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	\| birth_name = Allan Darling Cuthbertson		\| birth_name = Allan Darling Cuthbertson
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1920\|04\|07\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1920\|04\|07\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Perth, Western Australia\|Perth]], Australia		\| birth_place = [[Perth, Western Australia\|Perth]], Australia
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1988\|02\|08\|1920\|04\|07\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1988\|02\|08\|1920\|04\|07\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[London]], England
	\| years_active = 1947–1987		\| years_active = 1947–1987
	\| spouse = Gertrude Willner		\| spouse = Gertrude Willner
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Born in [[w:Perth, Western Australia\|Perth]], son of Ernest and Isobel Ferguson (Darling) Cuthbertson,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713083530/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-13 \|title=Allan Cuthbertson \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> he performed on stage and radio from an early age.		Born in [[Perth, Western Australia\|Perth]], son of Ernest and Isobel Ferguson (Darling) Cuthbertson,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713083530/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-13 \|title=Allan Cuthbertson \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> he performed on stage and radio from an early age.

	During the [[~~w:Second World War\|~~Second World War]], he served as a flight lieutenant with the [[w:Royal Australian Air Force\|RAAF]] from 6 December 1941 to 1 July 1947, including service with [[w:No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF\|111 Air Sea Rescue Flight]].<ref>[https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1044888&c=WW2 RAAF service record.] Retrieved 24 April 2022.</ref>		During the [[Second World War]], he served as a flight lieutenant with the [[Royal Australian Air Force\|RAAF]] from 6 December 1941 to 1 July 1947, including service with [[No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF\|111 Air Sea Rescue Flight]].<ref>[https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1044888&c=WW2 RAAF service record.] Retrieved 24 April 2022.</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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	* [http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Allan-Cuthbertson.html Allan Cuthbertson Biography (1920–1988)]		* [http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Allan-Cuthbertson.html Allan Cuthbertson Biography (1920–1988)]

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	\| birth_name = Allan Darling Cuthbertson		\| birth_name = Allan Darling Cuthbertson
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1920\|4\|7\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1920\|04\|07\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Perth, Western Australia]], Australia		\| birth_place = [[w:Perth, Western Australia\|Perth]], Australia
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1988\|2\|8\|1920\|4\|7\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1988\|02\|08\|1920\|04\|07\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| years_active = 1947–1987		\| years_active = 1947–1987
	\| spouse = Gertrude Willner		\| spouse = Gertrude Willner
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], son of Ernest and Isobel Ferguson (Darling) Cuthbertson,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713083530/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-13 \|title=Allan Cuthbertson \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> he performed on stage and radio from an early age.		Born in [[w:Perth, Western Australia\|Perth]], son of Ernest and Isobel Ferguson (Darling) Cuthbertson,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713083530/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-13 \|title=Allan Cuthbertson \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> he performed on stage and radio from an early age.

	During the [[Second World War]], he served as a flight lieutenant with the [[Royal Australian Air Force\|RAAF]] from 6 December 1941 to 1 July 1947, including service with [[No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF\|111 Air Sea Rescue Flight]].<ref>[https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1044888&c=WW2 RAAF service record.] Retrieved 24 April 2022.</ref>		During the [[w:Second World War\|Second World War]], he served as a flight lieutenant with the [[w:Royal Australian Air Force\|RAAF]] from 6 December 1941 to 1 July 1947, including service with [[w:No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF\|111 Air Sea Rescue Flight]].<ref>[https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1044888&c=WW2 RAAF service record.] Retrieved 24 April 2022.</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{short description|Australian-British actor (1920–1988)}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Allan Cuthbertson
| image = Allan_Cuthbertson.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' episode "[[Death's Door (The Avengers)|Death's Door]]" (1967)
| birth_name = Allan Darling Cuthbertson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|4|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Perth, Western Australia]], Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|2|8|1920|4|7|df=y}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| years_active = 1947–1987
| spouse = Gertrude Willner
| children = 1
}}

'''Allan Darling Cuthbertson''' (7 April 1920 – 8 February 1988) was an Australian-born British actor. He was best known for playing stern-faced military officers in British films of the 1950s and 1960s.

==Early life==
Born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], son of Ernest and Isobel Ferguson (Darling) Cuthbertson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713083530/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f999e05 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-13 |title=Allan Cuthbertson | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> he performed on stage and radio from an early age.

During the [[Second World War]], he served as a flight lieutenant with the [[Royal Australian Air Force|RAAF]] from 6 December 1941 to 1 July 1947, including service with [[No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF|111 Air Sea Rescue Flight]].<ref>[https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1044888&c=WW2 RAAF service record.] Retrieved 24 April 2022.</ref>

==Career==
Cuthbertson arrived in Britain in 1947, and appeared shortly thereafter as Romeo in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at [[Bolton's Theatre Club|the Boltons]]. In [[West End of London|London's West End]], he appeared as [[Laertes (Hamlet)|Laertes]] in ''[[Hamlet]]'', Aimwell in ''[[The Beaux' Stratagem|The Beaux Stratagem]]'', and Octavius Robinson in ''[[Man and Superman]]'', among many other roles.<ref name=tvdotcom>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/allan-cuthbertson/|title=Allan Cuthbertson|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com}}</ref>

He was often cast in military roles, which was quite common in actors of his generation, especially those with a military air about them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/allan-cuthbertson-p16354|title=Allan Cuthbertson – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie|author =Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie}}</ref> He was Captain Eric Simpson in ''[[Tunes of Glory]]'' (1960) as well as being cast as more stuffy regimental types in such films as ''[[The Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone]]'' (1961) and ''[[Carrington V.C. (film)|Carrington V.C.]]'' (1954), which also starred [[David Niven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=4042|title=Allan Cuthbertson}}</ref> He also made a brief appearance as a harassed staff officer, who then gets blown up, at the beginning of ''[[Ice Cold in Alex]]'' (1958). In 1962 he played a school teacher in ''[[Term of Trial]]'' with [[Laurence Olivier]]. He appeared four times in the television series ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''.<ref name=tvdotcom/>

Cuthbertson also had a talent for playing comedy, which led to his best known role, although again playing a mustachioed military character, as Colonel Hall in the "[[Gourmet Night]]" episode of the hit sitcom ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bff05d3|title=Gourmet Night (1975)|work=BFI}}</ref> He appeared in many roles on British television, including with [[Tommy Cooper]], [[Dick Emery]] and [[Frankie Howerd]], and in ''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'', ''[[Gideons Way]]'' episode The V Men (1964) as Chief Supt Bill Parsons and episode The Thin Red Line (1965) as Major Donald Ross, ''[[The Champions]]'' (1969 episode The Experiment as Cranmore), ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[UFO (TV series)|UFO]]'' (1970 episode "[[The Square Triangle]]"), an episode of [[The Persuaders!]] as Colonel Wright and ''[[Terry and June]]'', where he played annoying neighbour Tarquin Spry.<ref name=tvdotcom/> He was a regular guest on ''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968 TV series)|The Morecambe & Wise Show]]'' from 1973 to 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morecambeandwise.com/EpisodeGuide.aspx?action=1&show=17|title=Episode Guide – Morecambe & Wise}}</ref> In the acclaimed 1985 Suspense Serial; ''[[Edge of Darkness]]'', Allan played as Investigative Speaker Mr. Chilwell. One of his last TV appearances was in [[Michael Palin]]'s ''[[East of Ipswich]]'' in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/east-of-ipswich.shtml|title=BBC iPlayer – BBC Four}}</ref>

One of his last stage roles was in ''[[The Corn Is Green]]'' by [[Emlyn Williams]] at [[the Old Vic]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theatricalia.com/person/swj/allan-cuthbertson|title=Allan Cuthbertson}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Cuthbertson was long married to Dr Gertrude Willner, a refugee from Nazi-occupied [[Czechoslovakia]], who had been a lawyer originally, but became a teacher in Britain. They had an adopted son.

At the time of his death, Cuthbertson was living in [[Surbiton]], Greater London.

==Filmography==
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* ''[[Carrington V.C. (film)|Carrington V.C.]]'' (1954) – Lt. Col. Henniker
* ''[[Portrait of Alison]]'' (1955) – Henry Carmichael
* ''[[On Such a Night (1956 film)|On Such a Night]]'' (1956) – 1st Gentleman
* ''[[Doublecross (1956 film)|Doublecross]]'' (1956) – Clifford
* ''[[Cloak Without Dagger]]'' (1956) – Colonel Packham
* ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'' (1956) – Vice-Admiral
* ''[[Eyewitness (1956 film)|Eyewitness]]'' (1956) – Det Insp (uncredited)
* ''[[Anastasia (1956 film)|Anastasia]]'' (1956) – Blond Man (uncredited)
* ''[[The Passionate Stranger]]'' (1957) – Dr. Stevenson
* ''[[Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst]]'' (1957) – Captain Donaldson RN
* ''[[Barnacle Bill (1957 film)|Barnacle Bill]]'' (1957) – Chailey
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958) – Police Inspector
* ''[[Ice Cold in Alex]]'' (1958) – Brigadier's Staff Officer
* ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958) – Guards Officer
* ''[[Room at the Top (1959 film)|Room at the Top]]'' (1959) – George Aisgill
* ''[[The Crowning Touch]]'' (1959) – Philip
* ''[[Shake Hands with the Devil (1959 film)|Shake Hands with the Devil]]'' (1959) – Captain
* ''[[The Devil's Disciple (1959 film)|The Devil's Disciple]]'' (1959) – British Captain
* ''[[Killers of Kilimanjaro]]'' (1959) – Sexton
* ''[[North West Frontier (film)|North West Frontier]]'' (1959) – Monocled Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[The Stranglers of Bombay]]'' (1960) – Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
* ''[[Tunes of Glory]]'' (1960) – Capt. Eric Simpson
* ''[[The Malpas Mystery]]'' (1960) – Lacey Marshalt
* ''[[Man at the Carlton Tower]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone]]'' (1961) – Maj. Baker
* ''[[On the Double (film)|On the Double]]'' (1961) – Captain Patterson
* ''[[Solo for Sparrow]]'' (1962) – Supt. Symington
* ''[[Term of Trial]]'' (1962) – Sylvan-Jones
* ''[[The Boys (1962 British film)|The Boys]]'' (1962) – Randolph St. John
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962) – Da Silva (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1962) – Bodley
* ''[[Freud: The Secret Passion]]'' (1962) – Wilkie
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* ''[[Nine Hours to Rama]]'' (1963) – Capt. Goff
* ''[[The Running Man (1963 film)|The Running Man]]'' (1963) – Jenkins
* ''[[The Mouse on the Moon]]'' (1963) – Member of Whitehall Conference
* ''[[Tamahine]]'' (1963) – Housemaster
* ''[[Bitter Harvest (1963 film)|Bitter Harvest]]'' (1963) – Mr. Eccles
* ''[[The Informers (1963 film)|The Informers]]'' (1963) – Smythe
* ''[[The 7th Dawn]]'' (1964) – Colonel Cavendish
* ''[[Operation Crossbow (film)|Operation Crossbow]]'' (1965) – German Technical Examiner
* ''[[Life at the Top (film)|Life at the Top]]'' (1965) – George Aisgill
* ''[[Game for Three Losers]]'' (1965) – Garsden
* ''[[Cast a Giant Shadow]]'' (1966) – Immigration Officer
* ''[[Press for Time]]'' (1966) – Mr. Ballard
* ''[[The Trygon Factor]]'' (1966) – Det. Thompson
* ''[[Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon]]'' (1967) – Scuttling
* ''[[Half a Sixpence (film)|Half a Sixpence]]'' (1967) – Wilkins
* ''[[Sinful Davey]]'' (1969) – Captain Douglas
* ''[[The Body Stealers]]'' (1969) – Hindesmith
* ''[[Captain Nemo and the Underwater City]]'' (1969) – Lomax
* ''[[The Adventurers (1970 film)|The Adventurers]]'' (1970) – Hugh
* ''[[One More Time (1970 film)|One More Time]]'' (1970) – Belton
* ''[[Performance (film)|Performance]]'' (1970) – The Lawyer
* ''[[The Firechasers]]'' (1971) – D.O Jarvis
* ''[[Assault (film)|Assault]]'' (1971) – Coroner
* ''[[Diamonds on Wheels]]'' (1974) – Gus Ashley
* ''[[The Outsider (1980 film)|The Outsider]]'' (1979) – Stanley
* ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'' (1980) – Melborne
* ''[[Hopscotch (film)|Hopscotch]]'' (1980) – Chartermain
* ''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'' (1980) – Peter Montrose ('Murder at Midnight')
* ''[[Thirteen at Dinner (film)|Thirteen at Dinner]]'' (1985) – Sir Montague Corner
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0193862|name=Allan Cuthbertson}}
* [http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Allan-Cuthbertson.html Allan Cuthbertson Biography (1920–1988)]

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