Michael Balfour

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Michael Creighton Balfour (11 February 1918 – 24 October 1997) was an English actor, working mainly in British films and TV, following his TV debut in the BBC's The Marvellous History of St Bernard, in 1938. He was a recognisable face, often in small character parts and supporting roles, in nearly two hundred films and TV shows, from the 1940s to the 1990s, often playing comical heavies or otherwise shady characters notable for their "loud" clothes, sometimes convincingly cast as an American. He worked for a roll call of film directors, including Tony Richardson, Pete Walker, Billy Wilder, Le…

  • Acting
  • Born 11 February 1918
  • Died 24 October 1997 (age 79)
  • Dover, Kent, England, UK
  • 118 credits

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Most-watched Michael Balfour films currently: Candleshoe (1977), Batman (1989), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), The Canterbury Tales (1972).

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Selected TV credits: The Avengers (1961), Sunday Night Theatre (1950), The Prisoner (1967), The Persuaders! (1971), Danger Man (1960).

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