Terence Longdon

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English actor (1922–2011)

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Terence Longdon (born Hubert Tuelly Longdon; 14 May 1922 – 23 April 2011) was an English actor.

Biography

Born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. During World War II, Longdon was a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm, protecting Atlantic convoys. While stationed at a naval base near Blackpool, he acted in a show and was seen by actor Douglas Hurn who encouraged him to pursue it.

After the war, Longdon trained at RADA (1946–48), and made his first stage appearance at the Lyceum, Sheffield in 1948, and his West End debut the same year.

He was best known for his lead role in the 1950s–1960s British TV series Garry Halliday where he played a Biggles-like pilot who flew into various adventure situations; He was also known for his character actor roles in British television productions such as The Sandbaggers, Danger Man and The Avengers. He was in a small role in The Woman for Joe and according to Filmink "the film is stolen literally at the last minute" by Longdon.

In film, he was Drusus, Messala's personal aide, in the film Ben-Hur. He had a major supporting role in the 1958 film Another Time, Another Place starring alongside Sean Connery and Lana Turner. He was also in four of the early Carry On films. He played occasional leading roles, most notably in the tense B-movie thriller Clash by Night (1963).

Terence Longdon lived on the border of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. He died from cancer on 23 April 2011, aged 88.

Partial filmography

References

References

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  2. Hayward, Anthony. (13 June 2011). "Terence Longdon obituary".
  3. . ["Garry Halliday: Two for the Price of One"](https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ea34696ed86e439cb2165c8449a40af0). *[[BBC]]*.
  4. "Terence Longdon".
  5. Vagg, Stephen. (22 March 2025). "Forgotten British films: The Woman for Joe".
  6. (15 May 2011). "Terence Longdon".
  7. "Another Time, Another Place (1958) - Lewis Allen - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
  8. (18 June 2011). "Terence Longdon: Actor whose credits included 'Garry Halliday'".

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