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Reginald Beckwith(1908-1965)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Reginald Beckwith in A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Reginald Beckwith was born on 2 November 1908 in York, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Thunderball (1965), Sword of Lancelot (1963) and Curse of the Demon (1957). He died on 26 June 1965 in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
BornNovember 2, 1908
DiedJune 26, 1965(56)
BornNovember 2, 1908
DiedJune 26, 1965(56)
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Known for

Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
Thunderball
6.9
  • Kenniston
  • 1965
Brian Aherne, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Sword of Lancelot
5.7
  • Sir Dagonet
  • 1963
Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins in Curse of the Demon (1957)
Curse of the Demon
7.4
  • Mr. Meek
  • 1957
Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in A Shot in the Dark (1964)
A Shot in the Dark
7.3
  • Receptionist at Nudist Camp
  • 1964

Credits

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Actor

  • Kenneth Connor, Jon Pertwee, and Zelma Malik in How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment (1965)
    How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
    4.7
    • 1965
  • Where the Spies Are (1965)
    Where the Spies Are
    5.6
    • Mr. Kahn
    • 1965
  • Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
    Thunderball
    6.9
    • Kenniston
    • 1965
  • The Big Job (1965)
    The Big Job
    6.4
    • Register Office Official
    • 1965
  • The Secret of My Success (1965)
    The Secret of My Success
    5.1
    • Gen. Ferdinand Velez
    • 1965
  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
    The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
    5.6
    • Doctor
    • 1965
  • Mister Moses (1965)
    Mister Moses
    6.1
    • Parkhurst
    • 1965
  • Thursday Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Monsieur Huspar
    • 1965
  • Kenneth Connor, Lulu, and Barbara Brown in Gonks Go Beat (1964)
    Gonks Go Beat
    4.4
    • Professor
    • 1964
  • Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Alain Delon, Rex Harrison, George C. Scott, Omar Sharif, and Jeanne Moreau in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
    The Yellow Rolls-Royce
    6.4
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in A Shot in the Dark (1964)
    A Shot in the Dark
    7.3
    • Receptionist at Nudist Camp
    • 1964
  • Never Put It in Writing (1964)
    Never Put It in Writing
    6.5
    • Lombardi
    • 1964
  • Kiss Me Kate (1964)
    Kiss Me Kate
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Cast Member
    • 1964
  • Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)
    The Saint
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Enderby
    • 1964
  • The Sentimental Agent (1963)
    The Sentimental Agent
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Truman-Jones
    • 1963

Writer

  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • You're Only Young Twice (1952)
    You're Only Young Twice
    4.9
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Boys in Brown (1949)
    Boys in Brown
    6.1
    • play
    • 1949
  • A Word in Your Eye
    TV Movie
    • book by
    • 1949
  • Boys in Brown
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1947
  • A Word in Your Eye
    TV Movie
    • book by
    • 1947
  • This Man Is Mine (1946)
    This Man Is Mine
    5.8
    • adaptation
    • play Soldier for Christmas
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • November 2, 1908
    • York, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 26, 1965
    • Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Other works
    (9/36) Stage: Appeared in Leslie Stokes' and Sewell Stokes' "Oscar Wilde" at the Gate Studio Theatre in London, England, with Robert Morley, John Bryning, Frith Banbury, John Carol, Harry Hutchinson and Andrew Cruickshank in the cast. Norman Marshall was director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Chubby, curly-haired British character actor and playwright, as well as movie and theatre critic. Worked as a BBC correspondent during the war years, afterwards alternating comic and dramatic performances as nervously befuddled businessmen, clergy, upper-class toffs or military officers. Had a hit play with "Boys in Brown".
  • Nickname
    • Tony

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