Maurice Colbourne
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Maurice Colbourne | |
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Born | Roger Middleton 24 September 1939 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 4 August 1989 | (aged 49)
Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970–1989 |
Spouse |
Chan Lian Si (m. 1989) |
Children | 1 |
Maurice Colbourne (24 September 1939 – 4 August 1989) was an English stage and television actor who starred as Tom Howard in the BBC television series Howards' Way.[1] He is also known for roles in other television series such as Gangsters, The Onedin Line, The Day of the Triffids and Doctor Who. He was usually cast as a villain in his career.[2]
Early life
Maurice Colbourne was born Roger Middleton in
Career
In 1972, he co-founded, together with
He first became well known when he played the lead in a
Colbourne played lead character Tom Howard in 61 episodes of the successful BBC television drama Howards' Way from 1985 to 1989. During a break in filming of the fifth series, he died suddenly aged 49 from a heart attack while renovating a holiday home in Dinan, Brittany, France. The programme continued to the end of series five and for a sixth series, to tie up the storylines, with Colbourne's character being written out of the scripts.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Cry of the Banshee | Villager | |
1970 | Times For | ||
1976 | Escape from the Dark (aka The Littlest Horse Thieves) |
Luke Armstrong | |
1977 | The Duellists | Tall Second | |
1979 | Bloodline | Jon Swinton | |
1980 | Hawk the Slayer | Axe Man 1 | |
1980 | Dead Man's Kit | Lt Commander Kohbal | |
1981 | The Day of the Triffids | Jack Coker | |
1981 | Venom | Sampson | |
1984,
1985 |
Doctor Who | Commander Gustave Lytton | Resurrection of the Daleks, |
References
- ^ "Howards' Way actor dies". Herald Scotland. 7 August 1989. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ISBN 0-563-20712-4.
Usually I get cast as a villain, which I have to say I quite enjoy playing
- ^ "Maurice Colbourne : Stages of Half Moon". www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.