Geoffrey Toone
Geoffrey Toone | |
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One Step Beyond, episode The Villa, 1961 | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 15 November 1910
Died | 1 June 2005 Northwood, London, England | (aged 94)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1933–2002 |
Geoffrey Toone (15 November 1910 – 1 June 2005)
Life and career
Toone was born in Dublin, Ireland to English parents and was educated at Charterhouse School and Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II, but was invalided out in 1942.[4] Toone's notable appearances include:
- As Sir Edward Ramsay in the musical film The King and I (he dances with Deborah Kerr in the banquet sequence, much to the annoyance of the King).[6]
- As retired boxer and pimp Denny Lipp in "Jeff", a noteworthy 1960 episode of the TV series The Westerner, produced, directed and co-written by Sam Peckinpah. The episode also featured in a small role Warren Oates, who became a Peckinpah stalwart.
- The television series Doctor Who:
- As Temmosus in the film of Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)[7]
- As Hepesh in the television story The Curse of Peladon in 1972.[8]
- In Freewheelers as the Nazi officer Karl von Gelb who continually tries to avenge Germany's World War II defeat.[9]
- As R. A. Crichton in "The Greasy Pole", a 1981 episode of Yes Minister.[10]
- As Lord Ridgemere, owner of the Delboy and Rodney dropped a chandelier in the Only Fools and Horses episode, "A Touch of Glass".[11]
- As Lord Bittlesham, a recurring character in the TV adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster.[12]
Death
He died from
Shakespeare.[13][14] At the time, he was also the longest-lived actor to have appeared in Doctor Who.[15] For many years he had shared a house with his close friend, the actor Frank Middlemass.[14] "To their general amusement", they were often mistaken to be lovers, but in fact were not.[16]
Selected filmography
- Queer Cargo (1938) .... Lieutenant Stocken
- Luck of the Navy (1938) .... Commander Clive Stanton
- Night Journey (1938) .... Johnny Carson
- Sword of Honour (1939) .... Bill Brown
- Poison Pen (1940) .... David
- An Englishman's Home (1940) .... Peter Templeton
- Hell Is Sold Out (1951) .... Swedish Consulate Clerk
- The Woman's Angle (1952) .... Count Cambia
- The Great Game (1953) .... Jack Bannerman
- The Man Between (1953) .... Martin Mallison
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 5: "Into Thin Air" aka "The Vanishing Lady") - Basil Farnham
- Captain Lightfoot (1955) .... Captain Hood
- Diane (1956) .... Duke of Savoy
- The King and I (1956) .... Sir Edward Ramsey
- Johnny Tremain (1957) .... Major Pitcairn
- Zero Hour! (1957) .... Dr. Baird
- Murder at Site 3 (1959) .... Sexton Blake
- Once More, with Feeling! (1960) .... Dr. Richard Hilliard
- The Entertainer (1960) .... Harold Hubbard
- The Terror of the Tongs (1961) .... Captain Jackson Sale
- Captain Sindbad (1963) .... Mohar
- Echo of Diana (1963) .... Colonel Justin
- Dr. Crippen (1963) .... Mr. Tobin
- Blaze of Glory (1963) .... Roche
- The River Line (1964) .... Julian
- Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) .... Temmosus
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) .... Marquis de St. Cyr
- The Stone Carriers (1982) .... Narrator
References
- ^ a b Eric Shorter (3 June 2005). "Obituary: Geoffrey Toone | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Geoffrey Toone". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ a b Newley, Patrick. "Geoffrey Toone | Obituaries". The Stage. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ a b 12:01AM BST 07 Jun 2005 (7 June 2005). "Geoffrey Toone". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Synopsis by Hal Erickson (15 March 1961). "The Terror of the Tongs (1961) - Anthony Bushell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "The King and I (1956) - Walter Lang | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. 28 June 1956. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon, Episode 1 (1972) - Lennie Mayne | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Freewheelers (1968) - | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "The Greasy Pole (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Only Fools and Horses - what time is it on TV? Episode 7 Series 2 cast list and preview". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Geoffrey Toone". The Scotsman. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "NPG x14523; John Gielgud as Romeo; Laurence Olivier as Mercutio; Geoffrey Toone as Tybalt in 'Romeo and Juliet' - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ a b Alan Stachan (3 June 2005). "Geoffrey Toone". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Geoffrey Toone". Aveleyman.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Frank Middlemass". the Guardian. 11 September 2006.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geoffrey Toone.
- Geoffrey Toone at IMDb
- Geoffrey Toone at the Internet Broadway Database