Mike Morgan (actor)

For other people named Mike Morgan, see Michael Morgan (disambiguation).

Mike Morgan (1928[1] – 5 June 1958), born John Michael Pughe-Morgan, was a British actor. His film acting debut was in the 1957 film comedy Barnacle Bill, which starred Sir Alec Guinness.

Morgan played a much larger role in another film with Guinness, The Horse's Mouth, as Nosey, a sidekick of Guinness' character, Gulley Jimson. However, shortly before filming ended, he fell ill with meningitis and died before the film was completed; some of his lines were therefore dubbed by another actor.[2]

Personal life

Born John Michael Pughe-Morgan, he was married to actress Elvi Hale until his death in 1958; she remarried George Murcell three years later.

References

  1. Birth record transcript
    Civil registration event: Birth
    Name: PUGHE-MORGAN, John M.
    Registration district: [?] Edmonton
    County: Middlesex
    Year of registration: 1929
    Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
    Mother's maiden name: Caswell
    Volume no:[?]3A
    Page no:[?]724
  2. Matthew Sweet (19 October 2003). "Ronald Neame (2003 interview at the National Film Theatre)". British Film Institute profile. Retrieved 11 January 2008.

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