Archie Duncan

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood Little John

(1955-1960)

Sherlock Holmes Inspector Lestrade / Insp. MacDougal / Malcolm MacGregan / Thomas Greystone

(1954-1955)

Saint Joan Robert de Baudricourt

(1957)

The Bad Lord Byron John Murray

(1949)

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Actor (87 credits)

1975 The Wilby Conspiracy
Gordon

1974 Bootsie and Snudge (TV Series)
Scotsman

- Wanna Bet? (1974) ... Scotsman

1974 Sutherland's Law (TV Series)
Chief Constable Hendry

- The Evidence (1974) ... Chief Constable Hendry

1972 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series)
McNeish

- Warhorse (1972) ... McNeish

1970 Horizon (TV Series documentary)
Witness

- The Gargantuan Triumph of Science (1970) ... Witness

1970 The Borderers (TV Series)
Andrew Johnson

- Survival Day (1970) ... Andrew Johnson

1969 Ring of Bright Water
Road mender

1962-1969 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series)
Sir Alexander Jennings / Sir Robert McDowell / Mr. Douglas / ...

- The Honours List (1969) ... Sir Alexander Jennings

- Time Past: Time Future (1967) ... Sir Robert McDowell

- Crusade (1966) ... Mr. Douglas

- The Aristocrats (1964) ... Dugald Blount

- A Test of Intelligence (1964) ... Mr. Murray

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1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
James Armour

- My Bonnie Jean (1969) ... James Armour

1963-1968 Z Cars (TV Series)
Scotch Jim / Schofield / Mr. Carlson

- For Auld Lang Syne: Part 2 (1968) ... Scotch Jim

- For Auld Lang Syne: Part 1 (1968) ... Scotch Jim

- One Day in Spring Street (1964) ... Schofield

- Caught by the Ears (1963) ... Mr. Carlson

1968 Mystery and Imagination (TV Series)
Sir Robert Redgauntlet

- The Devil's Piper (1968) ... Sir Robert Redgauntlet

1968 Sexton Blake (TV Series)
Sir Bernard Mackintosh

- The Invicta Ray: Part 3 - Mr. Mist Has a Turn (1968) ... Sir Bernard Mackintosh

1967 The Man Outside
Supt. Barnes

1966 The Dark Number (TV Mini-Series)
Torquil MacIvanney

- Episode #1.1 (1966) ... Torquil MacIvanney

1966 This Man Craig (TV Series)
Archie Bell

- The Time Wasters (1966) ... Archie Bell

1966 The Vital Spark (TV Series)
Mr. MacTaggart

- The Quarrel (1966) ... Mr. MacTaggart

1965 Hereward the Wake (TV Series)
Ironhook

- A Champion's Reward (1965) ... Ironhook

- The Brain Biter (1965) ... Ironhook

1965 R3 (TV Series)
Dromble

- Good Clean Fun (1965) ... Dromble

1965 Orlando (TV Series)
Capt. Dan Cassidy

- A Code for Life (1965) ... Capt. Dan Cassidy

- Skinny (1965) ... Capt. Dan Cassidy

- Ding Dong Bell (1965) ... Capt. Dan Cassidy

- The Black Snake (1965) ... Capt. Dan Cassidy

- Orlando Tells a Story (1965) ... Capt. Dan Cassidy

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1965 Alexander Graham Bell (TV Series)
Mr. Tweedie

- Journey in the Air (1965) ... Mr. Tweedie

1964 Mike (TV Series)
Mr. Patterson

- Oil... Black Gold! (1964) ... Mr. Patterson

1964 HMS Paradise (TV Series)
Commander Bellamy

- You'll Get No Promotion This Side of the Ocean (1964) ... Commander Bellamy

1964 The Horror of It All
Muldoon Marley

1964 The Protectors (TV Series)
Gavin Muir

- The Loop Men (1964) ... Gavin Muir

1964 Sergeant Cork (TV Series)
Andrew Gourlay

- The Case of the Six Suspects (1964) ... Andrew Gourlay

1963 Badger's Bend (TV Series)
Capt. Cusack

- Episode #2.12 (1963) ... Capt. Cusack

1963 Sword of Lancelot
Sir Lamorak

1963 The Mouse on the Moon
U.S.A.F. General

1963 Ghost Squad (TV Series)
Henry Cameron

- Gertrude (1963) ... Henry Cameron

1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Reverend Law

- The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon (1963) ... Reverend Law

1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series)
Reverend Law

- The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon (1962) ... Reverend Law

1962 Postman's Knock
Inspector

1960-1962 Mess Mates (TV Series)
Captain Biskett

- The Last Straw (1962) ... Captain Biskett

- You're Never Alone (1962) ... Captain Biskett

- They Walk by Night (1962) ... Captain Biskett

- Bomb Happy (1962) ... Captain Biskett

- The Trouble with Women (1962) ... Captain Biskett

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1961 What a Whopper
MacDonald

1961 A Coming-Out Party
Scottish Captain (uncredited)

1961 Saturday Playhouse (TV Series)
John Gourlay

- The House with the Green Shutters (1961) ... John Gourlay

1960 O'Conner's Ocean (TV Movie)

1960 Tess of the Storm Country
Hamish MacLean

1955-1960 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series)
Little John

- Trapped (1960) ... Little John

- Double Trouble (1960) ... Little John

- The Pharoah Stones (1960) ... Little John

- A Race Against Time (1960) ... Little John

- The Edge and the Point (1960) ... Little John

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1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
Jim Mayo

- Beyond the Horizon (1960) ... Jim Mayo

1960 Black Saddle (TV Series)
Pat Cudahy

- End of the Line (1960) ... Pat Cudahy

1960 The Boy and the Pirates
Scoggins

1960 Rendezvous (TV Series)
Dr. Saunders

- The Big Miracle (1960) ... Dr. Saunders

1960 Colt .45 (TV Series)
Jeff Kincaid

- Breakthrough (1960) ... Jeff Kincaid

1960 Lawman (TV Series)
Pike Reese

- The Wolfer (1960) ... Pike Reese

1959 Johnny Ringo (TV Series)
Keating

- The Cat (1959) ... Keating

1959 The Alaskans (TV Series)
Jake Bee

- Contest at Gold Bottom (1959) ... Jake Bee

1959 John Paul Jones
Duncan MacBean

1959 Armchair Theatre (TV Series)
Shagg

- Soundings (1959) ... Shagg

1958 Harry Black and the Tiger
Woolsey

1957 Saint Joan
Robert de Baudricourt

1957 The Devil's Pass
George Jolly

1956 X the Unknown
Sgt. Yeardye (uncredited)

1951-1956 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series)
Jamy / Councillor Truefitt

- Drink, Doggie, Drink (1956) ... Councillor Truefitt

- The Life of King Henry V/II (1951) ... Jamy

- The Life of King Henry V (1951) ... Jamy

1954-1955 Sherlock Holmes (TV Series)
Inspector Lestrade / Malcolm MacGregan / Insp. MacDougal / ...

- The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter (1955) ... Inspector Lestrade

- The Case of the Diamond Tooth (1955) ... Inspector Lestrade

- The Case of the Unlucky Gambler (1955) ... Inspector Lestrade

- The Case of the Neurotic Detective (1955) ... Inspector Lestrade

- The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough (1955) ... Malcolm MacGregan

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1955 Strike (TV Movie)

1954 Trouble in the Glen
Nolly Dukes

1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Dugal MacGregor

1953 The Master of Ballantrae
Messenger (uncredited)

1953 Undercover Agent
Jim Fenton

1953 Twice Upon a Time
Doorman

1953 Johnny on the Run
The Crofter

1953 Scotch on the Rocks
Police Sergeant

1953 Both Sides of the Law
Chief Inspector (uncredited)

1952 Hot Ice
Wilson

1952 It's an Ill Wind (TV Movie)
The doctor

1952 The Brave Don't Cry
Walter Hardie

1952 You're Only Young Twice

1952 Castle in the Air
Constable

1952 Murder on Monday
Station Sergeant (uncredited)

1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Red Gill

1952 Man Bait
Police Constable (uncredited)

1951 Green Grow the Rushes
Constable Pettigrew

1951 Puck of Pook's Hill (TV Series)
Weland

- Weland's Sword (1951) ... Weland

1951 The Lavender Hill Mob
Chief Cashier (uncredited)

1951 Circle of Danger
Angus

1951 Flesh and Blood
Sergeant

1951 Happy Go Lovely
Police Inspector (uncredited)

1950 The Fighting Pimpernel
Man in bath

1950 The Gorbals Story
Bull

1949 The Bad Lord Byron
John Murray

1949 Floodtide
Charlie Campbell

1949 The Trial of Madeleine Smith (TV Movie)
Thomas Kennedy

1948 Operation Diamond
McPherson

1948 Tell Her the Truth (TV Movie)
Maclean

1948 Counterblast
Dr. McKegney (uncredited)

1948 Dr. Angelus (TV Movie)
Mclvor, a police inspector

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Other Works:

He acted in Robert Bolt's play, "Vivat! Vivat Regina!", in 1971 Chichester Festival Production at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England with Eileen Atkins, Sarah Miles, Richard Pearson, Edward Atienza, Leonard Maguire and Charles Lloyd Pack in the cast. Peter Dews was the director. See more »

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Former shipyard welder, the son of a sergeant-major in the British Army. Started acting with the Unity Theatre and with the Citizens Theatre Company in Glasgow. On the London stage from 1947. Best known on screen in the recurring roles of Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes (1954) and as Little John in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). See more »