Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton (11 February 1908 – 13 April 1992) was a British character actor.

Born in Liverpool, he made his acting debut in 1939 as a lead actor. During World War II he served in the army, and returned to acting playing character roles in 1946; he made a name for himself playing the same pompous character in numerous films, most of them comedies, and he went on to appear in several Carry On films.

In 1969 he appeared as an eccentric psychic medium in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in the episode "Never Trust a Ghost" and in 1971 a hypochondriac GP in Doctor at Large. He was also a stage actor and playwright, writing and starring in productions such as Births, Marriages and Deaths (1975) and For Entertainment Only (1976). He also appeared in The Young Ones as Neil's dad.

Brian Oulton lived latterly in Stratford-upon-Avon and was married to the actress Peggy Thorpe-Bates (1914-1989), best known for her portrayal of the wife of Horace Rumpole ("she who must be obeyed") in the first television series of John Mortimer's novels.

Selected filmography

• Miranda (1948)
• Last Holiday (1950)
• Doctor in the House (1954)
• Private's Progress (1956)
• The Silent Enemy (1958)
• Carry On Nurse (1959)
• Carry On Constable (1960)
• There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
• Suspect (1960)
• The Bulldog Breed (1960)
• The Iron Maiden (1962)
• Carry On Cleo (1964)
• The Intelligence Men (1965)
• Carry On Camping (1969)
• Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
• On the Buses (1971)
• Ooh… You Are Awful (1972)
• Carry On Christmas: Carry On Stuffing (1972)
• The Old Curiosity Shop (1979)
• Gandhi (1982)
• Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

External links

• Brian Oulton at the Internet Movie Database

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