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Robert Urquhart

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedOct 16, 1921 (Died at 74)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthUllapool, Scotland, UK
Career Span1952 – 1995
Known Credits76 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1

Robert Urquhart

Also known as:Robert Urquhart Laing
Total Works

76

46 movies • 30 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career. He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes Lodgers". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion His first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice. He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urquhart (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Curse of Frankenstein
6.8
as Paul Krempe
55 Days at Peking
6.9
55 Days at Peking
1963•movie
as Capt. Hanley
Murder at the Gallop
7.1
as George Crossfield
Yes Minister
8.3
Yes Minister
1980•series

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 76 titles featuring Robert Urquhart

The Curse of Frankenstein
6.8

as Paul Krempe

55 Days at Peking
6.9
55 Days at Peking
1963•movie

as Capt. Hanley

Murder at the Gallop
7.1

as George Crossfield

The Dogs of War
5.8
The Dogs of War
1980•movie

as Capt. Lockhart

Yes Minister
8.3
1 eps
Yes Minister
1980•series
The Avengers
7.8
2 eps
The Avengers
1961•series

as Maxwell

The Saint
7.4
1 eps
The Saint
1962•series

as Brian Quell

Gator
5.2
Gator
1976•movie

as 3rd Agent

Knights of the Round Table
6.0

as Gawaine

Dunkirk
6.9
Dunkirk
1958•movie

as Mike

Hammer House of Horror
7.0
1 eps

as Harry

The Professionals
7.6
1 eps
The Professionals
1977•series

as Thomas Darby

Restless Natives
6.8
Restless Natives
1985•movie

as Baird

The Looking Glass War
5.7

as Johnson

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
6.7

as Headmaster

The Champions
6.5
1 eps
The Champions
1968•series

as Hemmings

A Tale of Two Cities
6.1

as Attorney General

The Bulldog Breed
6.1
The Bulldog Breed
1960•movie

as Commander Clayton

Department S
5.5
1 eps
Department S
1969•series

as Anthony James Harvey / Andrew Heywood

Happy Ever After
5.5
Happy Ever After
1954•movie

as Dr. Michael Flynn

The Dark Avenger
6.9
The Dark Avenger
1955•movie

as Sir Philip

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
4.9

as Albrecht Hoffman

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.3

as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley

Callan
7.0
1 eps
Callan
1967•series
Man in a Suitcase
7.2
1 eps
Man in a Suitcase
1967•series
Play for Today
6.6
1 eps
Play for Today
1970•series

as Vic

The Break
6.9
The Break
1963•movie

as Pearson

Bleak House
6.4
1 eps
Bleak House
1985•series

as Laurence Boythorn

Isn't Life Wonderful!
5.4

as Frank, Charles' brother

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4

as Paul Krempe (archive footage)

Children of the Full Moon
7.0

as Harry

Screen Two
7.1
1 eps
Screen Two
1985•series

as Peter McVurrich

You're Only Young Twice!
6.1

as Sheltie

Paul Temple Returns
6.1

as Slater

The Kitchen Toto
6.7
The Kitchen Toto
1988•movie

as D.C. McKinnon

Playing Away
6.0
Playing Away
1987•movie

as Godfrey

Tread Softly
5.7
Tread Softly
1952•movie

as Clifford Brett

Doomwatch
6.4
1 eps
Doomwatch
1970•series

as Jim Ainslie

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Anthony Coldstream

Brotherly Love
6.5
Brotherly Love
1970•movie

as Auctioneer

Testimony
5.6
Testimony
1988•movie

as Journalist

Foxhole in Cairo
6.6
Foxhole in Cairo
1960•movie

as Major Wilson

Danger Tomorrow
6.4
Danger Tomorrow
1960•movie

as Bob

Just Another Saturday
8.4
Mystery and Imagination
5.8
1 eps

as Mr McLeod

Country Matters
4.6
1 eps
Country Matters
1972•series

as Barty Bartholomew

Puccini
4.2
Puccini
1984•movie

as Doria's Father

Golden Ivory
6.0
Golden Ivory
1954•movie

as Jim Dobson

The Dollar Bottom
7.2
The Dollar Bottom
1981•movie

as Headmaster

No Hiding Place
4.8
1 eps
No Hiding Place
1959•series
Pathfinders
7.0
13 eps
Pathfinders
1972•series
The World of Hammer
6.8
2 eps
The World of Hammer
1994•series

as Self (archive footage)

Happy Ever After
6.8
1 eps
Happy Ever After
1974•series

as Sir Andrew McPherson

The House of the Arrow
7.3

as Jim Frobisher

Trouble with Eve
6.0
Trouble with Eve
1960•movie

as Bryan Maitland

Sharma and Beyond
7.0
Sharma and Beyond
1984•movie

as Evan Gorley-Peters

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
6.7
1 eps
Suspense
6.7
1 eps
Suspense
1962•series

as Sam Blair

ITV Playhouse
7.0
1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967•series

as Duncan Doubleday

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
1 eps

as Julian Gort

You Can't Escape
7.5
You Can't Escape
1956•movie

as Peter Darwin

The Syndicate
5.5
The Syndicate
1968•movie

as George Brant

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor
7.0

as Dadda Whalby

The Frighteners
8.5
1 eps
The Frighteners
1972•series

as Rutherford

The Vital Spark
6.5
1 eps
The Vital Spark
1965•series

as Dougie

ScreenPlay
6.0
1 eps
ScreenPlay
1986•series

as Minister

Number 10
7.0
1 eps
Number 10
1983•series

as Alexander Grant

An Enemy of the People
7.0

as Tom Stockman

The Long Roads
7.0
The Long Roads
1993•movie

as Peter McVurrich

The Shutter Falls
9.0
The Shutter Falls
1987•movie

as Minister

The Reporters
9.0
The Reporters
1972•movie

as Vic

Playhouse
7.0
1 eps
Playhouse
1974•series

as Emrys

Centre Play
7.0
1 eps
Centre Play
1973•series

as Morris

Father's Day
Father's Day
1979•movie

as Martin Rice-Davies

A Gift from Nessus
A Gift from Nessus
1980•movie

as Sid Morton

The Button Man
The Button Man
1976•movie

as Emrys