Born: April 7, 1920 – Died: February 8, 1988
Allan Cuthbertson, a prominent figure in the world of acting, hailed from Perth, Western Australia. Cuthbertson ventured to Britain in 1947, where he began a career that would leave a lasting imprint on the entertainment industry.
Early Life and Career
Details about Cuthbertson's early life, including his education and upbringing, remain scarce in public records. However, his arrival in Britain marked the beginning of his illustrious career in acting. He quickly made a name for himself, performing as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Boltons shortly after his arrival.
Cuthbertson's first major role came on the stage, showcasing his talent in classic plays. His performances in London's West End, particularly as Laertes in "Hamlet" and Octavius Robinson in "Man & Superman," garnered critical acclaim. These roles paved the way for a successful career in both theatre and film.
The role that truly brought Cuthbertson into the limelight was in "The Guns of Navarone" (1961), where he played Maj. Baker. This film, along with "Room at the Top" (1958), cemented his status as a prominent actor.
While details of any major awards are not widely known, Cuthbertson's array of performances across various genres and mediums speaks volumes about his versatility and talent. He was known for playing a range of dignitaries and high-ranking officials, often portraying military types with a unique blend of sternness and nuance.
In his personal life, Allan Cuthbertson was married to Gertrude Willner, and they had one child. His career spanned several decades, during which he became known for his distinctive portrayals of complex characters.
Cuthbertson's impact on Hollywood and the entertainment industry was significant. He is remembered fondly for his role as Colonel Hall in the "Gourmet Night" episode of the hit sitcom "Fawlty Towers." His ability to bring depth and subtlety to a variety of roles made him an iconic figure in acting, remembered for his contributions to both stage and screen.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Still Crazy Like a Fox (TV Movie) | Monty Clayton |
| 1987 | Screen Two (TV Series) | Mr. Horrobin |
| 1986 | Chance in a Million (TV Series) | Sir John Blade |
| 1985 | Edge of Darkness (TV Mini Series) | Chilwell |
| 1985 | Thirteen at Dinner (TV Movie) | Sir Montague Corner |
| 1983 | Invitation to the Wedding | General Barrington |
| 1981–1983 | Terry and June (TV Series) | Tarquin |
| 1983 | Nanny (TV Series) | Captain Marsh |
| 1983 | The Winds of War (TV Mini Series) | Maj. Gen. Tillet |
| 1982 | Shelley (TV Series) | Crutchley |
| 1982 | Der schwarze Bumerang (TV Mini Series) | Botschafter |
| 1982 | Kelly Monteith (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1981 | Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series) | John Callifer |
| 1981 | BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) | Lord Redesdale |
| 1981 | Janet and Company (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Peter Montrose ('Murder at Midnight') |
| 1980 | Hopscotch | Sir Giles Chartermain |
| 1980 | *The Sea Wolves* | Melborne |
| 1979 | Morecambe and Wise at the BBC (TV Series) | Various |
| 1979 | The Outsider | Stanley |
| 1979 | Ripping Yarns (TV Series) | Major Daintry |
| 1978 | Robin's Nest (TV Series) | Colonel Chambers |
| 1977 | Odd Man Out (TV Series) | Mr. Robinson |
| 1976 | The Chiffy Kids (TV Series) | Colonel |
| 1976 | Harry (TV Movie) | On-screen Participant |
| 1971–1976 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1976 | Whodunnit? (TV Series) | Prime Minister |
| 1976 | Murder (TV Series) | CID Inspector |
| 1973–1976 | The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV Series) | Colonel Worthit | Connoisseurs Host | Colonel ... |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towers (TV Series) | Colonel Hall |
| 1975 | The Rough with the Smooth (TV Series) | The Salesman |
| 1975 | Crown Court (TV Series) | Howard Summers |
| 1975 | The Tommy Cooper Hour (TV Series) | Harry |
| 1974 | Bless This House (TV Series) | Detective Sergeant |
| 1974 | The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) | Gus Ashley |
| 1973 | Black and Blue (TV Series) | Philip Crane |
| 1973 | Milligan in... (TV Series) | Various Characters |
| 1973 | Sutherland's Law (TV Series) | Sir William McWhirter |
| 1973 | Diamonds on Wheels (TV Movie) | Gus Ashley |
| 1973 | An Evening with Francis Howerd (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1973 | Barlow at Large (TV Series) | Chief Supt. Martinson |
| 1973 | Frankie Howerd in Ulster (TV Movie) | Unknown |
| 1973 | The View from Daniel Pike (TV Series) | Tyler |
| 1972 | The Main Chance (TV Series) | Ian Osborn Utley |
| 1972 | Spyder's Web (TV Series) | Pyke |
| 1972 | Jason King (TV Series) | Rutledge |
| 1970–1972 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) | Col. Gordon | Llewellyn Chadwick |
| 1971 | The Goodies (TV Series) | Lord |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! (TV Series) | Colonel Wright |
| 1971 | Viewpoint (TV Series) | Laurence Sterne |
| 1971 | Frankie Howerd's Hour (TV Mini Series) | Unknown |
| 1971 | The Firechasers | Jarvis |
| 1971 | All Gas and Gaiters (TV Series) | Geoffrey Plunstead |
| 1971 | Paul Temple (TV Series) | Robert O'Keefe |
| 1971 | In the Devil's Garden | Coroner |
| 1971 | Sexton Blake (TV Series) | Sir Geoffrey Markham |
| 1970 | UFO (TV Series) | Jack Newton |
| 1970 | Performance | The Lawyer |
| 1970 | One More Time | Belton |
| 1970 | The Adventurers | Hugh |
| 1969 | Captain Nemo and the Underwater City | Lomax |
| 1969 | Harry Worth (TV Series) | Reginald Frinton |
| 1969 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) | Adrian Beresford |
| 1969 | Callan (TV Series) | Brigadier Pringle |
| 1969 | The Body Stealers | Hindesmith |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | Captain Douglas |
| 1969 | Journey to the Unknown (TV Series) | Dr. Ralph Madison |
| 1968 | The Champions (TV Series) | Major Cranmore |
| 1961–1968 | The Avengers (TV Series) | Webster | Lord Melford | Farthingale ... |
| 1968 | Detective (TV Series) | Rupert Bryce |
| 1968 | Sanctuary (TV Series) | Captain Borwick |
| 1968 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) | Major Turner |
| 1967 | Half a Sixpence | Wilkins |
| 1967 | The Gamblers (TV Series) | Robert Forsyth |
| 1967 | The Fellows (TV Series) | Astley |
| 1967 | Those Fantastic Flying Fools | Scuttling |
| 1967 | Write a Play (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1967 | The Saint (TV Series) | Col. Hannerly |
| 1967 | Mr. Rose (TV Series) | James Ransome |
| 1966–1967 | Orlando (TV Series) | Ronald Hawtrey |
| 1966 | The Trygon Factor | Det. Thompson |
| 1966 | Press for Time | Mr. Ballard (Attorney General) |
| 1966 | The Man Who Never Was (TV Series) | Prindle |
| 1964–1966 | Redcap (TV Series) | Lt. Wilmer | Major Stokely |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Immigration Officer |
| 1965–1966 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) | Mr. Baxter |
| 1966 | Blue Light (TV Series) | Colonel Dennison (as Alan Cuthbertson) |
| 1965 | Game for Three Losers | Garsden |
| 1965 | Court Martial (TV Series) | Colin Weeks |
| 1965 | Life at the Top | George Aisgill |
| 1965 | The Arthur Haynes Show (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) | Mr. MacBryde |
| 1965 | Here's Harry (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1965 | The Mask of Janus (TV Series) | George Sykes, MP |
| 1965 | Jury Room (TV Series) | Sir F.E. Smith - Counsel for the Crown |
| 1960–1965 | The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) | Garsden | Chief Supt. Symington | Det. Supt. Cowley ... |
| 1965 | Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) | Colonel Valentine Walter |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | German Technical Examiner |
| 1964–1965 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) | Major Donald Ross | Chief Supt. Bill Parsons |
| 1963–1965 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) | Leonard Wright | Mr. Ambrose | Baker Ellis |
| 1964 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) | Dr. Fisher |
| 1964 | The 7th Dawn | Cavendish |
| 1963–1964 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) | Michaelson | Derek Patterson |
| 1957–1963 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) | Tarwin | Supt. Steel | Lt. Col. Henniker ... |
| 1963 | Underworld Informers | Smythe |
| 1963 | Bitter Harvest | Mr. Eccles |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) | Prosecutor |
| 1963 | Benny Hill (TV Series) | Trevor Johnson |
| 1963 | Tamahine | Housemaster |
| 1963 | The Running Man | Jenkins |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | Member of Whitehall Conference |
| 1963 | Nine Hours to Rama | Capt. Goff |
| 1963 | Hancock (TV Series) | Ian Fairblow |
| 1962 | The Fast Lady | Bodley |
| 1962 | Freud | Wilkie, Student in Paris (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Brain | Da Silva (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Solo for Sparrow | Chief Supt. Symington |
| 1962 | The Boys | Randolph St. John (as Alan Cuthbertson) |
| 1962 | Term of Trial | Sylvan-Jones |
| 1961 | Man at the Carlton Tower | Det. Supt. Cowley |
| 1961 | Deadline Midnight (TV Series) | John Newman |
| 1961 | The Younger Generation (TV Series) | Stevens |
| 1961 | On the Double | Captain Patterson |
| 1961 | The Guns of Navarone | Maj. Baker |
| 1958–1961 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) | Mr. Pritchard | Foley |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) | Wilson |
| 1960 | Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) | Leonard Baron |
| 1960 | Tunes of Glory | Capt. Eric Simpson |
| 1960 | Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series) | Anthony Hurst, QC |
| 1960 | On Trial (TV Series) | Henry Matthews QC |
| 1960 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) | Cowan |
| 1959 | Epilogue to Capricorn (TV Series) | Lewis Osborne |
| 1959 | The Stranglers of Bombay | Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith |
| 1959 | North West Frontier | Monocled Officer (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) | Darrow (as Alan Cuthbertson) |
| 1959 | Killers of Kilimanjaro | Sexton |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | British Lieutenant |
| 1959 | The Crowning Touch | Philip |
| 1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Captain (as Alan Cuthbertson) |
| 1957–1959 | Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) | Allan Corby |
| 1958 | Room at the Top | George Aisgill |
| 1958 | Incident at Echo Six (TV Movie) | Lieutenant-Colonel Manning |
| 1958 | Hell, Heaven or Hoboken | Guards Officer (as Alan Cuthbertson) |
| 1958 | Decision (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1958 | Ice Cold in Alex | Brigadier's Staff Officer |
| 1958 | Law and Disorder | Police Inspector |
| 1957 | All at Sea | Chailey |
| 1957 | Hour of Mystery (TV Series) | Rupert Marlowe |
| 1955–1957 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) | Insp. Carson | Captain Radic | Billy |
| 1957 | Battle Hell | Captain Donaldson RN |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) | Malbete |
| 1957 | A Novel Affair | Dr. Stevenson |
| 1957 | The Man Who Was Two (TV Series) | Brigadier Dickerson |
| 1956 | Dick Turpin: Highwayman (Short) | Jonathan Redgrove |
| 1956 | Anastasia | Blond Man (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Pitfall (TV Movie) | Keith Draycott |
| 1956 | Aggie (TV Series) | Sir David Varley |
| 1956 | Eyewitness | Det Insp (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) | Metz |
| 1956 | On Such a Night (Short) | 1st Gentleman |
| 1956 | Operation Conspiracy | Colonel Packham |
| 1956 | Doublecross | Clifford |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Vice-Admiral |
| 1955 | Postmark for Danger | Henry Carmichael |
| 1954 | Court Martial | Lt. Col. Henniker |
| 1954 | Misalliance (TV Movie) | Joseph Percival |
| 1947 | Mary Rose (TV Movie) | Harry |
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