Terence Longdon (14 May 1922 – 23 April 2011) was an English actor.[1]

Terence Longdon
Born(1922-05-14)14 May 1922
Died23 April 2011(2011-04-23) (aged 88)
Alma materRADA
OccupationActor
Years active1950–2003
Spouses
  • (m. 1953; div. 1960)
  • Gillian Conyers
    (m. 2004)

Biography

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Born Hubert Tuelly Longdon in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. During World War II, Longdon was a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm, protecting Atlantic convoys. While stationed at a naval base near Blackpool, he acted in a show and was seen by actor Douglas Hurn who encouraged him to pursue it.[2]

After the war, Longdon trained at RADA (1946–48), and made his first stage appearance at the Lyceum, Sheffield in 1948, and his West End debut the same year.[2] He was best known for his lead role in the 1950s–1960s British TV series Garry Halliday where he played a Biggles-like pilot who flew into various adventure situations;[2] he also co-wrote one episode of the series in 1962.[3] He was also known for his character actor roles in British television productions such as The Sandbaggers, Danger Man and The Avengers.[4]

In film, he was Drusus, Messala's personal aide, in the film Ben-Hur.[5] He had a major supporting role in the 1958 film Another Time, Another Place starring alongside Sean Connery and Lana Turner.[6] He was also in four of the early Carry On films.[7] He played occasional leading roles, most notably in the tense B-movie thriller Clash by Night (1963).

Terence Longdon lived on the border of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. He died from cancer on 23 April 2011, aged 88.[2]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Terence Longdon". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Hayward, Anthony (13 June 2011). "Terence Longdon obituary". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Garry Halliday: Two for the Price of One". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Terence Longdon". Aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "Terence Longdon". The Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Another Time, Another Place (1958) - Lewis Allen - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  7. ^ "Terence Longdon: Actor whose credits included 'Garry Halliday'". The Independent. 18 June 2011.
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