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| | name = Garfield Morgan
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| | birth_name = Thomas Timothy Garfield Morgan
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| | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|04|19|df=y}}
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| | birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[Warwickshire]], UK
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| | death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|12|05|1931|04|19|df=y}}
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| | death_place = [[London]], UK
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| | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Dilys Laye]]|1963|1972|end=div}}
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| | yearsactive = 1956–2007
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| '''Thomas Timothy Garfield Morgan''' (19 April 1931 – 5 December 2009) was an English actor who appeared mostly on television and occasionally in films.<ref name=obituaries/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/xnf/garfield-morgan|title=Garfield Morgan - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>
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| ==Biography==
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| Born in [[Birmingham]], [[Warwickshire]], Morgan was apprenticed as a dental mechanic before going to drama school in his home town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/local-news/sweeney-star-dies-aged-78-115667|title=Sweeney star dies, aged 78|date=1 January 2010|website=Birmingham Mail}}</ref> He started his acting career with the Arena Theatre, Birmingham.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/6912636/Lives-Remembered.html|title=Lives Remembered|date=30 December 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> He then went on to be Director of Productions at the [[Marlowe Theatre]], [[Canterbury]] from 1957 to 1958 and then at [[Manchester]]'s [[Library Theatre]] 1959 to 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/feb/16/garfield-morgan-obituary|title=Garfield Morgan obituary|first=Gavin|last=Gaughan|date=16 February 2010|work=The Guardian}}</ref> He was associate director of the [[Northcott Theatre]] 1976 to 1978 and associate director of the [[Nottingham Playhouse]] in 1978.<ref name=independent/>
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| Entering TV in 1955, he made hundreds of appearances in many shows.<ref name=telegraph/> He played Detective Chief Inspector Gwyn Lewis in the first series of the BBC police series ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'', but his best remembered role was as Detective Chief Inspector Frank Haskins in the [[Euston Films]]/[[Thames Television]]'s British [[crime]] [[television program|series]] of the 1970s, ''[[The Sweeney]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/garfield-morgan|title=Garfield Morgan|date=11 May 2012|website=bafta.org}}</ref><ref name=independent>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/garfield-morgan-actor-best-known-for-playing-jack-regans-boss-in-the-sweeney-1852849.html|title=Garfield Morgan: Actor best known for playing Jack Regan's boss in|date=30 December 2009|website=The Independent}}</ref> Morgan appeared in all four series of the programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-sweeney-tv-series-v319841/cast-crew|title=The Sweeney [TV Series] (1975) - - Cast and Crew|website=AllMovie}}</ref> He appeared in "[[The House on Haunted Hill]]" episode of ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'' in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b81b1e027|title=House on Haunted Hill (1969)|website=BFI}}</ref> He continued to perform in character roles on TV, most recently in ''[[The Bill]]''. He appeared on ''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)|Hallelujah!]]'', ''[[No Job for a Lady]]'' and ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]''.<ref name=independent/> His film roles included ''[[The Odessa File (film)|The Odessa File]]'' and ''[[28 Weeks Later]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd7b3a|title=Garfield Morgan|website=BFI}}</ref>
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| He appeared on ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dear Mother...Love Albert]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[The Likely Lads]]'', ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan]]'', ''[[Redcap (TV series)|Redcap]]'', ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]'', ''[[The Persuaders!]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[On the Buses]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]'', ''[[Sutherland's Law]]'', ''[[George and Mildred]]'', ''[[The Gentle Touch]]'', ''[[Lovejoy]]'', ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'', ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'', ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'', ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'', ''[[The Troubleshooters]], Dangerfield'' and ''[[Holby City]]''.<ref name=obituaries>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CH_GCwAAQBAJ&q=garfield+morgan+obituary&pg=PA374|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|first=Harris M. III|last=Lentz|date=21 March 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786456451|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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| ==Personal life==
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| He was married to the actress [[Dilys Laye]] in 1963 (marriage dissolved). He listed his hobbies as golf, photography and riding (show-jumping and eventing). Morgan died from cancer on 5 December 2009.<ref name=independent/>
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| ==Filmography==
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| * ''[[The Intimate Stranger (1956 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1956) - Waiter (uncredited)
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| * ''[[Der Schwur des Soldaten Pooley]]'' (1961) - Albert Pooley
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| * ''[[A Prize of Arms]]'' (1962) - MP with Dog
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| * ''[[Two Letter Alibi]]'' (1962) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)
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| * ''On the Run'' (1963) - Meredith
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| * ''The Undesirable Neighbour'' (1963), part of [[The Scales of Justice]] series of featurettes - Mr. Andrews (a barrister)
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| * ''[[The Informers (1963 film)|The Informers]]'' (1963) - 2nd Inspector (uncredited)
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| * ''Company of Fools'' (1966), part of [[The Scales of Justice]] series of featurettes - Jason (a dishonest businessman)
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| * ''[[Our Mother's House]]'' (1967) - Mr. Moley
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| * ''[[Perfect Friday]]'' (1970) - 1st Airport Official
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| * ''[[To Catch a Spy]]'' (1971) - The Husband
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| * ''[[Bel Ami (British TV series)|Bel Ami]]'' (1971) - Jacques Rivat<ref name="Baskin">{{cite book|title=Serials on British Television, 1950-1994|page=107|first=Ellen |last=Baskin |publisher=Scolar Press|year=1996}}</ref>
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| * ''[[Henry VIII and His Six Wives]]'' (1972) - Gardiner
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| * ''[[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]'' (1973) - Rogerson
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| * ''[[The Odessa File (film)|The Odessa File]]'' (1974) - Israeli General
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| * ''[[George and Mildred (film)|George and Mildred]]'' (1980) - Jim Bridges
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| * ''[[Murder Elite]]'' (1985) - Inspector Moss
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| * ''[[Out of Order (1987 film)|Out of Order]]'' (1987) - Drill Sergeant
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| * ''[[The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]]'' (1995) - Davies the School
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| * ''[[Starting Over (1998 film)|Starting Over]]'' (1998) - Morgan
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| * ''[[Top Dog (2002 film)|Top Dog]]'' (2002) - Bob Henchard
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| * ''[[28 Weeks Later]]'' (2007) - Geoff (final film role)
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| *{{IMDb name|id=0604669|name=Garfield Morgan}}
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| *[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/garfield-morgan-actor-best-known-for-playing-jack-regans-boss-in-the-sweeney-1852849.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']
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| [[Category:1931 births]]
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| [[Category:2009 deaths]]
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| [[Category:English male stage actors]]
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| [[Category:English male film actors]]
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| [[Category:English male television actors]]
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| [[Category:People from Birmingham, West Midlands]]
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| [[Category:Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands]]
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