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Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011)

Actor

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Eton-educated British character actor who specialised in comic portrayals of upper-class eccentrics. Well-remembered as sidekick "Hastings" to Peter Ustinov's "Poirot" during the 1980's. See more trivia »

Born:

Jonathan Hugh Gascoyne-Cecil
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 72) in UK
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2013 Henry and the Midnight Dentist (short) (completed)
Narrator (voice)
 
2010 Man and Dog (short)
Walter
 
2009 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Melville Dodgson
– The Glitch (2009) … Melville Dodgson
 
2009 The Shaftesbury Players (short)
Dickie
 
2008 Fable II (Video Game) (voice)
 
2006 Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Provost Cunningham
 
2006 Turning Shadows (short)
Herman Syden
 
2005 The Worst Week of My Life (TV series)
Alexander
– Saturday (2005) … Alexander
 
2004 Fakers
Dr. Fielding
 
2001 Victoria & Albert (TV movie)
Page
 
2000 One Foot in the Grave (TV series)
Mr Gundry
– Things Aren't Simple Any More (2000) … Mr Gundry
 
1998 RPM
Lord Baxter
 
1997 Day Release
 
1994 Just William (TV series)
Rawlings
– William and the Russian Prince (1994) … Rawlings
 
1994 The Rector's Wife (TV series)
Robert Ramsay
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Robert Ramsay
– Episode #1.2 (1994) … Robert Ramsay
 
1994 Murder Most Horrid (TV series)
Mr. Warburton
– A Severe Case of Death (1994) … Mr. Warburton
 
1994 Late Flowering Lust (TV movie)
Mr Fairclough
 
1993 Kleptophilia (short)
 
1992 As You Like It
Lord
 
1992 A Fine Romance
 
1992 Il segno del comando (TV movie)
 
1990 The Fool
Sir Martin Locket
 
1989 The Child Eater (short)
Mr. Thomas
 
1988 Little Dorrit
Magnate from the Bench
 
1988 Hot Paint (TV movie)
Earl of Lanscombe
 
1987 The Second Victory
Capt. Lowell
 
1987 The Hospice (TV movie)
 
1986 Murder in Three Acts (TV movie)
Hastings
 
1986 Dead Man's Folly (TV movie)
Captain Arthur Hastings
 
1986 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
White Rabbit
 
1985 Thirteen at Dinner (TV movie)
Captain Arthur Hastings
 
1984 The House (TV movie)
Bishop Wooler
 
1984 The Wind in the Willows (TV series)
Other Voices
– The Further Adventures of Toad (1984) … Other Voices (voice)
 
1984 Lady Is a Tramp (TV series)
Posh Man
– Episode #2.6 (1984) … Posh Man
 
1983/I The Wind in the Willows (TV movie) (voice)
 
1983 And the Ship Sails On
Ricotin
 
1983 The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV series)
Various
– Episode #2.2 (1983) … Various
 
1983 Farmers Arms (TV movie)
Mr. Brown
 
1982 Jackanory Playhouse (TV series)
Lord Hawkspur
– The Princess and the Inventor (1982) … Lord Hawkspur
 
1982 Gulliver in Lilliput (TV movie)
King Golbasto
 
1981 Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse (TV movie)
Bertie Wooster
 
1981 History of the World: Part I
Poppinjay - The French Revolution
 
1980 Worzel Gummidge (TV series)
Vicar
– Choir Practice (1980) … Vicar
 
1980 The Taming of the Shrew (TV movie)
Hortensio
 
1980 Oh Happy Band (TV series)
Mr. Herbert
– Diplomatic Privilege (1980) … Mr. Herbert
– Home Cure (1980) … Mr. Herbert
– A Record to Be Proud of (1980) … Mr. Herbert
– Let Bygones Be Bygones (1980) … Mr. Herbert
– A Bird in the Bush (1980) … Mr. Herbert
 
1980 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Dave Hutcheson
– Remember Jack Buchanan (1980) … Dave Hutcheson
 
1980 Frank Muir on Children (TV series)
 
1980 Rising Damp
Boutique Assistant
 
1977 It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV series)
Major Nangle
– Puddings from Heaven (1977) … Major Nangle
 
1977 Joseph Andrews
Fop One
 
1976 Under the Doctor
Rodney Harrington-Harrington/Lord Woodbridge
 
1976 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
King Boola
– The Nodder (1976) … King Boola
 
1976 The Venetian Twins (TV movie)
 
1975 Barry Lyndon
Lt. Jonathan Fakenham
 
1975 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Holofernes
– Love's Labour's Lost (1975) … Holofernes
 
1975 The Rough with the Smooth (TV series)
George Robinson
– Episode #1.3 (1975) … George Robinson
 
1974-1975 Romany Jones (TV series)
Jeremy Chrichton-Jones
– The Night Out (1975) … Jeremy Chrichton-Jones
– The Washing (1975) … Jeremy Chrichton-Jones
– A Good Lawyer (1975) … Jeremy Chrichton-Jones
– The Learner Driver (1975) … Jeremy Chrichton-Jones
– Cold Comfort (1975) … Jeremy Chrichton-Jones
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1975 Are You Being Served? (TV series)
Newlywed Male Customer
– Shoulder to Shoulder (1975) … Newlywed Male Customer
 
1973 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
Old Father
 
1973 Dad's Army (TV series)
Captain Cadbury
– Things That Go Bump in the Night (1973) … Captain Cadbury
 
1973 A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (TV series)
Eddie Warren
– Episode #1.5 (1973) … Eddie Warren
 
1972 Up the Front
Nigel/Nigel Phipps Fortescue
 
1972 The Sextet (TV series)
Gallery proprietor
– A Question of Degree (1972) … Gallery proprietor
 
1972 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
– Episode #10.8 (1972)
 
1972 The Goodies (TV series)
Arthur Minion
– Charity Bounce (1972) … Arthur Minion
 
1971 To Catch a Spy
British Attaché (uncredited)
 
1971 Ace of Wands (TV series)
Mr. Thwaites
– Seven Serpents, Sulphur and Salt: Part 3 (1971) … Mr. Thwaites
 
1971 Lust for a Vampire
Biggs
 
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
'Spot'
 
1970 She Follows Me About (TV movie)
Aubrey
 
1970 The Culture Vultures (TV series)
Dr. Ian Meredith
– Spring Fever (1970) … Dr. Ian Meredith
– Practical Demonstrations (1970) … Dr. Ian Meredith
– Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1970) … Dr. Ian Meredith
– Rake's Progress (1970) … Dr. Ian Meredith
– Episode #1.1 (1970) … Dr. Ian Meredith
 
1966-1970 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Maj. Fitzwarren / Pongo Twistleton / Roger Deare
– Keep 'Em Rolling (1970) … Maj. Fitzwarren
– Uncle Fred Flits By (1967) … Pongo Twistleton
– The Mallard Imaginaire (1966) … Roger Deare
 
1970 Oh Brother! (TV series)
– The Fullness of His Days (1970)
 
1970 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Lytton Strachey
– Mad Jack (1970) … Lytton Strachey
 
1969 Doctor in the House (TV series)
Mungo Ludlake
– Rallying Round... (1969) … Mungo Ludlake
 
1968-1969 The Old Campaigner (TV series)
Peter Clancy
– French Farce (1969) … Peter Clancy
– Home Cooking (1969) … Peter Clancy
– White Man's Tomb (1968) … Peter Clancy
– Man of Letters (1968) … Peter Clancy
– Minx (1968) … Peter Clancy
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1968 Otley
Young man at party
 
1967 Sorry I'm Single (TV series)
Martin
– The Best Man (1967) … Martin
 
1967 The Whitehall Worrier (TV series)
Roger Deere
 
1966 Major Barbara (TV movie)
Charles Lomax
 
1966 The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Man (uncredited)
 
1965 Eugenie Grandet (TV mini-series)
Adolphe
 
1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Laidlow
– The Fall of the Sparrow (1965) … Laidlow
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce (uncredited)
 
1964 Six (TV series)
Mr. Cummings
– The Diary of a Nobody: The Domestic Jottings of a City Clerk (1964) … Mr. Cummings
 
1964 Diary of a Nobody (TV short)
Cummings
 
1964 The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (TV movie)
Giles Jinkson
 
1964 First Night (TV series)
– Maggie (1964)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2004 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Painting the Clouds: a Portrait of Dennis Potter (2004) … Himself
 
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dick Emery (2002) … Himself
 
1970 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 November 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 1970 (1970) … Himself
 

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(1987) He acted in Moliere's play, "The Hypochrondriac," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Tom Courtenay, Kathryn Hunter, and Brian Glover in the cast. Nancy Meckler was director. See more »

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Eton-educated British character actor who specialised in comic portrayals of upper-class eccentrics. Well-remembered as sidekick "Hastings" to Peter Ustinov's "Poirot" during the 1980's. See more »

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