Campbell Morrison (born William Morrison; 21 June 1952 – 10 January 2008)[1] was a Scottish actor.

Campbell Morrison
Born
William Morrison

(1952-06-21)21 June 1952
Glasgow, Scotland
Died10 January 2008(2008-01-10) (aged 55)
Warminster, England
OccupationActor
Years active1975–2006
Known forEldorado, EastEnders
SpouseNicki Ballantyne
Children3, including Luke

He played one of the main characters, Drew Lockhead in the soap opera Eldorado and also appeared in EastEnders playing DCI Charlie Mason. Morrison was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the early eighties.[2]

Other roles included Police Constable Eustace Oates in Jeeves & Wooster and Gordon Gallagher in the Sky One series Dream Team.

He had two sons, Tom and Luke, from a previous marriage, and a daughter, Lily, with his wife, Nicki Ballantyne.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Boat Short
1987 Hidden City Man at Rubbish Tip
1991 The Pope Must Die Big Security Guard
1991 Close My Eyes Scotsman
1995 The Innocent Sleep Mac
1998 Middleton's Changeling Lollio
2002 Mad Dogs Dr. Mackenzie

Television

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Play for Today At the Shipyard Episode: "Just a Boys' Game"
1982–83 Educating Marmalade Bonzo Brown Episodes: "Short Sharp Shock" & " Marmalade at the Albert Hall"
1983 Crown Court Hugo Maitland Episode: "Mother's Boy: Part 1"
1983 Gunfight at the Joe Kaye Corral Gratt Clanton TV movie
1985 Bulman Jerry Episode: "The Daughter Was a Dancer"
1987 Bread 1st Dealer Episode #3.2
1987 The Bill Mr Weir Episode: "Overnight Stay"
1988 Game, Set and Match Journalist Episode: "Berlin Game: Part 1 & 2"
1988 God's Frontiersmen Blacksmith TV mini-series documentary
1988–89 Life Without George Sammy Main cast
1989 Square Deal Sgt. Frank Ellis Episode #2.6
1989 Boon Brian, Black Knight Episode: "All in a Day's Pork"
1990 This is David Harper Jimmy Taylor Episode: "Making History"
1990 The Bill Wagon Driver Episode: "Decisions"
1990 Taggart Willie Jamieson Episode: "Hostile Witness"
1991 Spatz Boris Kitchenko Episode: "From Russia with Love"
1991 Jeeves and Wooster Oates Episodes: "The Silver Jug (or Jeeves Saves the Cow Creamer)" & "The Bassetts' Fancy Dress Ball (or A Plan for Gussie)"
1991 Specials Sgt. McAllister Main cast
1992 Screen Two Policeman in Cell Episode: "The Grass Arena"
1992 Moon and Son Murphy Episode: "Past, Present and Future"
1992–93 Eldorado Drew Lockhead Main cast
1994 The Bill Larry Wilson Episode: "One Born Every Minute"
1995 99-1 Brock Episode: "Shooting Party"
1995 Casualty DC Pete Sherwin Episode: "Turning Point"
1996 Rab C. Nesbitt Donga Episode: "Pie"
1996 The Bill George Jonson Episode: "Cuckoo"
1996 Bad Boys Scud Episode: "No Pain, No Gain"
1995–97 Hamish Macbeth Harry Balfour
1997 Ain't Misbehavin' Sergeant Fullerton / Flight Sergeant Fullerton Episode 1.2 & 1.3
1998 A Respectable Trade Jack Kedge Episode 1.2
1999 Home Farm Twins Danny Jones Episode: "Welcome to Home Farm"
1999 The Scarlet Pimpernel Thouret Episode: "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
1999 Psychos Bob Logan Episode 1.3
1999 Badger Don King Episode: "The World According to Carp"
1996–99 EastEnders DCI Charlie Mason 19 episodes
1999 Taggart Ricky Strachan Episode: "Fearful Lightning"
1999–2000 Dream Team Gordon Gallagher 24 episodes
2000 Coronation Street Neville Rose Episode 1.4802 & 1.4804
2000 Casualty Eddie Harris Episode: "Coming Clean"
2001 Starhunter Arielo Episode: "The Most Wanted Man"
2002 The Bill DCC Gordon Cooper 4 episodes
2003 Overnite Express Wullie Episode 1.2
2003 Two Thousand Acres of Sky H Armstrong Episode 3.1
2004 Taggart Martin Turner Episode: "Saints and Sinners"
2005 Holby City Brian Shearlaw Episode: "Actions Speak Louder"
2005 Doctors Gerry McCann Episode: "Watch the Birdie"
2005 William and Mary Dave Episode 3.4
2006 New Tricks D.C.I. Ian Sinclair Episode: "Wicca Work"
2006 Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup McTavish TV movie
2006 A Touch of Frost Colin Edwards Episode: "Endangered Species"

References

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  1. ^ a b "OBITUARY: Mr Campbell Morrison". Wiltshire Times. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ Rokison-Woodall, Abigail (2017). Shakespeare in the Theatre: Nicholas Hytner. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1472581600.
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