner1968
Cold Comfort FarmSeries, Earl P. Neck1966
Fahrenheit 451Film, Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)1965Reluctant BanditSeries, Luigi1963
A Stitch in TimeFilm, Workman with Mallet (uncredited)1962
Steptoe and SonSeries, Charlie Miller1960
Danger ManSeries, Gaston
Carry On ConstableFilm, 1960Matt1958
The LarkinsSeries, Sharkey
Fiend Without a FaceFilm, 1958Sgt. Kasper1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Ward1955
Barbados QuestFilm, Barney Wilson1954
ImpulseFilm, uncredited1952
Moulin RougeFilm, Dodo (uncredited)1950
Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Rudolfo1948
No Orchids for Miss BlandishFilm, Barney1918Born11 February 1918People around Michael
Close ties
- Lewis Gilbert Directed Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Anton Diffring Also in Fahrenheit 451 and Reach for the Sky
Val Guest Directed Quatermass 2 and Just William's Luck
Graham Stark Also in Sink the Bismarck! (1960)- Walter Gotell Also in Sink the Bismarck! and The Red Beret
- Sid James Also in Where the Bullets Fly and Quatermass 2
- Sydney Tafler Also in Venetian Bird (1952)
- Terence Young Directed The Red Beret (1954)
Clive Revill Also in Reach for the Sky and Kaleidoscope
Murray Melvin Also in The Krays and Kaleidoscope
Anthony Steel Also in Albert R.N. (1953)- John Addison Wrote Reach for the Sky and The Red Beret
- John Gilling Directed Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
- Allan Cuthbertson Also in The Fast Lady and Press for Time
Rona Anderson Also in Her Favourite Husband and Black 13- Esma Cannon Also in Carry On Constable (1960)
Martin Boddey Also in Venetian Bird and Park Plaza 605
Victor Maddern Also in The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
Norman Wisdom Also in One Good Turn (1955)
Kenneth More Also in Sink the Bismarck! and Reach for the Sky- Marianne Stone Also in The Fast Lady and Quatermass 2
- Alfred Lynch Also in Joseph Andrews and The Krays
Christopher Lee Also in Moulin Rouge (1953)
Luchino Visconti Directed Ossessione (1943)
Known for
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Batman 1989
Macbeth 1971
Fahrenheit 451 1966
Candleshoe 1977
Sink the Bismarck! 1960
Also in Français
Filmography 40
135 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
He was a recognisable face, often in small character parts and supporting roles, in nearly two hundred films and TV shows, from the 1940s to the 1990s, often playing comical heavies or otherwise shady characters notable for their "loud" clothes, sometimes convincingly cast as an American.
