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Geoffrey Keen 1916 - 2005

M. (1) Hazel Terry M. (2) Madeleine Howell M. (3) Doris Groves

Trained at RADA where he received the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1936. First appeared on stage in Bristol, 1932.
Joined the Army in 1940 and served in Stars in Battledress for 4 years, playing both at home and overseas.




Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1932 Bristol School for Scandal Trip .. ..... .. ..
1936 Old Vic The Winter's Tale Florizel .. ..... .. ..
1936 Old Vic King Lear Edgar .. ..... .. ..
1936 Queen's Theatre Follow Your Saint David French .. ..... .. ..
1936 Cambridge Night Must Fall Dan .. ..... .. ..
1937 Royalty Theatre The Ripening Wheat Will Hopcyn .. ..... .. ..
1937 Duke of York's Theatre Great Possessions Hon. Gerald Sinclair .. ..... .. ..
1937 St. James Theatre Old Music Brian Decker .. ..... .. ..
1938 Saville Theatre Welcome Stranger Bije Warner .. ..... .. ..
1938 Tour Donald Wolfit's Shakespearean Co. ..... .. ..... .. ..
1938 Savoy Theatre Treasure Island Israel Hands .. ..... .. ..
1939 Stratford on Avon Taming of The Shrew Lucentio .. ..... .. ..
1939 Stratford on Avon As You Like It Orlando .. ..... .. ..
1939 Stratford on Avon Richard III Clarence .. ..... .. ..
1939 Stratford on Avon Othello Cassio .. ..... .. ..
1939 Stratford on Avon Twelfth Night Sebastian .. ..... .. ..
1939 Stratford on Avon Coriolanus Cominius .. ..... .. ..
1946 Arts Theatre Lady From the Sea Lyngstrand .. ..... .. ..
1946 Arts Theatre Excercise Bowler Geoffrey Stewart .. ..... .. ..
1946 - 1947 Toured - Continent Hamlet/Othello/Candida ..... .. ..... .. ..
1943 .. .. ..... .. ..... The New Lot Corporal
1947 Piccadilly Theatre Othello Cassio .. ..... Odd Man Out Soldier
1947 Piccadilly Theatre Candida Eugene Marchbanks .. ..... .. ..
1948 Aldwych Theatre Rain on the Just Justin Corbel .. ..... The Fallen Idol Detective Davis
1948 .. .. ..... .. ..... It's Hard to Be Good Sergeant Todd
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Small Back Room Pinker
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Third Man British MP
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Chance of a Lifetime Bolger
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Treasure Island Israel Hands
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Seven Days to Noon Loudmouth in pub
1951 .. .. ..... .. .....
1951 .. .. ..... Henry V Gower High Treason Morgan Williams
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Clouded Yellow Police Inspector
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Cheer the Brave Wilson
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Green Grow the Rushes Spencer Prudhoe
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Cry, the Beloved Country Father Vincent
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Riders of the New Forest ..
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Lady in the Fog Christopher Hampden
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Angels One Five Company Sergeant Major
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Hunted Det. Insp. Deakin
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Long Memory Craig
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... His Excellency Morellos
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Meet Mr. Lucifer Mr. Lucifer (Voice)
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Malta Story British Soldier
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Turn the Key Softly Mr. Gregory
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Genevieve Policeman
1954 .. .. ..... Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents - The Awakening The Supervisor The Divided Heart Marks
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... Doctor in the House Dean
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Maggie Campbell
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue Killearn
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... Face the Music Maurie Green
1955 .. .. ..... Disneyland - Treasure Island Israel Hands Storm Over the Nile Dr. Sutton
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... Passage Home Ike
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... Doctor at Sea Hornbeam
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... Carrington V.C. Brigadier Ayers Meadmore
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Glass Cage Harry Stanton
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... Portrait of Alison Inspector Colby
1956 .. .. ..... The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Wager Blind Beggar House of Secrets Col. Burleigh, CIA
1956 .. .. ..... Disneyland - Rob Roy Killearn The Long Arm Chief Superintendant Malcolm
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... Yield to the Night Prison Chaplain
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Man Who Never Was Gen. Nye
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... A Town Like Alice Solicitor
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... Loser Takes All Reception Clerk
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... Sailor Beware Rev. Mr. Purefoy
1957 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Co. Julius Caesar Cassius Assignment Foreign Legion - The Stripes of Sergeant Schweiger Captain Cheminot Town on Trial Mr. Dixon
1957 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Co. Cymbeline Iachimo .. ..... The Secret Place Mr. Haywood
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... Fortune Is a Woman Michael Abercrombie
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... Doctor at Large Second Examiner
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Spanish Gardener Dr. Harvey
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Birthday Present Colonel Wilson
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Scamp Headmaster
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... Nowhere to Go Inspector Scott
1959 Arts Theatre Traveller Without Luggage Georges Invisible Man - Flight into Darkness Dr. Stephens Devil's Bait Joe Frisby
1959 Ambassador Theatre Madame De ..... Horrors of the Black Museum ..... The Scapegoat Gaston
1959 .. .. ..... The Return of Peggy Atherton Mr.Chaliss Beyond This Place Prison Governor
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Boy and the Bridge Bridge Master
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Deadly Record Supt. Ambrose
1960 Haymarket Theatre Ross Turkish Military Governor The Four Just Men - The Rietti Group Count Trontesco The Malpas Mystery Torrington
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Angry Silence Davis
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Dover Road Mystery Superintendant Graham
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... Sink the Bismarck! Assistant Chief of Naval Staff
1961 Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York Ross Turkish Military Governor Kraft Mystery Theater - Deadly Record Supt. Ambrose No Love for Johnnie The Prime Minister
1961 .. .. ..... .. ..... Spare the Rod Arthur Gregory
1961 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Silent Weapon Superintendant Carter
1961 .. .. ..... .. ..... A Matter of Who Foster
1961 .. .. ..... .. ..... Raising the Wind Sir John
1962 .. .. ..... The Prince and the Pauper ..... Live Now - Pay Later Reggie Corby
1962 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Spiral Road Willem Wattereus
1962 .. .. ..... .. ..... Lisa Commissioner Bartels
1962 .. .. ..... .. ..... Return to Sender Robert Lindley
1963 Queen's Theatre Man and Boy Sven Ericson Zero One - Delayed Reaction Mr. Gates The Cracksman Magistrate
1963 .. .. ..... Man of the World - The Prince Count Korshin Beta Som Hodges
1963 .. .. ..... The Invincible Mr. Disraeli William Gladstone The Mind Benders Calder
1963 .. .. ..... Z Cars - The Hitch-Hiker Fred Parker .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... Disneyland - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh General Pugh .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... Detective - Death in Ecstacy Det. Chief Insp. Alleyn .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... The Hidden Truth - Missing Believed Killed Lloyd .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... The Saint - The Saint Steps Hobart Quennel .. ..
1964-1966 .. .. ..... Dixon of Dock Green (5 Episodes) Det. Supt. Harvey .. ..
1965 .. .. ..... Armchair Theatre - The Gaming Book ..... The Heroes of Telemark Gen. Bolt
1965 .. .. ..... .. ..... Doctor Zhivago Boris Kurt
1966 .. .. ..... The Man in Room 17 - Never Fall Down Grimes Born Free Kendall
1966 .. .. ..... Danger Man - Two Birds with One Bullet Commissioner Winlow .. ..
1967 .. .. ..... .. ..... Berserk! Commissioner Dalby
1968 .. .. ..... .. ..... Thunderbird 6 James Glenn
1970 .. .. ..... .. ..... Taste the Blood of Dracula William Hargood
1970 .. .. ..... .. .... Cromwell John Pym
1971 .. .. ..... The Persuaders! - That's Me Over There Thaddeus Krane Sacco e Vanzetti Judge Webster Thayer
1972 .. .. ..... The Troubleshooters Brian Stead Living Free Kendall
1972 .. .. ..... .. ..... Doomwatch Sir Henry Layton
1973 Piccadilly Theatre Mistress of Novices Bishop of Nevers .. ..... .. ..
1974 .. .. ..... QB VII Magistrate Griffin .. ..
1975 .. .. ..... The Venturers Gerald Lang .. ..
1977 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Spy Who Loved Me Sir Frederick Gray
1977 .. .. ..... .. ..... No. 1 of the Secret Service Rockwell
1977 .. .. ..... .. ..... Holocaust 2000 Gynaecologist
1978 .. .. ..... Return of the Saint - The Debt Collectors Sir Charles Meadley .. ..
1979 .. .. ..... Churchill and the Generals Sir Charles Wilson Licensed to Love and Kill Stockwell
1979 .. .. ..... .. ..... Moonraker Sir Frederick Gray
1980 .. .. ..... "Lady Killers - Killing Mice Fulton .. ..
1981 .. .. ..... Strangers - The Flowers of Edinburgh Sir Dalrymple Walker Rise and Fall of Idi Amin British Ambassador
1981 .. .. ..... Cribb - The Last Trumpet Abraham Bartlett For Your Eyes Only Sir Frederick Gray
1983 .. .. ..... .. ..... Octopussy Sir Frederick Gray
1985 .. .. ..... .. ..... A View to a Kill Sir Frederick Gray
1987 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Living Daylights Sir Frederick Gray
1991 .. .. ..... James Bond Jr Frederick Gray .. ..
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia Son of Malcolm Keen. Balding British character player who often portrayed cultured snobs and irate bosses. Made a few appearances as Freddie Gray, Minister of Defence, in the James Bond series. Attended RADA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------