Lionel Murton
William Lionel Murton (2 June 1915 – 26 September 2006) was an English and Canadian character actor. Born in Wandsworth, London, he was resident at Little Orchard, Weston Road, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, before his death at age 91. He was cremated at Basingstoke Crematorium on 6 October 2006.[1] He is commemorated with his wife, Anita, in Upton Grey Churchyard, Grave 1 E-3.
Having grown up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he most often played Americans and Canadians in films and in various television series, from the late 1940s. He also appeared in episodes of several TV series, including Danger Man and was a regular cast member of the Dickie Henderson Show, playing Dickie's friend Jack.
Filmography
- Meet the Navy (1946)
- Brass Monkey (1948)
- Badger's Green (1949)
- The Pickwick Papers (1952)
- Our Girl Friday (1953)
- The Runaway Bus (1954)
- Night People (1954)
- Raising a Riot (1955)
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Interpol (1957)
- Carry on Admiral (1957)
- Fire Down Below (1957)
- Up the Creek (1958)
- Further Up the Creek (1958)
- The Captain's Table (1959)
- Make Mine a Million (1959)
- The Mouse That Roared (1959)
- North West Frontier (1959)
- "Our Man in Havana (film)" (1959)
- Danger Man (1960-1962)
- Petticoat Pirates (1961)
- The Main Attraction (1962)
- On the Beat (1962)
- Summer Holiday (1963)
- Man in the Middle (1963)
- The Truth About Spring (1964)
- Doctor in Clover (1966)
- Carry On Cowboy (1966)
- The Dirty Dozen (1967)
- Sette volte sette (1968)
- Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
- Zeta One (1969)
- The Last Shot You Hear (1969)
- Patton (1970)
- Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
- The Revolutionary (1970)
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
- Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
References
- ↑ Basingstoke Gazette 5 October 2006
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