Robert Urquhart

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 16, 1921

died

March 21, 1995

place of birth

Ullapool, Scotland, UK

also known as

Robert Urquhart Laing

total credits

45 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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

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

1957as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
55 Days at Peking
6.9

55 Days at Peking

1963as Capt. Hanley
The Curse of Frankenstein
6.8

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957as Paul Krempe
Dunkirk
6.8

Dunkirk

1958as Mike
The Dogs of War
5.8

The Dogs of War

1980as Capt. Lockhart
Murder at the Gallop
7.1

Murder at the Gallop

1963as George Crossfield
A Tale of Two Cities
6.1

A Tale of Two Cities

1980as Attorney General
Knights of the Round Table
6.0

Knights of the Round Table

1953as Gawaine
Gator
5.2

Gator

1976as 3rd Agent
The Looking Glass War
5.6

The Looking Glass War

1970as Johnson
The Dark Avenger
6.4

The Dark Avenger

1955as Sir Philip
Restless Natives
6.8

Restless Natives

1985as Baird
Foxhole in Cairo
6.6

Foxhole in Cairo

1960as Major Wilson
Paul Temple Returns
6.1

Paul Temple Returns

1952as Slater
Happy Ever After
5.5

Happy Ever After

1954as Dr. Michael Flynn
Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor
7.0

Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor

1994as Dadda Whalby
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
4.9

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985as Albrecht Hoffman
The Bulldog Breed
6.0

The Bulldog Breed

1960as Commander Clayton
Testimony
5.6

Testimony

1988as Journalist
Brotherly Love
6.5

Brotherly Love

1970as Auctioneer
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
7.1

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

1982as Headmaster
The Break
6.9

The Break

1963as Pearson
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987as Paul Krempe (archive footage)
The Reporters
9.0

The Reporters

1972as Vic
The Kitchen Toto
6.7

The Kitchen Toto

1988as D.C. McKinnon
Tread Softly
5.7

Tread Softly

1952as Clifford Brett
Playing Away
6.0

Playing Away

1987as Godfrey
Isn't Life Wonderful!
5.4

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953as Frank, Charles' brother
Father's Day

Father's Day

1979as Martin Rice-Davies
The House of the Arrow
7.3

The House of the Arrow

1953as Jim Frobisher
Puccini
3.7

Puccini

1984as Doria's Father
You're Only Young Twice!
6.1

You're Only Young Twice!

1952as Sheltie
Sharma and Beyond
7.0

Sharma and Beyond

1984as Evan Gorley-Peters
Just Another Saturday
8.4

Just Another Saturday

1975
The Long Roads
7.0

The Long Roads

1993as Peter McVurrich
The Syndicate
5.5

The Syndicate

1968as George Brant
The Dollar Bottom
7.3

The Dollar Bottom

1981as Headmaster
Children of the Full Moon
8.0

Children of the Full Moon

1980as Harry
Danger Tomorrow
6.4

Danger Tomorrow

1960as Bob
A Gift from Nessus

A Gift from Nessus

1980as Sid Morton
Golden Ivory
6.0

Golden Ivory

1954as Jim Dobson
You Can't Escape
7.5

You Can't Escape

1956as Peter Darwin
The Button Man

The Button Man

1976as Emrys
An Enemy of the People
7.0

An Enemy of the People

1980as Tom Stockman
The Shutter Falls
9.0

The Shutter Falls

1987as Minister