Cyril Appleton
Cyril Appleton (born 31 May 1930) is a British stage, television and film actor whose acting career spanned four decades.
Life and career
Appleton was born in St Helens in Lancashire in 1930.[1] His first television role was Court Usher in the series Misleading Cases (1968), while from 1968 to 1969 he played 'Lofty' in the stage play Alfie at the Salisbury Playhouse.[2]
Other film and television appearances include Smith in
Appleton also played Jim Conran in Coronation Street (1978), Police Driver in Rough Cut (1980), Sgt. Hask in Blake's 7 (1981), Traffic Warden in The Missing Ring (1981), Mayor of Swinford in By the Sword Divided (1985), Medical Officer in Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985), Second Lawyer in Bleak House (1985), `Foxy' Rynaert in Pretorius (1987), Counsellor in Capital City (1989), Pub Landlord in Forever Green (1989), Harold in Lovejoy (1993), Clerk of the Court/Coroner's officer/Barman in The Bill (1991-1996) and Professor Crawford in McLibel! (1997).[3]
References
- ^ England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 for Cyril Appleton - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ^ Appleton in Alfie in the Theatricalia website
- ^ a b Appleton on the British Film Institute website