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Terence Alexander


Terence Alexander Biography

Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 " 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama Bergerac.

Early life and career

Alexander was born in London, the son of a doctor, and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, and Norwood College, Harrogate, and started acting in the theatre at the age of 16. During World War II he served in the British Army as a lieutenant with the 27th Lancers, and was seriously wounded by artillery fire in Italy. In 1956, Alexander appeared on stage in Ring For Catty at the Lyric Theatre in London. He is probably best remembered as Charlie Hungerford from the detective series Bergerac, though he was also very prominent in the 1967 BBC adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. One of his early roles was in the children's series Garry Halliday. He also appeared in one episode of Please Sir in 1970 as the headteacher of a rival school.

Also in 1970, Alexander played Lord Uxbridge in Sergei Bondarchuk's war epic Waterloo.

Alexander appeared in many other film and television roles including three appearances in different roles in The Champions, The Avengers; Terry and June (1979"1980); Behind the Screen (1981"1982); the 1985 Doctor Who serial The Mark of the Rani; and The New Statesman (1987). On radio he starred as The Toff in the BBC radio adaptation of the John Creasey novels. He appeared in all but one episode of Bergerac from 1981 to 1991. He also played Commander Duffield in the 1985 pilot episode of Dempsey and Makepeace, Armed and Extremely Dangerous.

He appeared on the West End in comedies and farces and his credits included Move Over Mrs Markham (1971), Two and Two Make Sex (1973), There Goes The Bride (1974"75) and Fringe Benefits (1976).

Personal life

Alexander retired from acting in 1999 and lived in London with his second wife, the actress Jane Downs. He died on 28 May 2009.

Filmography

  • Comin' Thro the Rye (1947)
  • The Woman with No Name (1950)
  • The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
  • A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
  • Death Is a Number (1951)
  • The Gentle Gunman (1952)
  • Top Secret (1952)
  • Glad Tidings (1953)
  • Park Plaza 605 (1953)
  • Hands of Destiny (1954)
  • The Runaway Bus (1954)
  • Dangerous Cargo (1954)
  • The Green Scarf (1954)
  • Portrait of Alison (1955)
  • Out of the Clouds (1955)
  • The Eternal Question (1956)
  • The Green Man (1956)
  • The One That Got Away (1957)
  • The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
  • Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)
  • The Square Peg (1959)
  • Danger Within (1959)
  • Breakout (1959)
  • The Price of Silence (1959)
  • The League of Gentlemen (1960)
  • The Bulldog Breed (1960)
  • The Gentle Terror (1961)
  • Carry On Regardless (1961)
  • She Always Gets Their Man (1962)
  • The Fast Lady (1962)
  • On the Beat (1962)
  • Bitter Harvest (1963)
  • The Mind Benders (1963)
  • The V.I.P.s (1963)
  • The Intelligence Men (1965)
  • Judith (1966)
  • The Long Duel (1967)
  • The Spare Tyres (1967)
  • Only When I Larf (1968)
  • What's Good for the Goose (1969)
  • Run a Crooked Mile (1969)
  • The Magic Christian (1969)
  • All the Way Up (1970)
  • Waterloo (1970)
  • The Vault of Horror (1973)
  • The Day of the Jackal (1973)
  • Claudine (1974)
  • The Internecine Project (1974)
  • That Englishwoman (1989)



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