Colin Blakely

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Colin George Blakely  (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish character actor. He was considered an actor of great range. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Blakely, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career Overview

Colin Blakely has 61 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Pink Panther with 2 titles. Signature works include The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Red Monarch, The Day Christ Died. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

61

Birth Date

1930-09-23 00:00:00

Birth Place

Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Known For

• 

  The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
• 

  Red Monarch
• 

  The Day Christ Died
• 

  The Pink Panther Strikes Again
• 

  Peer Gynt
• 

  Drums Along Balmoral Drive

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Pink Panther (2 titles)
• The Pink Panther (Original) Collection (2 titles)
• Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection (1 titles)
• Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Robert Stephens (1 collaborations)
• Geneviève Page (1 collaborations)
• Christopher Lee (1 collaborations)
• Tamara Toumanova (1 collaborations)
• Clive Revill (1 collaborations)
• Irene Handl (1 collaborations)
• Mollie Maureen (1 collaborations)
• Stanley Holloway (1 collaborations)
• Catherine Lacey (1 collaborations)
• Peter Madden (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (61 credits)

  • The Birthday Party

    Shamus McCann

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Drums Along Balmoral Drive

    George Beesley

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Paradise Postponed

    Dr Salter

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Dumb Waiter

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Operation Julie

    Det. Insp. Dick Lee

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Don Camillo

    Peppone

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Red Monarch

    Stalin

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • King Lear

    Kent

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Landscape

    Duff

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Legend of the Champions

    Interrogator

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Trail of the Pink Panther

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Evil Under the Sun

    Horace Blatt

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

    Sir Horace Blatt

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Psy-Warriors

    Northey

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Loophole

    Gardner

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Nailed

    Elder Protestant

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Dogs of War

    North

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Silas Hobbs

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Day Christ Died

    Caiaphas

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Nijinsky

    Vassili

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Donkeys' Years

    Christopher Headingley

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Meetings with Remarkable Men

    Tamil

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Tales of the Unexpected

    - The Memory Man (1983) ... Colin Mearns actor actors

    - Never Speak Ill of the Dead (1981) ... Dr David Rankin actor actors
    1979
  • The Big Sleep

    Harry Jones

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Equus

    Frank Strang

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

    Siegfried Farnon

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    Drummond

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Love Among the Ruins

    J.F. Devine

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Galileo

    Priuli

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Mr. Cyrus Hardman

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Something to Hide

    Blagdon

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The National Health

    Edward Loach

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Song at Twilight

    Eddie Ritchie

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • You're Free

    Rick Taylor

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Man Friday

    Robinson Crusoe

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

    Keyser

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Peer Gynt

    Peer Gynt

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Young Winston

    Butcher

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    Dr. John Watson

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Alfred the Great

    Asher

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Son of Man

    Jesus Christ

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Game, Set and Match

    Sgt. Turner, CID

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

    Solomon Philbrick

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Vengeance of She

    George

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Charlie Bubbles

    Smokey

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Day the Fish Came Out

    The Pilot

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Shelter

    Man

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Spy with a Cold Nose

    Russian Prime Minister

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • A Man for All Seasons

    Matthew

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

    1st Gatekeeper

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Strife (1975) ... Roberts actor actors

    - St. Joan (1968) ... John de Stogumber actor actors
    1965
  • Never Put It in Writing

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Long Ships

    Rhykka

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Informers

    Charlie Ruskin

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • This Sporting Life

    Maurice Braithwaite

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Hard Knock

    Pat Greevey

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Password Is Courage

    1st German Goon

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Avengers

    - Murdersville (1967) ... Mickle actor actors
    1961
  • Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    Loudmouth

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Lena, O My Lena

    Ted

    actor

    actors
    1960