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 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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Filmography (84 Appearances)

The Simple Life

TBA

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

1994

The World of Hammer

1994

The Long Roads

1993

Testimony

1988

The Kitchen Toto

1988

The Shutter Falls

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

Playing Away

1987

Restless Natives

1985

Bleak House

1985

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985

Sharma and Beyond

1984

Puccini

1984

The Old Men at the Zoo

1983

Number 10

1983

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

1982

The Dollar Bottom

1981

The Dogs of War

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

Children of the Full Moon

1980

Hammer House of Horror

1980

Fox

1980

A Gift from Nessus

1980

Yes Minister

1980

An Enemy of the People

1980

Quest of Eagles

1979

Father's Day

1979

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1978

The Professionals

1977

Gator

1976

The Button Man

1976

England, Summer, Sunday

1976

Just Another Saturday

1975

The Inheritors

1974

The Aweful Mr Goodall

1974

Playhouse

1974

Helen: A Woman of Today

1973

Centre Play

1973

The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour

1973

The Reporters

1972

Pathfinders

1972

Country Matters

1972

The Frighteners

1972

Play for Today

1970

Doomwatch

1970

Brotherly Love

1970

The Looking Glass War

1970

Department S

1969

The Champions

1968

The Syndicate

1968

Man in a Suitcase

1967

ITV Playhouse

1967

Callan

1967

Mystery and Imagination

1966

The Break

1963

Murder at the Gallop

1963

55 Days at Peking

1963

The Saint

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Suspense

1962

Jango

1961

The Avengers

1961

The Bulldog Breed

1960

Danger Tomorrow

1960

Foxhole in Cairo

1960

Trouble with Eve

1960

International Detective

1959

No Hiding Place

1959

Dunkirk

1958

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

Armchair Theatre

1956

The Tamer Tamed

1956

You Can't Escape

1956

The Dark Avenger

1955

Golden Ivory

1954

Happy Ever After

1954

Knights of the Round Table

1953

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953

The House of the Arrow

1953

Tread Softly

1952

Paul Temple Returns

1952

You're Only Young Twice!

1952 Debut
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