Alexander Gauge
Alexander Ralph Gauge | |
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 Gauge as Tetzel in the film Martin Luther (1953) | |
| Born | 29 July 1914 Wenzhou, China |
| Died | 28 August 1960 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–1960 |
Alexander Gauge (29 July 1914 – 28 August 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1955 to 1959.
Biography
Born in a
Gauge appeared in the films
In 1960, just weeks before his death, he played the Duke of Norfolk in the original West End production of A Man for All Seasons at the Globe Theatre. His last performance was a posthumous appearance in the 1961 film Nothing Barred starring Brian Rix.
Gauge married Phyllis Anne Young in Penzance in 1957. He died aged 46 in Woking in Surrey in 1960 from an overdose.
Partial filmography
- The Interrupted Journey (1949) as Jerves Wilding (film debut)
- Flesh and Blood (1951) as Coutts
- Murder in the Cathedral (1951) as King Henry II
- Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) as Police Constable (uncredited)
- Penny Princess (1952) as MacNabb the Lawyer (uncredited)
- The Pickwick Papers (1952) as Tracy Tupman
- The Great Game (1953 film) as Ben Woodhall
- Martin Luther (1953) as Tetzel
- The Square Ring (1953) as 2nd Wiseacre
- House of Blackmail (1953) as Markham
- Counterspy (1953) as Smith
- Will Any Gentleman...? (1953) as Mr. Billing
- The Blazing Caravan (1954, Short) as Mr. Buxton
- Fast and Loose (1954) as Hankin
- Double Exposure (1954) as Denis Clayton
- Dance, Little Lady(1954) as Joseph Miller
- The Golden Link (1954) as Arnold Debenham
- Beau Brummell (1954) as Newspaper Man (uncredited)
- Sherlock Holmes (1954, TV) as Jabez Wilson
- Tiger by the Tail (1954) as Fitzgerald
- Mystery on Bird Island (1954) as Bronson
- Before I Wake (1955) as Police Sergeant
- The Hornet's Nest (1955) as Mr. Arnold
- Reluctant Bride (1955) as Humbold
- No Smoking (1955) as Wellington-Simpson
- Handcuffs, London (1955) as Nicholas Bardwill
- The Prince Regent
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1959, TV) as Friar Tuck
- Port of Escape (1956) as Inspector Levins
- The Iron Petticoat (1956) as Senator Howley
- Breakaway (1956) as MacAllister
- The Green Man (1956) as Chairman
- The Passionate Stranger (1957) as Master of Ceremonies at Dance
- The Third Man (1959, TV) as Coffier
- Les canailles (1960) as Chalmers
- Nothing Barred (1961) as Traffic Policeman (final film)
References
- ^ a b Biography of Gauge Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Masters, John (1961). The Road Past Mandaly.
- ^ 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' website
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