Colin Gordon

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Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

Gordon had a long career in British cinema and television from the 1940s to the 1970s, often playing government officials. His films include The Pink Panther and Casino Royale although he is probably best known for his portrayal of Number Two in the ITC classic series The Prisoner. Along with Leo McKern, he was one of only two actors to play Number Two more than once. He first played the character in "The General" and later reprised his role in "A. B. and C.". In fact, the episodes were subsequently broadcast in reverse order: when "The General" was in production, "A. B. and C" had not yet been cast.

Gordon was a regular in another ITC production, The Baron playing civil servant Templeton-Green opposite Steve Forrest. He also played the host and occasional narrator of the 1969 London Weekend Television series The Complete and Utter History of Britain, which arose from a pre-Monty Python collaboration between Michael Palin and Terry Jones; and was the Airport Commandant in the 1967 Doctor Who story The Faceless Ones. He was also in Bachelor Father and made a notable guest appearance in an episode of Steptoe and Son.

Filmography

• Traveller's Joy (1949)
• The Man in the White Suit (1951)
• Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
• Mandy (1952)
• Folly to Be Wise (1953)
• Grand National Night (1953)
• The Green Man (1956)
• The One That Got Away (1957)
• The Safecracker (1958)
• The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
• The Mouse That Roared (1959)
• The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
• Seven Keys (1961)
• Very Important Person (1961)
• Strongroom (1962)
• The Boys (1962)
• Heavens Above! (1963)
• The Running Man (1963)
• The Pink Panther (1963)
• The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
• The Family Way (1966)
• Casino Royale (1967)
• Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
• Subterfuge (1968)

External links

• Colin Gordon at the Internet Movie Database