Robert Urquhart
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1921-10-16
- Died
- 1995-03-21
- Place of birth
- Ullapool, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Robert Urquhart Laing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career.
He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes Lodgers". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion
His first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice. He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995.
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Known For
TV Shows (39)
The Avengers
1961
as Maxwell
Play for Today
1970
as Vic
The Saint
1962
as Brian Quell
The Professionals
1977
as Thomas Darby
Screen Two
1985
as Peter McVurrich
Playhouse
1974
as Emrys
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Duncan Doubleday / Robert MacLaine
No Hiding Place
1959
The Champions
1968
as Hemmings
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Julian Gort
ScreenPlay
1986
as Minister
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Doomwatch
1970
as Jim Ainslie
Callan
1967
International Detective
1959
Department S
1969
as Anthony James Harvey / Andrew Heywood
Yes Minister
1980
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Mr McLeod
Centre Play
1973
as Morris
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Harry
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Suspense
1962
as Sam Blair
Menace
1970
as Frank Smith
Country Matters
1972
as Barty Bartholomew
Bleak House
1985
as Laurence Boythorn
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Peter Hurley / Lionel
The Vital Spark
1965
as Dougie
The Frighteners
1972
as Rutherford
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Anthony Coldstream / Capes
Number 10
1983
as Alexander Grant
The Old Men at the Zoo
1983
as Sir Robert Falcon
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974
as Jack Goodall
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1978
Pathfinders
1972
The Inheritors
1974
as Lord James Gethin
Jango
1961
as Jango Smith
Helen: A Woman of Today
1973
Quest of Eagles
1979
Movies (51)
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Capt. Hanley
Gator
1976
as 3rd Agent
Fox
1980
as Jerry
The Dogs of War
1980
as Capt. Lockhart
Dunkirk
1958
as Mike
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
as Paul Krempe
Knights of the Round Table
1953
as Gawaine
Brotherly Love
1970
as Auctioneer
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
Murder at the Gallop
1963
as George Crossfield
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
as Attorney General
The Dark Avenger
1955
as Sir Philip
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Paul Krempe (archive footage)
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
as Albrecht Hoffman
The Looking Glass War
1970
as Johnson
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982
as Headmaster
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Commander Clayton
Restless Natives
1985
as Baird
Golden Ivory
1954
as Jim Dobson
Puccini
1984
as Doria's Father
Trouble with Eve
1960
The Reporters
1972
as Vic
Foxhole in Cairo
1960
as Major Wilson
Testimony
1988
as Journalist
Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor
1994
as Dadda Whalby
Happy Ever After
1954
as Dr. Michael Flynn
Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953
as Frank, Charles' brother
Tread Softly
1952
as Clifford Brett
The Syndicate
1968
as George Brant
The Kitchen Toto
1988
as D.C. McKinnon
The Break
1963
as Pearson
Danger Tomorrow
1960
as Bob
Paul Temple Returns
1952
as Slater
Just Another Saturday
1975
Playing Away
1987
as Godfrey
Children of the Full Moon
1980
as Harry
The Long Roads
1993
as Peter McVurrich
An Enemy of the People
1980
as Tom Stockman
Sharma and Beyond
1984
as Evan Gorley-Peters
The Dollar Bottom
1981
as Headmaster
Father's Day
1979
as Martin Rice-Davies
You're Only Young Twice!
1952
as Sheltie
The House of the Arrow
1953
as Jim Frobisher
The Shutter Falls
1987
as Minister
The Tamer Tamed
1956
as Petruchio
You Can't Escape
1956
as Peter Darwin
England, Summer, Sunday
1976
as Morris
A Gift from Nessus
1980
as Sid Morton
The Button Man
1976
as Emrys
The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour
1973
The Simple Life
as Barty Bartholomew
About Robert Urquhart
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career. He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes… With 90 credits spanning from 1952 to 1994, Robert Urquhart has appeared in 51 films and 39 TV shows.
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- 55 Days at Peking (1963) — as Capt. Hanley
- Gator (1976) — as 3rd Agent
- Fox (1980) — as Jerry
- The Dogs of War (1980) — as Capt. Lockhart
- Dunkirk (1958) — as Mike
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