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	\| spouse = Sidney Eileen Short ~~(1936–1943; divorced, 1 child)~~<br>~~Zena Howard (1945–unknown; separated)~~		\| spouse =
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	'''Colin Gordon''' (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in [[Ceylon]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f8974d1\|title=Colin Gordon\|website=BFI}}</ref>		'''Colin Gordon''' (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in [[w:Ceylon]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f8974d1\|title=Colin Gordon\|website=BFI}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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| occupation = Actor
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| spouse = Sidney Eileen Short (1936–1943; divorced, 1 child)<br>Zena Howard (1945–unknown; separated)
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'''Colin Gordon''' (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in [[Ceylon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f8974d1|title=Colin Gordon|website=BFI}}</ref>

==Biography==
He was educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. He made his first [[West End theatre|West End]] appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a production of ''Toad of Toad Hall''. From 1936 to 1939 he was a director with the Fred Melville Repertory Company in [[Brixton]]. He served in the [[British Army|army]] during the [[Second World War]] for six years.

==Film career==
Gordon had a long career in British cinema and television from the 1940s to the 1970s, often playing government officials. His films include ''[[The Pink Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' and ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (both with [[Peter Sellers]], alongside whom he made five films). In the [[ITC Entertainment|ITC]] series ''[[The Prisoner]]'' (1967) he portrayed [[Number Two (The Prisoner)|Number Two]] twice, in "[[A. B. and C.]]" and later in "[[The General (The Prisoner)|The General]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/colin-gordon-p27768/filmography|title=Colin Gordon - Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

Gordon was a regular in another ITC production, ''[[The Baron (TV series)|The Baron]]'', playing civil servant Templeton-Green opposite [[Steve Forrest (actor)|Steve Forrest]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=the+baron+colin+gordon&pg=PA76|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed.|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|date=10 January 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786486410|via=Google Books}}</ref> He also starred in ''[[The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)]]'' episode 'Play to Kill', (series 1, episode 6, 1959); was the host and occasional narrator of the 1969 [[London Weekend Television]] series ''[[The Complete and Utter History of Britain]]'', (which arose from a pre-[[Monty Python]] collaboration between [[Michael Palin]] and [[Terry Jones]]); and, was the Airport Commandant in the 1967 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Faceless Ones]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1377989/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Complete and Utter History of Britain, The (1969)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/facelessones/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Faceless Ones - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He was also in ''[[Bachelor Father (UK TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' and made two notable guest appearances in ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', once in "The Holiday" and again in the 1972 episode "Live Now, P.A.Y.E Later" as a tax inspector whom Harold and Albert manage to get drunk when he calls with a query about the old man's income tax return. In 1961 he appeared as the Doctor in "The Lift" episode of ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b72316345|title=The Lift (1961)|website=BFI}}</ref> In 1970 he appeared in the ''[[UFO (TV series)|UFO]]'' episode [[The Cat with Ten Lives]]. He also appeared as Walpole Gibb in the ATV/ITC series ''[[Hine (TV series)|Hine]]'' in 1971. He played the part of Walpole Gibb.

==Selected filmography==
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* ''Jim the Penman'' (1947) – Roberts
* ''[[Bond Street (film)|Bond Street]]'' (1948) – Clerk in Travel Agency
* ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948) – (uncredited)
* ''[[It's Hard to Be Good]]'' (1948) – Neighbour with Baby (uncredited)
* ''[[Edward, My Son]]'' (1949) – Ellerby
* ''[[Helter Skelter (1949 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' (1949) – Chadbeater Longwick
* ''[[Golden Arrow (1949 film)|Golden Arrow]]'' (1949) – Connelly
* ''[[Traveller's Joy]]'' (1949) – Tom Wright
* ''[[The Third Visitor]]'' (1951) – Bill Millington
* ''[[The Long Dark Hall]]'' (1951) – Pound
* ''[[Circle of Danger]]'' (1951) – Col. Fairbairn
* ''[[Laughter in Paradise]]'' (1951) – Station Constable
* ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951) – Hill
* ''[[The Lady with a Lamp]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Green Grow the Rushes (film)|Green Grow the Rushes]]'' (1951) – Roderick Fisherwick
* ''[[Mandy (1952 film)|Mandy]]'' (1952) – Woollard (Junior)
* ''[[The Hour of 13]]'' (1952) – MacStreet
* ''[[Folly to Be Wise]]'' (1952) – Prof. James Mutch
* ''[[Grand National Night]]'' (1953) – Buns Darling
* ''[[Innocents in Paris]]'' (1953) – Customs Officer
* ''[[The Heart of the Matter (film)|The Heart of the Matter]]'' (1953) – Secretary (uncredited)
* ''[[Up to His Neck]]'' (1955) – Lt. Cmdr. Sterning
* ''[[Little Red Monkey]]'' (1955) – Harry Martin, reporter
* ''[[John and Julie]]'' (1955) – Mr. Swayne
* ''[[Escapade (1955 film)|Escapade]]'' (1955) – Deeson, reporter
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956) – Max, 1st Commentator
* ''[[Keep It Clean]]'' (1956) – Peter, Marquess of Hurlingford
* ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956) – Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
* ''[[A Touch of the Sun (1956 film)|A Touch of the Sun]]'' (1956) – Cecil Flick
* ''[[Up in the World]]'' (1956) – Fletcher Hetherington
* ''[[The Extra Day]]'' (1956) – Sir George Howard
* ''[[The Key Man (1957 film)|The Key Man]]'' (1957) – Larry Parr
* ''[[The One That Got Away (1957 film)|The One That Got Away]]'' (1957) – Army Interrogator
* ''[[The Safecracker]]'' (1958) – Dakers
* ''[[Virgin Island (1958 film)|Virgin Island]]'' (US: ''Our Virgin Island'', 1958) – The Commissioner
* ''[[The Doctor's Dilemma (film)|The Doctor's Dilemma]]'' (1958) – Newspaper Man
* ''[[The Crowning Touch]]'' (1959) – Stacey
* ''[[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)|Alive and Kicking]]'' (1959) – Bird Watcher
* ''[[The Mouse That Roared]]'' (1959) – BBC Announcer
* ''[[Bobbikins]]'' (1959) – Dr. Phillips
* ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959) – Maurice
* ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960) – (uncredited)
* ''[[The Day They Robbed the Bank of England]]'' (1960) – Benge
* ''[[The Big Day (1960 film)|The Big Day]]'' (1960) – George Baker
* ''[[Make Mine Mink]]'' (1960) – (uncredited)
* ''[[His and Hers (film)|His and Hers]]'' (1961) – TV Announcer
* ''[[Seven Keys (film)|Seven Keys]]'' (1961) – Mr. Barber
* ''[[House of Mystery (1961 film)|House of Mystery]]'' (1961) – Burdon
* ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' (1961) – Briggs
* ''[[Don't Bother to Knock (1961 film)|Don't Bother to Knock]]'' (1961) – Rolsom
* ''[[Three on a Spree]]'' (1961) – Mitchell
* ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962) – Drunk
* ''[[Night of the Eagle]]'' (1962) – Lindsay Carr
* ''[[Strongroom (film)|Strongroom]]'' (1962) – Mr. Spencer
* ''[[In the Doghouse (film)|In the Doghouse]]'' (1962) – Dean
* ''[[The Devil's Agent]]'' (1962) – Count Dezsepalvy
* ''[[The Boys (1962 British film)|The Boys]]'' (1962) – Gordon Lonsdale
* ''[[The Running Man (1963 film)|The Running Man]]'' (1963) – Solicitor
* ''[[Heavens Above!]]'' (1963) – Prime Minister
* ''[[Bitter Harvest (1963 film)|Bitter Harvest]]'' (1963) – Charles
* ''[[The Pink Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (1963) – Tucker
* ''[[The Counterfeit Constable]]'' (1964) – Le dentiste W. Martin
* ''[[The Liquidator (1965 film)|The Liquidator]]'' (1965) – Vicar
* ''[[The Psychopath (1966 film)|The Psychopath]]'' (1966) – Dr. Glyn
* ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966) – Noakes
* ''[[The Trygon Factor]]'' (1966) – Dice
* ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) – Mr. Hutton
* ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) – Casino Director
* ''[[Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River]]'' (1968) – Mr. Hartford
* ''[[Subterfuge (1968 film)|Subterfuge]]'' (1968) – Kitteridge
* ''Mischief'' (1969) – Mr. Crawford
* ''The Body Beneath'' (1970) – Graham Ford
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0330101}}

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[[Category:People educated at Marlborough College]]
[[Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]]
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