Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey
In Personal Affair (1953)
Born	Albert Martin Boddey (1907-04-16)16 April 1907 Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	24 October 1975(1975-10-24) (aged 68) London, England
Years active	1948–1975

Albert Martin Boddey (16 April 1907 – 24 October 1975) was a British film and television actor.^[1]

He was a founder member of the Lord's Taverners charity. Boddey started acting well into middle age often portraying irritable authority figures such as police officers or magistrates.^[2] ^[3]

Selected filmography

A Song for Tomorrow (1948) - Major
The Third Man (1949) - Russian Military Policeman (uncredited)
Landfall (1949) - Civilian (uncredited)
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) 2nd Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Cairo Road (1950) - Maj. Ahmed Mustafa
State Secret (1950) - Clubman
The Dancing Years - Minor Role (uncredited)
Seven Days to Noon (1950) - Gen. Willoughby
Cage of Gold (1950) - Adams
The Franchise Affair (1951) - Insp. Hallam
The Adventurers (1951) - Chief Engineer
Laughter in Paradise (1951) - Store Shopwalker
Cloudburst (1951) - Desk Sergeant
Valley of Eagles (1951) - Chief of the Lost Valley
Appointment with Venus (1951) - Sgt. Vogel
The Magic Box (1951) - Sitter in Bath Studio
Venetian Bird (1952) - Gufo
Top Secret (1952) - Russian Security Officer
Folly to Be Wise (1953) - Visiting Brigadier (uncredited)
Sailor of the King (1953) - German Officer (uncredited)
Park Plaza 605 (1953) - Stumpy
Personal Affair (1953) - Police Insp. Fred Garland (uncredited)
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) - General Cadogan
Face the Music (1954) - Insp. Mulrooney
Doctor in the House (1954) - Demonstrator at pedal machine
Forbidden Cargo (1954) - Sub-Director Holt
Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) - Member of Admiralty Board (uncredited)
Mad About Men (1954) - Marco (uncredited)
Svengali (1954) - Doctor
Up to His Neck (1955) - Chang
Secret Venture (1955) - Squire Marlowe, the Wrestler
The Iron Petticoat (1956) - Grisha
The Last Man to Hang? (1956) - Detective Sgt. Horne
Eyewitness (1956) - Police Sgt. (uncredited)
The Silken Affair (1956) - Detective
Escape in the Sun (1956) - Michael O'Dell
You Can't Escape (1956) - Insp. Crane
There's Always a Thursday (1957) - Sergeant
How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) - Police Sergeant
These Dangerous Years (1957)
Man in the Shadow (1957) - Doctor (uncredited)
Cat Girl (1957) - Cafferty
Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) - Captain
The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
No Time to Die (1958) - SS colonel
Indiscreet (1958) - Albert (uncredited)
Carry On Sergeant (1958) - Sixth Specialist
Chain of Events (1958) - Bus Inspector
The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) - Doctor
I Only Arsked! (1958) - (uncredited)
The Two-Headed Spy (1958) - Gen. Optiz
The Square Peg (1958) - (uncredited)
Violent Moment (1959) - Nightwatchman (uncredited)
Carry On Nurse (1959) - Perkins
Idol on Parade (1959) - Chucker-out (uncredited)
The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) - Brigadier
I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Num Yum's Executive
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) - Gunther
Moment of Danger (1960) - Sir John Middleburgh
Too Hot to Handle (1960) - Mr. Arpels
Oscar Wilde (1960) - Insp. Richards
Upgreen - And at 'Em (1960)
Sands of the Desert (1960) - Mertons
A Circle of Deception (1960) - Henry Crow
The Naked Edge (1961) - Jason Roote
The Kitchen (1961) - Max
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) - Superintendent J.S. Forest
Girl in the Headlines (1963) - Inspector
The Man Who Finally Died (1963) - Policeman with Dog (uncredited)
A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Governor of Tower
Bedazzled (1967) - Cardinal (uncredited)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) - Major Mathieson
Tales from the Crypt (1972) - Husband - Richard Clayton (segment 1 "And All Through The House")
Dark Places (1973) - Sgt. Riley
Psychomania (1973) - Coroner
The Naked Civil Servant (1975) - Magistrate (final film role)

References

↑ "Martin Boddey". BFI.
↑ "Carry-On Actors".
↑ "The History of the Lord's Taverners".

External links

Martin Boddey on IMDb

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