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Brian Oulton (1908–1992)

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Character actor, first on stage in Liverpool repertory theatre; later also as writer/director. After wartime service, appeared in films; briefly in romantic leads, but later relegated to playing exasperated buffoons or being comic foil in "Carry On" comedies.

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(age 84) in London, England, UK
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1988 American Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Webster
Suspicion (1988) … Mr. Webster
 
1986 Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest (TV series)
Alf
Christmas Special (1986) … Alf
 
1986 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
King of Hearts
 
1986 The Canterville Ghost (TV movie)
Uncle George
 
1986 Lenny Henry Tonite (TV series)
Gronk Zillman (1986)
 
1985 Young Sherlock Holmes
Master Snelgrove
 
1984 The Young Ones (TV series)
Mr. Pye
Sick (1984) … Mr. Pye
 
1984 Danger: Marmalade at Work (TV series)
Old Student
Marmalade's Masterpiece (1984) … Old Student
 
1983 Jemima Shore Investigates (TV series)
Cecil
The Crime of the Dancing Duchess (1983) … Cecil
 
1983 Jury (TV series)
Lord Justice Dutton
David (1983) … Lord Justice Dutton
 
1983 The Plot to Murder Lloyd George (TV movie)
Judge
 
1983 The Cleopatras (TV mini-series)
Aristrachus
145 BC (1983) … Aristrachus
 
1982 Gandhi
Clerk of Court
 
1982 The Agatha Christie Hour (TV series)
Bates
Magnolia Blossom (1982) … Bates
 
1981 Brideshead Revisited (TV mini-series)
Man from the Tate
Orphans of the Storm (1981) … Man from the Tate
 
1980 Escape (TV series)
Alfred Hinds (1980)
 
1978-1980 Born and Bred (TV series)
Registrar
Italian Overture (1980) … Registrar
Ever So Goosey (1978) … Registrar
 
1980 The Old Curiosity Shop (TV mini-series)
The schoolmaster
 
1977 Just William (TV series)
Headmaster
William Holds the Stage (1977) … Headmaster
 
1977 Happy Ever After (TV series)
Mr. Thornton
Never Boring (1977) … Mr. Thornton
 
1977 London Belongs to Me (TV series)
Rev. Headlam Fynne
Episode #1.6 (1977) … Rev. Headlam Fynne
 
1977 The XYY Man (TV series)
Quilter
When We Were Very Greedy (1977) … Quilter
 
1977 The Many Wives of Patrick (TV series)
John Finniston-Treadgold
Engaged Signal (1977) … John Finniston-Treadgold
 
1977 Romance (TV series)
Hamish Buchanon
Emily (1977) … Hamish Buchanon
 
1977 Headmaster (TV series)
Social Occasion (1977)
First Day (1977)
 
1976 The Squirrels (TV series)
Librarian
The Snatch (1976) … Librarian
 
1975 Crown Court (TV series)
John McNeil
The Extremist: Part 3 (1975) … John McNeil
 
1975 Rule Britannia! (TV series)
Frank
The Lost Weekend (1975) … Frank
 
1975 Six Days of Justice (TV series)
Harold Newman-Banks
A Juicy Case (1975) … Harold Newman-Banks
 
1974 Justice (TV series)
Mr. Philson
Matrimonial Malice (1974) … Mr. Philson
 
1974 Get Charlie Tully
Funeral Director
 
1973 A Little Princess (TV series)
Mr. Barrow
Episode #1.2 (1973) … Mr. Barrow
 
1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Mr. Liveridge
The Debt (1973) … Mr. Liveridge
 
1972 Carry on Christmas: Carry on Stuffing (TV movie)
Oriental Orator
 
1972 Scoop (TV series)
Salter
A Surfeit of Boots (1972) … Salter
The Scoop (1972) … Salter
The Stitch Service (1972) … Salter
 
1972 Jason King (TV series)
Griffin
An Author in Search of Two Characters (1972) … Griffin
 
1971 Father Dear Father (TV series)
Bishop
A Book for the Bishop (1971) … Bishop
 
1966-1971 Mogul (TV series)
Darlton / Tomkiss
Pie in the Sea: Part 2 (1971) … Darlton
Pie in the Sea: Part 1 (1971) … Darlton
Someone's Head Has to Roll (1966) … Tomkiss
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Hugh Warton
Fly on the Wall: The General (1971) … Hugh Warton
 
1971 On the Buses
Manager
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
Dr. Griffin
Cynthia Darling (1971) … Dr. Griffin
No Ill Feeling! (1971) … Dr. Griffin
 
1971 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
Episode #9.4 (1971)
 
1971 Cry of the Penguins
Food Store Assistant
 
1970 The Adventures of Don Quick (TV series)
Butternut
Paradise Destruct (1970) … Butternut
 
1970 Codename (TV series)
Harrison
Have a Word with Greco (1970) … Harrison
 
1970 Some Will, Some Won't
Mr. Dale
 
1969 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Dr. Plevitt
Never Trust a Ghost (1969) … Dr. Plevitt
 
1969 The Main Chance (TV series)
George Carter
With All My Worldly Goods (1969) … George Carter
 
1968-1969 The Expert (TV series)
Coroner
The Sardonic Smile (1969) … Coroner
Here Lies... (1968) … Coroner
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
Doctor Davis
A Cellar Full of Silence (1969) … Doctor Davis
 
1969 Mr. Digby Darling (TV series)
Mr. Trumper
Holidays at Home (1969) … Mr. Trumper
Facts of Life (1969) … Mr. Trumper
 
1964-1969 The Avengers (TV series)
Mr. Edgar / Tait
Love All (1969) … Tait
The Charmers (1964) … Mr. Edgar
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Lapwell / Mr. Sale
The Bonegrinder (1968) … Mr. Lapwell
 
1968 Ukridge (TV series)
Stuttering Sam
The Comeback of Battling Billson (1968) … Stuttering Sam
 
1964-1968 Detective (TV series)
Erwin Spode / Inspector Wilson
The German Song (1968) … Inspector Wilson
The Moving Toyshop (1964) … Erwin Spode
 
1967 The Gamblers (TV series)
 
1967 George and the Dragon (TV series)
Justin Forster
Friendship Bureau (1967) … Justin Forster
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Sendall
The Voices in the Park (1967) … Sendall
 
1958-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mr. A. B. Raham / Mr. Collins
The Teachers (1963) … Mr. Collins
 
1966 Softly Softly (TV series)
Bettesford
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Alfred Wilmot
The Queen and Jackson (1966) … Alfred Wilmot
 
1965 Devils of Darkness
The Colonel
 
1965 The Intelligence Men
Laundry Basket Man
 
1964 HMS Paradise (TV series)
Surgeon Lt. Tibby
In Which We Serve a Drop of the Hard Stuff (1964) … Surgeon Lt. Tibby
 
1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series)
Lord Trig
The Madness of Private Ortheris (1964) … Lord Trig
 
1964 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Dixon
An Eye for an Eye (1964) … Dixon
 
1964 Festival (TV series)
St. Gaudens
The Lady of the Camellias (1964) … St. Gaudens
 
1964 Coronation Street (TV series)
Frank Quayle
Episode #1.327 (1964) … Frank Quayle
 
1963 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Salesman
The Bed (1963) … Salesman
 
1963 Meet the Wife (TV series)
Salesman
Pilot: The Bed (1963) … Salesman
 
1963 The Saint (TV series)
Henry Matson
The Fellow Traveller (1963) … Henry Matson
 
1963 The Kiss of the Vampire
1st disciple
 
1963 The Swinging Maiden
Vicar
 
1963 These Are the Damned
Mr. Dingle
 
1962 Six More Faces of Jim (TV series)
Magistrate
The Face of Fatherhood (1962) … Magistrate
 
1962 Jigsaw
Frank Restlin
 
1962 Hugh and I (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1962)
 
1962 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
Piano Owner
The Piano (1962) … Piano Owner
 
1962 The Dickie Henderson Show (TV series)
The Protest (1962)
 
1962 Hair of the Dog
Gregory Willett
 
1961 The Rag Trade (TV series)
Mr. Lee
Unhappy Customer (1961) … Mr. Lee
 
1961 Citizen James (TV series)
Episode #2.4 (1961)
 
1961 Roommates
Concert Agent
 
1961 Hancock (TV series)
Dan Bowman
The Bowmans (1961) … Dan Bowman
 
1961 Beware of Children
Vicar
 
1961 A Coming-Out Party
1st Scientist in Corridor
 
1960 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Richard Wratford - Smith / Richard Wratford-Smith
Episode #1.402 (1960) … Richard Wratford - Smith
Episode #1.399 (1960) … Richard Wratford - Smith
Episode #1.397 (1960) … Richard Wratford - Smith
Episode #1.396 (1960) … Richard Wratford - Smith
 
1960 The Army Game (TV series)
Major Hutchins
The Artist (1960) … Major Hutchins
 
1960 The Bulldog Breed
Bert Ainsworth (cinema manager)
 
1960 The Risk
Director
 
1960 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Sir Charles Trumble
Girl in the Shadow (1960) … Sir Charles Trumble
 
1960 There Was a Crooked Man
Ashton
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
Mr. Justice Lopes
W.T. Stead (1960) … Mr. Justice Lopes
 
1960 A French Mistress
Third Governor
 
1959-1960 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Australian immigration official / Gregory Chandler / Head of BBC Outside Broadcasts / …
The East Cheam Centenary (1960) … Head of BBC Outside Broadcasts
The Ladies' Man (1960) … Gregory Chandler
The Emigrant (1960) … Australian immigration official
The Cruise (1959) … Ship's Doctor
 
1958-1960 Hotel Imperial (TV series)
Mr. Hay
Changes in the Staff (1960) … Mr. Hay
The Leopardess in 424 (1960) … Mr. Hay
The Rivals in the Rockingham Suite (1960) … Mr. Hay
The Ghost in 312 (1958)
 
1960 Carry on, Constable
Store Manager
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Mr. Marsh
A Collector's Item (1959) … Mr. Marsh
 
1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Edgar
Figure of Fun (1959) … Edgar
 
1959 I'm All Right Jack
Appts. Board Examiner
 
1959 The 39 Steps
Mr. Pringle
 
1959 Carry on Nurse
Henry Bray
 
1957-1959 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Max Glassey / Mr. Thomas / Richard
A Guardsman's Cup of Tea (1959) … Richard
The Boy About the Place (1958) … Mr. Thomas
The Sand Castle (1957) … Dr. Max Glassey
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
The Witching Hour (1958)
 
1958 The Spaniard's Curse
Frank Porter
 
1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Sir John
Quickness of the Hand (1958) … Sir John
 
1958 The Silent Enemy
Holford
 
1958 Happy Is the Bride
2nd Magistrate
 
1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
Maj. Langley
Pirate Honour (1957) … Maj. Langley
 
1957 Let's Be Happy
Hotel Valet
 
1957 Brothers in Law
Client
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
Denver
Atom at Spithead (1957) … Denver
 
1957 The Film That Never Was (short)
 
1956 Charley Moon
Mr. Paxton
 
1956 The Man Who Never Was
Wills Officer (uncredited)
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Barrister
The Lady and the Thief (1956) … Barrister
 
1956 Private's Progress
M.O. at Gravestone Camp
 
1955 London Playhouse (TV series)
James Lloyd
Lady Must Sell (1955) … James Lloyd
 
1955 Two Grooms for a Bride
Professor Baker
 
1955 The Deep Blue Sea
Drunk
 
1955 Dead by Morning
Dr. Willis
 
1954 Shop Spoiled
Mr. Preedy
 
1954 Caste (TV movie)
Capt. Hawtree
 
1954 Doctor in the House
Medical equipment salesman
 
1953 The Dog and the Diamonds
Mr. Plumpton
 
1953 Will Any Gentleman...?
Mr. Jackson
 
1952 Temple Folly (TV movie)
Viscount Sansgeld
 
1952 The Three Hostages (TV series)
Dr. Newhover
 
1952 Castle in the Air
Phillips
 
1951 Young Wives' Tale
Man in pub
 
1950 Last Holiday
Prescott
 
1950 Thérèse Raquin (TV movie)
Camille Raquin
 
1949 The Huggetts Abroad
Travel Clerk
 
1949 It's Not Cricket
Simon Herbage
 
1949 Warning to Wantons (uncredited)
 
1948 Panic at Madame Tussaud's
Manager of Madame Tussauds
 
1948 Miranda
Manell
 
1947 The Rose Without a Thorn (TV movie)
John Lassells
 
1939 The Man of Destiny (TV movie)
Lieutenant
 
1939 Passion, Poison and Petrifaction (TV movie)
Adolphus Bastable
 
1939 The Torchbearers (TV movie)
Mr. Ralph Twiller
 
1938 Lady Precious Stream (TV movie)
 
1938 Too Many Husbands
Pottleby
 
1931 Sally in Our Alley
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
1998 What's a Carry On? (TV documentary)
Brutus (uncredited)
 
1998 Carry on Darkly (TV documentary)
Mr. Short (uncredited)
 
1998 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1981 Carry on Laughing (TV series)
 
1979 That's Carry On
Brutus (uncredited)
 

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(1964) He acted in Jack Roffey's play, "Hostile Witness", at the Lyric Theatre in Haymarket, London, England with Michael Denison, Charles Leno, Miranda Connell, Richard Hurndall and Geoffrey Lumsden in the cast. Anthony Sharp was the director. See more »
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Trivia:

Character actor, first on stage in Liverpool repertory theatre; later also as writer/director. After wartime service, appeared in films; briefly in romantic leads, but later relegated to playing exasperated buffoons or being comic foil in "Carry On" comedies. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius