Moray Watson
English actor (1928-2017) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Moray Robin Philip Adrian Watson was an English actor from Sunningdale, Berkshire, whose career spanned over six decades on stage, television, and film. He is best known for his role as Brigadier Arthur Maiford in The Darling Buds of May (1991-1993) and as George Frobisher in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978-1992).
Moray Watson is read about 97 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Midsomer MurdersSeries, Edward Allardice1991
A Murder of QualityFilm, Maj. Harriman1989
CampionSeries, Sir Leo Pursuivant
Norbert Smith: A LifeFilm, 1989Sir Donald Stuffy1987Closed CircuitFilmStill Crazy Like a FoxFilm, 1987Hubbard1984
Miss MarpleSeries, Colonel Bantry1982
Doctor Who: Black OrchidFilm, Sir Robert Muir1980
Rumpole's ReturnFilm, George Frobisher1979
MinderSeries, Commander Hawksly1977
The ProfessionalsSeries, Jeremy Sangster1975SusanFilm, Mr Lumley1974
The PallisersSeries, Barrington Erle1970
CatweazleSeries, Lord Collingford
Every Home Should Have OneFilm, 1970Chandler1968Camille '68Film, Lord Simon Bowes
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemFilm, 1968The Officer1967
ITV PlayhouseSeries, Richard Halton1965
Operation CrossbowFilm, Col. Kenneth Post1963
Doctor WhoSeries, Sir Robert Muir1962
The ValiantFilm, Capt. Turnbull1961
The AvengersSeries1960
The Grass Is GreenerFilm, Trevor Sellers1956
Find the LadyFilm, Jimmy1928Born25 June 1928People around Moray
Close ties
Stanley Donen Directed The Grass Is Greener (1960)
John Mills Also in The Valiant and Operation Crossbow
Trevor Howard Also in Operation Crossbow and The Sea Wolves- Roy Ward Baker Directed The Valiant (1962)
Melvyn Bragg Also in Norbert Smith - a Life (1989)
Michael Cochrane Also in Doctor Who: Black Orchid (1982)- Renée Asherson Also in Norbert Smith - a Life (1989)
- Allan Cuthbertson Also in Operation Crossbow and The Sea Wolves
- Donald Houston Also in Find the Lady and The Sea Wolves
Harry Enfield Wrote Norbert Smith - a Life (1989)
Jack Watson Also in Every Home Should Have One (1970)- Milton Sperling Produced The Grass Is Greener (1960)
Dinsdale Landen Also in The Valiant (1962)
Known for
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Operation Crossbow 1965
The Grass Is Greener 1960
The Sea Wolves 1980
Filmography 17
63 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
His film work included Operation Crossbow and The Grass Is Greener, in which he starred alongside Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. He also undertook three one-man shows during his career and published an autobiography, Looking Back and Dropping Names, in 2016.
