Moray Watson
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| Moray Watson | |
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| Born | June 25, 1928 Sunningdale, Berkshire, England |
Moray Watson (born June 25, 1928 in Sunningdale, Berkshire) is an English actor.
Watson made his first appearance on stage, whilst still a student at the Webber-Douglas School, at a matinee performance in memory of Ellen Terry at Hythe, Kent. After appearances in repertory, he appeared on the West End stage, including The Doctor's Dilemma and in The Rivals by Sheridan both at the Haymarket Theatre.
In 1963, he went to New York City to appear in The Private Ear and The Public Eye.
He played the part of the Art Editor in the BBC series Compact for some years.
He appeared in several films, including Operation Crossbow and The Grass Is Greener, in which he played opposite Cary Grant.
He has a series of television credits to his name, most notably as Brigadier Arthur Maiford, M.C. (ret.) (but always known to the Larkins as "The General") in The Darling Buds of May {1991-1993); and George Frobisher in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978-1992).
He also appeared as Sir Robert Muir in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid; and has a small role in Yes Minister. He also appeared in the 1974 version of The Pallisers as Barrington Erle and in the Albert Campion mystery The Death of a Late Pig as the Chief Constable.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) as Lord Dawson
- Midsomer Murders - "Judgement Day" (2000) (TV) as Edward Allardice
- Kavanagh QC - "Previous Convictions" (1999) (TV) as Sir Henry Dorrister
- The Vicar of Dibley - "Animals" (1994) (TV) as The Stranger
- The Darling Buds of May as Brig. Arthur Maiford, M.C. (ret.)
- Haggard - "Orlando's Revenge" (1992) (TV) as Henry Nugent
- The House of Eliott - Episode #1.6 (1991) (TV) as The Judge
- The New Statesman - "The Party's Over" (1991) (TV) as Professor Eugene Quail
- A Murder of Quality (1991) (TV) as Maj. Harriman
- Campion - "The Case of the Late Pig" (1989) (TV) as Sir Leo Pursuivant
- Rumpole of the Bailey as George Frobisher (1978-1992)
- Rude Health (1987) (TV) as Sir Nigel Toft (1987)
- Star Cops - "An Instinct for Murder" (1987) (TV) as the Commander
- Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987) (TV) as Hubbard
- Worlds Beyond - "The Haunted Garden" (1987) (TV)
- Who Dares Wins - Episode #3.4 (1986) (TV)
- Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984) (TV) as Colonel Arthur Bantry
- Minder - "Goodbye Sailor" (1984) (TV) as Commander Hawksly
- Tales of the Unexpected - "Death in the Morning" (1982) (TV) as Sir Ian Masterson
- Doctor Who - Black Orchid (1982) (TV) as Sir Robert Muir
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981) (TV) as Major Desmond Morton
- The Walls of Jericho (1981) (TV) as Dr.George Balfour
- The Professionals "It's Only a Beautiful Picture" (1980) (TV) as Jeremy Sangster
- Pride and Prejudice (1980) (TV) as Mr. Bennet
- Return of the Saint, The Judas Game (1978) (TV) as Buckingham
- Life of Shakespeare (1978) (TV) as Nicholas
- Murder Most English: "A Flaxborough Chronicle" as Chief Constable Chubb
- Quiller (1975) (TV) as Angus Kinloch
- The Pallisers (1974) (TV) as Barrington Erle
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1972) "A Pair of Exiles" (TV) as Colonel Winter
- Catweazle (1970) (TV) as Lord Collingford (1970)
- Z Cars (1969) "A Right Cock-'N-Bull Story" (TV) as Harold Thorburn
- The Avengers (1966) "The Danger Makers" (TV) as Peters
- Operation Crossbow (1965) as Col. Kenneth Post
- The Saint (1964) "The Imprudent Politician" (TV) as Ken Shield
- Silas Marner (1964) (TV) as Godfrey Cass
- The Grass Is Greener (1960) as Trevor Sellers, the Butler
- No Wreath for the General (1960) (TV) as Major Johnny Brookman
- The Quatermass Experiment (1953) (TV) as Peter Marsh
