Jack Gwillim

Biography

Jack William Frederick Gwillim (15 December 1909 - 2 July 2001) was a prolific English character actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Gwillim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Jack Gwillim has 39 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Clash of the Titans with 1 titles. Signature works include The Rivals, Sentenced for Life, The Battle of the River Plate. 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

39

Birth Date

1909-12-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Canterbury, England, UK

Known For

• 

  The Rivals
• Sentenced for Life
• 

  The Battle of the River Plate
• 

  Jason and the Argonauts
• 

  The One That Got Away
• 

  Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Clash of the Titans (1 titles)
• Patton Collection (1 titles)
• James Bond (1 titles)
• The Mummy (1 titles)
• The Mummy (Hammer) Collection (1 titles)
• Robin Hood (Hammer) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Michael Goodliffe (2 collaborations)
• Douglas Wilmer (2 collaborations)
• Howard Lang (2 collaborations)
• Andrew Faulds (2 collaborations)
• Erica Rogers (1 collaborations)
• Brian Smith (1 collaborations)
• Tony Garnett (1 collaborations)
• Barry Linehan (1 collaborations)
• Murray Hayne (1 collaborations)
• Howard Greene (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (39 credits)

  • Blue Shark Hash

    Jonah

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story

    Jill's father

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Monster Squad

    Van Helsing

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Blind Date

    Artist

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Rustic

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Matt Houston

    - Company Secrets (1985) ... actor actors
    1982
  • Clash of the Titans

    Poseidon

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Cromwell

    General Byron

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Patton

    General Sir Harold Alexander

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Battle of Britain

    Senior Air Staff Officer

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Bushbaby

    Ardsley

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Number Ten

    Admiral Sir Guy Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Casino Royale

    British Officer at Auction

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • A Man for All Seasons

    Chief Justice

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

    British ambassador

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Thunderball

    Senior RAF Staff Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Waters of the Moon (1968) ... Robert Lancaster actor actors
    1965
  • The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

    Sir Giles Dalrymple

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The World Ten Times Over

    Bolton

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Jason and the Argonauts

    Aeëtes

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Rivals

    Rolf Nelson

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Sammy Going South

    District Commissioner

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Club Secretary

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Heart to Heart

    Controller of Programmes

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • In Search of the Castaways

    Captain Grant

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Inspector

    Inspector Cobb

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Saint

    - Paper Chase (1966) ... Major Carter actor actors

    - The Helpful Pirate (1966) ... Major Carter actor actors

    - The Effete Angler (1962) ... Superintendent Marsh actor actors
    1962
  • No Love for Johnnie

    MP (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Avengers

    - The Hidden Tiger (1967) ... Sir David Harper actor actors
    1961
  • Sword of Sherwood Forest

    Archbishop Hubert Walter

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Circus of Horrors

    Supt. Andrews

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Let's Get Married

    Dr. Sanders

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Sink the Bismarck!

    Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Sentenced for Life

    John Richards

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Solomon and Sheba

    Josiah

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • North West Frontier

    Brigadier Ames

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The One That Got Away

    Commandant, Grizedale

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Battle of the River Plate

    Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Stranger from Venus

    Representative of Parliament (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954