Alethea Charlton
| Alethea Charlton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alethea Blow Charlton 9 August 1931 Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died |
6 May 1976 (aged 44) Chelsea, London, England |
| Cause of death | malignant melanoma |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961 - 1976 |
Alethea Blow Charlton (9 August 1931 – 6 May 1976) was a British actress.
Life
She was born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Ripon High School and the Northern Theatre School.[1] After working in repertory for a few years in Yorkshire, she moved to London in 1960 before touring American universities as a member of a group.[1] Alethea's family history was traced by people investigating the Naylor family history. The report indicates that she was descended from a line of people with the surname Charlton, as well as Blow, Dickerson, Naylor and Heyes.[2]
Acting career
Charlton was a cast member in episodes two, three and four of the first ever Doctor Who serial (An Unearthly Child) broadcast in late 1963, as a cavewoman called Hur. She returned playing the character Edith in the serial The Time Meddler in 1965.
Her other TV credits include: Z-Cars, Follyfoot, The Borderers, Doomwatch, Out of the Unknown, Upstairs, Downstairs and a three-year recurring role in the Granada Television drama Sam.[3]
Death
She died of a malignant melanoma at the age of 44.[4] Her last known acting role was in the soap opera The Cedar Tree, which was aired posthumously.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Deadline Midnight | Objector | Season 3, Episode 9: "Why George Brown Hanged" |
| 1962 | Silent Evidence | Sister Cook | Season 1, Episode 6: "Prophet of Truth" |
| 1962-63
1965 1969-71 |
Z-Cars | Vicky Carron
Millie Lovegrove Mrs. Rosser Margaret Thomson Mary Smith Fran Rachel Edmunds |
Season 1, Episode 22: ''Incident Reported''
Season 2, Episode 24: ''Follow My Leader'' Season 4, Episode 24: ''The Long Spoon'' Season 5, Episode 11: ''But the Crying...'' Season 6: (6 episodes) |
| 1963
1965 |
Doctor Who | Hur
Edith |
Season 1, Episode 1 (3 episodes)
Season 2, Episode 9 (4 episodes) |
| 1964 | Sergeant Cork
The Sleeper The Villains The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling |
Rose
Ilina Mary Bates Mrs. Bent |
Season 1, Episode 27: "The Case of the Medicine Man"
TV Movie Season 3, Episode 1: ''Bent'' Season 1, Episode 23: ''A Second-Rate Woman'' |
| 1964
1965 |
Cluff | Miriam Bateson
Liz Meller |
Season 1, Episode 5: ''The Daughter in Law''
Season 2. Episode 13: ''The Village Constable'' |
| 1964-1967 | Armchair Theatre | Unknown | |
| 1965 | Sherlock Holmes | Mrs. Rucastle | Season 1, Episode 3: "The Copper Beeches" |
| 1966 | The Women in White | Marian Halcombe | Season 1, (6 episodes) |
| 1966
1969 |
The Wednesday Play | Elizabeth
Delorea Sweeting |
Season 1, Episode 51: ''A Game, Like, Only A Game
Season 1, Episode 149: ''The Mark II Wife'' |
| 1966
1970-72 |
Thirty Minute Theatre | Margot Winters
Younger sister Cynthia Holmes Mrs. Runca |
Season 2, Episode 6: ''Play to Win''
Season 6, Episode 3: ''Did the Nanny Come From Bergen?'' Season 6, Episode 12: ''Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Plays Cops and Robbers'' Season 7, Episode 19: ''The Penthouse Apartment'' |
| 1967 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Out of Town Theatre |
Anastasia
Sister Ursula Janice Brent Mrs. Forbes |
Season 1, Episode 2: ''The Croxley Master''
Season 1, Episode 5: '' A Nun's Tale'' Season 2, Episode 12: ''Fox in the High Street'' Season 3, Episode 9: ''The Hunt'' |
| 1968-1969 | The Expert | Alice Simpson
Pat Elliot |
Season 1, Episode 7: ''Nobody's Going to Hurt You''
Season 2, Episode 12: ''Do Not Go Gentle'' |
| 1968
1971 |
Public Eye | Maureen
Judy Marchmont |
Season 3, Episode 8: ''Honesty Is the Best Policy -
But Who Can Afford the Premiums?'' Season 5, Episode 5: ''The Beater and the Game'' |
| 1969 | The Gold Robbers
Detective |
Fay Hartford
Harriet Ward Enid Bray |
Season 1, Episode 2: ''Grounded''
Season 3, Episode 7: ''Elimination Round'' Season 1, Episode 5: ''The Man Who Wasn't There'' |
| 1970 | Hardy Heating Company Ltd
Ryan International Menace |
Jean Wilkins
Helene Brenda Clifford Unknown Alice Campbell |
Season 1: (6 episodes)
Season 1, Episode 20: ''Machine'' Season 2, Episode 7: ''Not to be Trusted'' Season 1, Episode 8: ''The Muck Raker'' Season 1, Episode 6: ''Man with a Mission |
| 1971 | Out of the Unknown
Trial |
Ann Meredith
Julia Samuels Enid Doris Pratt |
Season 4, Episode 3: ''This Body is Mine''
Season 1, Episode 4: '' On The Evidence You Will Hear'' Season 1, Episode 3: Board Wages Season 1, Episode 11: The Assyrian Rejuvenator |
| 1971- 72 | Play for Today | Miss. Rone
Anne |
Season 2, Episode 4: ''O Fat White Woman''
Season 3, Episode 8: ''The Bankrupt'' |
| 1972 | Six Days of Justice | Molly Foster
Monica Turton |
Season 1, Episode 5: ''With Intent to Deceive''
Season 1, Episode 6: '' A Tiger on Bristol Street'' |
| 1973 | Thriller
Away From It All FollyFoot |
Mrs. Oxhey
Alice Phyllis Weatherby |
Season 1, Episode 3: ''Someone at the Top of the Stairs''
Season 1, Episode 6, ''The Summer House'' Season 3, Episode 10: ''The Helping Hand'' |
| 1973-75 | Sam | Ethel Barraclough | Season 1: (13 episodes)
Season 2: (13 episodes) Season 3: (13 episodes) |
| 1974 | Crown Court | Betty Tring | Season 3, Episode 112: ''Strange Past: Part 1'' |
| 1976 | Big Boy Now! | Marjorie Marchant
Mrs. Whickham |
Season 1, Episode 7: ''Staff Relations''
Season 1: (2 episodes) |
References
- 1 2 Kenneth Passingham "How Alethea Sees Herself: I Want the Be Bawdy, Brassy and Beautiful", TV Times, 12–18 July 1975, p.48-49
- ↑ Knottynaylor - Charlton connection
- ↑ Aveleyman - Alethea Charlton
- ↑ IMDb - Alethea Charlton