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Alan Gifford(1911-1989)

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Alan Gifford in The Saint (1962)
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Phase IV (1974)
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Alan Gifford was born on March 11, 1911 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA as John Lennox. He was an actor, known for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Saint (1962), and Phase IV (1974). He was married to Blanch. He later remarried to Beatrix Gifford, taking her surname as his stage name. Together they had one daughter. He died on March 20, 1989 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
BornMarch 11, 1911
DiedMarch 20, 1989(78)
BornMarch 11, 1911
DiedMarch 20, 1989(78)
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Alan Gifford, Ann Gillis, and Gary Lockwood in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Alan Gifford and Ann Gillis in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Patrick McGoohan and Alan Gifford in Danger Man (1960)
Katharine Hepburn, Bob Hope, Alexander Gauge, Alan Gifford, and Noelle Middleton in The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Katharine Hepburn, Bob Hope, Paul Carpenter, and Alan Gifford in The Iron Petticoat (1956)

Known for

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey
8.3
  • Poole's Father
  • 1968
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
The Iron Petticoat
5.1
  • Colonel Newton Tarbell
  • 1956
Dark of the Sun (1968)
Dark of the Sun
6.8
  • Jansen
  • 1968
Phase IV (1974)
Phase IV
6.4
  • Mr. Eldridge
  • 1974

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Actor

  • Dirk Benedict, Jan Francis, and Peter Graves in Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
    Fox Mystery Theater
  • The Final Option (1982)
    The Final Option
    • (as Allan Gifford)
  • Nancy Astor (1982)
    Nancy Astor
  • Ragtime (1981)
    Ragtime
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
  • Crossroads (1964)
    Crossroads
  • Do You Remember?
  • The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
    The Duchess of Duke Street
  • Everyday (1976)
    Everyday
  • Phase IV (1974)
    Phase IV
  • Joel Crothers in Somerset (1970)
    Somerset
  • Along the Way
  • The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972)
    The Legend of Nigger Charley
  • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
  • Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
    Softly Softly: Task Force

Soundtrack

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    • (uncredited)

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    • March 11, 1911
    • Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
    • March 20, 1989
    • Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK(long illness)
    • 1942 - March 20, 1989 (his death, 3 children)
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    American character actor, resident in Britain. On screen from 1950.

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