Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 24, 1931
Place of Birth:
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
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Kenneth Gilbert
Biography
Kenneth Gilbert (24 June 1931 – 29 October 2015) was an English actor who appeared in many television and stage productions over a 50-year period. He often played authority figures such as doctors, colonels, detectives and police surgeons, but became best known as businessman Oliver Banks in the soap opera Crossroads
Gilbert trained as a classical actor at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was subsequently a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared at The Old Vic. His television appearances included Doctor Who (as World Ecology Bureau official Richard Dunbar) in The Seeds of Doom (1976), House of Cards, Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987) and Softly, Softly
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Podshock | |
| 1991 | Hancock | Man on Plane |
| 1988 | The Lady and the Highwayman | Lord Henry |
| 1987 | Mr. Corbett's Ghost | Uncle Harry |
| 1986 | God's Outlaw | Humphrey Monmouth |
| 1982 | A Gift of Tongues | Ned Childs |
| 1982 | Ivanhoe | Marshall |
| 1980 | The Tempest | Boatswain |
| 1976 | Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom | Richard Dunbar |
| 1973 | Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood | Friar Tuck |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hustle | Benesh |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Hilary Carlton |
| 1993 | Cracker | Father |
| 1990 | House of Cards | Harold Earle |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Dr. Swann |
| 1980 | Buccaneer | Vic Mallinson |
| 1978 | Scorpion Tales | Peter Ward |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door | Pierre Masservy |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Supt. Reynolds |
| 1972 | The Protectors | Detective |
| 1971 | Justice | Sgt. Humphrey |
| 1968 | The Caesars | Colonel at Planasia |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Richard Dunbar |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Sergeant |