Clifford Evans | |
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 Evans in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960) | |
| Born | Clifford George Evans 17 February 1912 Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales |
| Died | 9 June 1985 (aged 73) Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1978 |
| Spouse | |
Clifford George Evans (17 February 1912 – 9 June 1985) was a Welsh actor.
During the summer of 1934 Evans appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London.[1] He played many parts in British films of the 1930s, then during the Second World War was a conscientious objector, serving in the Non-Combatant Corps.[2] He continued to act during the war and starred in the films The Foreman Went to France (1942)[3] and The Flemish Farm (1943).[4]
After the war, Evans's best known film roles were for Hammer Studios: he played Don Alfredo Carledo in The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and Professor Zimmer, an often inebriated vampire-hunter, in Kiss of the Vampire (1963).[5] His last screen role was in Granada TV's A Land of Ice Cream in 1985.[6]
On television, Evans appeared with George Woodbridge and Tim Turner in the 15-episode series Stryker of the Yard (1957).[7] Between 1965 and 1969, he played a major role in the TV boardroom drama The Power Game, playing building tycoon Caswell Bligh.[8] He is also among several British actors to play the character of Number Two in The Prisoner ("Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling", 1967).[9] He also appeared in three episodes of The Avengers, in The Champions, The Saint, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ("When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?", 1969).[10][11] The following year, he played Sir Iain Dalzell, a leading character in the BBC TV series Codename (1970).[12]
He married Hermione Hannen, who was an actress.[13]
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Partial filmography
- The River House Mystery (1935) – Ivan
- Ourselves Alone (1936) – Commandant Connolly
- Calling the Tune (1936) – Peter Mallory
- The Tenth Man (1936) – Ford
- The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1937) – Bert Rhyne
- Under Secret Orders (1937) – Rene Condoyan
- 13 Men and a Gun (1938) – Jorg
- Luck of the Navy (1938) – Lieut. Peel
- His Brother's Keeper (1940) – Jack Cornell
- At the Villa Rose (1940) – Tace
- The Proud Valley (1940) – Seth Jones
- The House of the Arrow (1940) – Maurice Thevenet
- Freedom Radio (1941) – Dressler
- Fingers (1941) – Fingers
- Love on the Dole (1941)[14] – Larry Meath
- Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) – William Penn
- The Foreman Went to France (1942) – Fred Carrick, the foreman
- Suspected Person (1942) – Jim Raynor
- The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) – Tidemarsh / The Tiger
- The Flemish Farm (1943) – Jean Duclos
- The Silver Darlings (1947) – Roddie
- While I Live (1947) – Peter
- The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) – Tom Harmon
- Escape Route (1952) – Michael Grand
- The Accused (1953) – Dan Anderson
- Valley of Song (1953) – Geraint Llewellyn
- The Straw Man (1953) – Jeff Howard
- Stryker of the Yard (1953) – Inspector Stryker
- Solution by Phone (1954) – Richard Hanborough
- The Red Dress (1954) – Sam Pugh (segment "Red Dress' story)
- Companions in Crime (1954) – Inspector Stryker
- The Gilded Cage (1955) – Ken Aimes
- Passport to Treason (1956) – Orlando Syms
- Face in the Night (1957) – Inspector Ford
- At the Stroke of Nine (1957) – Inspector Hudgell
- The Heart Within (1957) – Matthew Johnson
- Violent Playground (1958) – Heaven
- SOS Pacific (1959) – Petersen
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) – Alfredo
- Kiss of the Vampire (1963) – Professor Zimmer
- The Long Ships (1964) – King Harald
- A Twist of Sand (1968) – Admiral Tringham
- One Brief Summer (1971) – Mark Stevens
References
- ^ Troyan, Michael (12 September 2010). A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813128429 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Clifford Evans - Man of the Theatre". www.llanellich.org.uk.
- ^ "The Foreman went to France". BBFC. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Lists the actor as Evens not Evans
- ^ "The Flemish Farm (1943)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (20 December 2011). "Don Sharp obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Clifford Evans". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Stryker of Scotland Yard | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (24 October 2006). "Peter Barkworth Obituary". The Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Prisoner, The (1967-68) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Clifford Evans | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
- ^ "Clifford Evans". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Codename: The Quickness of the Hand". 26 May 1970. p. 33 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Welsh film history: 1940–49". BBC Wales. BBC. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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