Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Actor

Ullapool, Scotland, UK
October 16, 1921

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.

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Representative Works

The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War
5.8
/ English
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
6.9
/ English
Gator
Gator
5.2
/ English
Fox
Fox
1.0
/ English
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
6.5
/ English
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
6.8
/ English
The Dark Avenger
The Dark Avenger
6.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Dogs of War
1980Nominee

Best Performance

The Dogs of War

The Curse of Frankenstein
1957Nominee

Best Performance

The Curse of Frankenstein

55 Days at Peking
1963Nominee

Best Performance

55 Days at Peking

Career Highlights

Gator
1976Highlight

Best Performance

Gator

Murder at the Gallop
1963Highlight

Best Performance

Murder at the Gallop

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