Tom Gill (26 July 1916 – 22 July 1971) was a British actor who was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.[1][2] He made his stage debut in 1935, and his theatre work included the original production of Noël Coward's After the Ball at the Globe Theatre in 1954.[3][4] In 1951 he appeared at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End in the comedy play The Happy Family by Michael Clayton Hutton[5] and reprised his role in the subsequent film adaptation.
Tom Gill | |
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in TV's The Invisible Man (1959) | |
| Born | 26 July 1916 |
| Died | 22 July 1971 (aged 54) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Selected filmography
edit- Midshipman Easy (1935)
- The High Command (1937)
- Meet Mr. Penny (1938)
- Trunk Crime (1939)
- Something in the City (1950)
- Mister Drake's Duck (1951)
- The Happy Family (1952)
- Love in Pawn (1953)
- The Limping Man (1953)
- Jumping for Joy (1956)
- Fun at St. Fanny's (1956)
- Behind the Headlines (1956)
- Carry On Admiral (1957)
- After the Ball (1957)
- Up the Creek (1958)
- Blind Spot (1958)
- Further Up the Creek (1958)
- The Navy Lark (1959)
- Carry On Constable (1960)
- The Fourth Square (1961)
- Echo of Diana (1963)
- Smokescreen (1964)
- The Night Caller (1965)
- The Mini-Affair (1967) - Salesman
References
edit- ^ "Tom Gill". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Tom Gill - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893085 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. p.94
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