The Guard — The Prisoner Character Profile

About The Guard

A young prison guard who harbors romantic feelings for The Girl. He desires to help her escape the country to join her husband, navigating the tense political environment of the prison.

Character Facts

Played by

Ronald Lewis

Appears in

The Prisoner (1955)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Prisoner

• The Cardinal (Alec Guinness)
• The Interrogator (Jack Hawkins)
• The Jailer (Wilfrid Lawson)
• The Secretary (Kenneth Griffith)
• The Girl (Jeanette Sterke)
• Cafe Waiter (uncredited) (Oscar Quitak)
• The Doctor (Gerard Heinz)
• Soldier (uncredited) (Percy Herbert)
• The General (Raymond Huntley)
• The Governor (Mark Dignam)
• Plainclothesman (uncredited) (Denis Shaw)