Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton
Born	(1907-12-14)14 December 1907 Hove, Sussex, England, UK
Died	30 July 1973(1973-07-30) (aged 65) Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Occupation	actor

Guy Middleton Powell, usually credited as Guy Middleton, (14 December 1907 – 30 July 1973) was an English film character actor.

Biography

Middleton was born in Hove, Sussex, England and originally worked in the London Stock Exchange, before turning to acting in the 1930s. In his earlier films he often portrayed an amiable idiot, but many of his later roles were military officers in the British Army, RAF or Royal Navy.

He died in 1973, following a heart attack, aged 65.

Selected filmography

• Trust the Navy (1935) as Lieutenant Richmond
• Two Hearts in Harmony (1935)
• Fame (1936) as Leslie Codwell
• A Woman Alone (1936)
• Keep Fit (1937)
• Goodbye Mr Chips (1939) as McCullock
• French Without Tears (1940) as Brian Curtis
• Dangerous Moonlight (1941, also known as Suicide Squadron) as Shorty
• Demi-Paradise (1943) as Dick Christian
• Champagne Charlie (1944) as 'tipsy swell'
• English without Tears (1944) as Captain Standish
• The Halfway House (1944) as Captain Fortescue
• 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) as Gerald
• The Rake's Progress (1945, also known as Notorious Gentleman) as Fogroy
• Night Boat to Dublin (1946) as Captain Tony Hunter
• A Man About the House (1947) as Dr.Benjamin Dench
• Once Upon a Dream (1949)
• Marry Me! (1949)
• No Place for Jennifer (1950) as Brian Stewart
• The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) as Victor Hyde-Brown
• Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Simon Russell
• The Third Visitor (1951) as Inspector Mallory
• Young Wives' Tale (1951)
• Never Look Back (1952)
• The Fake (1953)
• Albert R.N. (1953, also known as Break to Freedom) as Capt Barton
• The Harassed Hero (1954)
• Front Page Story (1954)
• Conflict of Wings (1954)
• The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) as Eric Rowbottom Smith
• The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) as Squadron Leader Scott
• Make Me an Offer (1954)
• A Yank in Ermine (1955)
• Break in the Circle (1955)
• Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
• Doctor at Large (1957) as Major
• What Every Woman Wants (1962) as George Barker
• Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
• The Fur Collar (1962)
• Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as General Sir William Robertson

Television appearances

He appeared in a number television series as a guest character including:

• Dixon of Dock Green
• Doctor Who in the serial The Highlanders
• Hancock's Half Hour

References

• Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies; 14th ed (2001) editor John Walker - published by Harper-Collins - ISBN 0-06-093507-3
• The Film Encyclopedia by Ephraim Katz - Published by Collins - ISBN 978-0-06-074214-0

External links

• Guy Middleton at the Internet Movie Database