Bernard Archard
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| Bernard Archard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bernard Joseph Archard 20 August 1916 Fulham, London, England |
| Died | 1 May 2008 (aged 91) Witham Friary, Somerset |
| Occupation | actor |
| Domestic partner(s) | Jim Belchamber |
Bernard Joseph Archard (20 August 1916 – 1 May 2008) was an English actor.
Born in Fulham, London,[1] he was a tall, imposing actor with a distinctive face. He was a conscientious objector in the Second World War and worked on the land.[1]
He appeared in over fifty films, including Village of the Damned (1960), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), Play Dirty (1968), The File of the Golden Goose (1969), Run a Crooked Mile (1969), The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971), Dad's Army (1971), The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Sea Wolves (1980), Krull (1983), and King Solomon's Mines (1985).
His TV guest appearances represent some of the most popular shows broadcast in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s: two notable roles in Doctor Who; as Bragen in The Power of the Daleks and as Marcus Scarman in Pyramids of Mars, a regular role in Emmerdale; plus appearances in Upstairs, Downstairs, Rumpole of the Bailey, Bergerac, The Avengers, Callan, Danger Man, Z Cars, Paul Temple, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Professionals.
His first major television role was playing Lt Col. Oreste Pinto in the BBC wartime drama series Spycatcher, which ran for four seasons between 1959 and 1961.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gaughan, Gavin. Bernard Archard. The Guardian 2008-05-07. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
[edit] External links
- Bernard Archard at the Internet Movie Database
- Obituary at The Independent
- Obituary at The Guardian
- Obituary at The Times
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Archard, Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Archer, Bernard |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2008 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
