Robert Urquhart
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career. He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes Lodgers". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion His first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice. He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urquhart (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Murder at the Gallop
as George Crossfield
1963
The Curse of Frankenstein
as Paul Krempe
1957
Restless Natives
as Baird
1985
The Bulldog Breed
as Commander Clayton
1960
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
1957
The Break
as Pearson
1963
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as Headmaster
1982
The Looking Glass War
as Johnson
1970
Dunkirk
as Mike
1958
Puccini
as Doria's Father
1984
An Enemy of the People
as Tom Stockman
1980
Brotherly Love
as Auctioneer
1970
The Dark Avenger
as Sir Philip
1955
You're Only Young Twice!
as Sheltie
1952
Testimony
as Journalist
1988
Isn't Life Wonderful!
as Frank, Charles' brother
1953
The House of the Arrow
as Jim Frobisher
1953
Paul Temple Returns
as Slater
1952
The Long Roads
as Peter McVurrich
1993
The Kitchen Toto
as D.C. McKinnon
1988
TV Appearances
Department S
as Anthony James Harvey / Andrew Heywood
1969
The Avengers
as Maxwell
1961
The Saint
as Brian Quell
1962
Callan
1967
The Champions
as Hemmings
1968
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
No Hiding Place
1959
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Pathfinders
1972
Helen: A Woman of Today
1973
Jango
as Jango Smith
1961
International Detective
1959