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Ewen Solon (1917–1985)

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Gravel-voiced New Zealand-born character actor with a distinctive high forehead and dark eyebrows. Trained at RADA in 1947, then worked with various repertory companies in London, Nottingham and Oxford. On British screens from 1948. Got his big break, when cast as Sergeant Lucas in Maigret, filmed on location in Paris... See more trivia »
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1983 Nutcracker
Monsieur Demaurault
 
1983 The Wicked Lady
Clergyman at Tyburn
 
1981-1982 Into the Labyrinth (TV series)
Arthur / Colonel / La Valette
Excalibur (1982) … Arthur
Siege (1981) … La Valette
Conflict (1981) … Colonel
 
1982 Arena (TV series documentary)
Actor in Play
Mike Leigh Making Plays (1982) … Actor in Play
 
1981 Seconds Out (TV series)
Mr. Brenson
Round 4 (1981) … Mr. Brenson
 
1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball
Watkins
 
1975-1979 Crown Court (TV series)
Cllr. Edward Leperon / Dr. Stanton
Hospital Roulette: Part 1 (1979) … Dr. Stanton
The Trees: Part 1 (1975) … Cllr. Edward Leperon
 
1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Commander Ford
 
1978 Kidnapped (TV mini-series)
Argyll
Prestongrange (1978) … Argyll
The Prisoner (1978) … Argyll
The Trial (1978) … Argyll
 
1978 The Doombolt Chase (TV series)
Admiral Lupin
Assault on Cragfest (1978) … Admiral Lupin
The Devil's Jaws (1978) … Admiral Lupin
Alarm at Gareth's Peak (1978) … Admiral Lupin
Court of Shame (1978) … Admiral Lupin
 
1977 Follow Me (TV mini-series)
Bert
Episode #1.7 (1977) … Bert
Episode #1.6 (1977) … Bert
Episode #1.5 (1977) … Bert
Episode #1.4 (1977) … Bert
Episode #1.3 (1977) … Bert
 
1976 Machinegunner (TV movie)
Geoff Livingston
 
1966-1975 Doctor Who (TV series)
Chal / Vishinsky
The Savages: Episode 4 (1966) … Chal
 
1974 Moving On
George Collier
 
1971-1972 Division 4 (TV series)
Bruce Miller / Eric Buford
One More War (1972) … Bruce Miller
Stream of Conscience (1971) … Eric Buford
 
1971 Spyforce (TV series)
General Gustav Hochstraadt
27 Hours (1971) … General Gustav Hochstraadt
The Escape (1971) … General Gustav Hochstraadt
 
1971 Matlock Police (TV series)
Sam Hardy
Something After Death (1971) … Sam Hardy
 
1971 Dead Men Running (TV series)
Starkey Moore
 
1969-1970 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Cameron / Chief Supt. Sewgold / Marker
The Day They Buried Cleaver (1970) … Chief Supt. Sewgold
Dear Mr. Welfare (1970) … Marker
 
1970 Dynasty (TV series)
Sir Warren Tasker
The Champion (1970) … Sir Warren Tasker
 
1968 The Ugliest Girl in Town (TV series)
Reporter
The Paris Incident (1968) … Reporter
 
1968 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
Douglas Bishop
Somewhere in a Crowd (1968) … Douglas Bishop
 
1967-1968 The Revenue Men (TV series)
Caesar Smith
The Big Feller (1968) … Caesar Smith
Family Affair (1968) … Caesar Smith
 
1968 Virgin of the Secret Service (TV series)
The Oracle
Across the Silver Pass of Gusri Song (1968) … The Oracle
 
1967 Bellbird (TV series)
Alan Mitchell
 
1966 The Scales of Justice (TV series)
Dixon
Infamous Conduct (1966) … Dixon
 
1966 Court Martial (TV series)
Sandro Valli
Achilles' Heel (1966) … Sandro Valli
 
1966 The Sandwich Man
Blind Man
 
1965-1966 Mogul (TV series)
General Stassney / Mojida
Operation Saigon (1966) … General Stassney
Stoneface (1965) … Mojida
 
1966 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Captain Lewis
Death of a Donkeyman (1966) … Captain Lewis
 
1965 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Tom Benson
The Jelly Boy (1965) … Tom Benson
 
1965 Redcap (TV series)
Capt. Ritchie
A Question of Initiative (1965) … Capt. Ritchie
 
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Barney Ibbot
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1964) … Barney Ibbot
 
1960-1963 Maigret (TV series)
Lucas / Sgt. Lucas
Maigret's Little Joke (1963) … Sgt. Lucas
Peter the Lett (1963) … Lucas
The Crime at Lock 14 (1963) … Lucas
Another World (1963) … Lucas
The Judge's House (1963) … Lucas
 
1963 Mystery Submarine
Lt. Cmdr. Kirklees
 
1962 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Rev. Anthony Felling
The Green Shoes (1962) … Rev. Anthony Felling
 
1962 Man of the World (TV series)
Gault
Nature of Justice (1962) … Gault
 
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf
Don Fernando
 
1961 The Terror of the Tongs
Tang How - Tong Leader's Aide
 
1960 The Sundowners
Halstead
 
1960 Danger Man (TV series)
President Pablo Gomez
The Lovers (1960) … President Pablo Gomez
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
Sir Edward Law
Governor Wall (1960) … Sir Edward Law
 
1960 Tarzan the Magnificent
Dexter
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Andre Vauquin
Twentieth Century Theatre: The Assassin (1960) … Andre Vauquin
 
1960 Skyport (TV series)
Insp. Collins
Episode #1.40 (1960) … Insp. Collins
 
1959-1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Inspector / Sheriff
The Man with the Golden Touch (1960) … Inspector
Panic Button (1959) … Sheriff
 
1959 The Stranglers of Bombay
Camel Vendor (uncredited)
 
1959 A Mask for Alexis (TV series)
Det. Insp. Fenner
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Superintendent F.G. Van Reyneveld
The Vanishing Evidence (1959) … Superintendent F.G. Van Reyneveld
 
1959 Jack the Ripper
Sir David Rogers
 
1959 The Cabin in the Clearing (TV series)
Mul-keep-mo
The Break-Out (1959) … Mul-keep-mo
Ordeal by Fire (1959) … Mul-keep-mo
Besieged (1959) … Mul-keep-mo
Friends and Foes (1959) … Mul-keep-mo
 
1959 The Flying Doctor (TV series)
Jim Bowers
The Revelation (1959) … Jim Bowers
 
1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
Sergeant
The Monk (1958) … Sergeant
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Joe Cooper
The Voyagers (1958) … Joe Cooper
 
1958 The Big Money
Detective in Pub (uncredited)
 
1956-1958 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
Muroni / Mustafa
The Counterfeit Cigars (1958) … Muroni
The Crescent and the Star (1956) … Mustafa
 
1958 The Silent Enemy
Willowdale Captain
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Harry Kelp / Public prosecutor
A Gust of Wind (1958) … Public prosecutor
Night of the Ding-Dong (1958) … Harry Kelp
 
1958 The Voyagers (TV movie)
Joe Cooper
 
1957 The Mark of the Hawk
Inspector
 
1957 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Sydney Moseley
A Voice in Vision (1957) … Sydney Moseley
 
1957 English Family Robinson (TV mini-series)
Subadar-Major Prithvi Saraswati
Night of the Tigers (1957) … Subadar-Major Prithvi Saraswati
 
1957 Robbery Under Arms
Sergeant Arthur
 
1957 Black Ice
Capt. John Dodds
 
1957 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (TV series)
Mihailov
Tatiana, the Czar's Daughter (1957) … Mihailov
 
1957 The Long Haul
 
1957 The Story of Esther Costello
Christine Brown's father
 
1957 Hour of Mystery (TV series)
Sir Percival Glyde
 
1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
Spanish Admiral / Maj. Percy
To the Rescue (1957) … Maj. Percy
Mistress Higgins' Treasure (1957) … Spanish Admiral (uncredited)
Hurricane (1957) … Spanish Admiral
 
1957 The Devil's Pass
Job Jolly (uncredited)
 
1957 Battle Hell
ERA Williams RN
 
1957 There's Always a Thursday
Inspector Bradley
 
1956 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Coustaud
A Matter of Honour (1956) … Coustaud
 
1956 The Adventures of Aggie (TV series)
Doctor
Wedding in Corsica (1956) … Doctor
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
The Tall Man
The Barefoot Empress (1956) … The Tall Man
 
1956 Behind the Headlines
Superintendent Faro
 
1956 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Ship's doctor
The Cold Light (1956) … Ship's doctor
 
1956 The Secret of the Forest
Mr. Roberts (as Ewan Solon)
 
1956 Who Done It?
Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
 
1956 1984
Outer Party Orator
 
1956 Jumping for Joy
Haines
 
1956 Tears for Simon
Bus Inspector (uncredited)
 
1955 Murder Anonymous (short)
Inspector Conway
 
1955 Night River (TV movie)
Skipper Rose
 
1955 The Dam Busters
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
 
1955 The Dark Avenger
D'Estell
 
1955 As Long as They're Happy
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1955 Night Plane to Amsterdam (short)
Detective Smith (uncredited)
 
1954 The Three Musketeers (TV series)
Rochefort
Milady's Vengeance (1954) … Rochefort
 
1954 Patrol Car (TV series)
Elstead
The Skeleton in the Closet (1954) … Elstead
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Maj. Gen. Wightman
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose
Guardsman
 
1952 Ghost Ship
Plain Clothes Man
 
1952 Crow Hollow
Sgt. Jenkins
 
1952 The Stranger in Between
Radio Operator
 
1952 The Promoter
Bookstall Attendant at Llandudno (uncredited)
 
1951 Mystery Junction
Detective Sgt. Peterson
 
1951 Valley of the Eagles
Det. Anderson
 
1951 Assassin for Hire
Fred
 
1951 The Dark Man
Police Driver
 
1951 The Rossiter Case
Inspector
 
1950 Highly Dangerous
Enemy Scientist (uncredited)
 
1950 The Clouded Yellow
Coniston Police Sgt (uncredited)
 
1950 The Naked Heart
 
1950 The Switchback (TV movie)
Chauffeur
 
1948 Dulcimer Street
Clerk (uncredited)
 
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2007 A Darker Side (video short)
Vishinsky
 
2007 Planetary Performance: Acting in Doctor Who (video short)
Vishinsky
 
1961 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
 

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Gravel-voiced New Zealand-born character actor with a distinctive high forehead and dark eyebrows. Trained at RADA in 1947, then worked with various repertory companies in London, Nottingham and Oxford. On British screens from 1948. Got his big break, when cast as Sergeant Lucas in Maigret, filmed on location in Paris... See more »

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