Geoffrey Denton (actor)

Geoffrey Francis Denton (1903–1977) was a character actor in British films and television, with a wide range of credits to his name. A well-known face on British TV (especially ITV) he appeared in many popular series, usually as figures of authority: aristocrats, high-ranking military, company chairmen etc.

Life

He was born on 8 December 1903 in Lewisham in south London, the son of Herbert Denton and his wife, Amy Ann Croft.^[1]

He went into acting after the Second World War. In his peak year of 1961 he was in 6 films in the cinema and in 9 TV series, making him a familiar face to the British public. He retired in 1973 and died on 15 June 1977 aged 73 at Hayling Island off the south coast of England.^[2]

Family

He was married to Mary Margaret Allen.

Film Roles

The Blind Goddess (1948) as Foreman of the Jury
The Huggetts Abroad (1949) as Straker's Friend
Marry Me (1949) as club member
Adam and Evelyne (1949) as Police Inspector Collins
Helter Skelter (1949) as Security Man at BBC
Appointment with Venus (1951) as Second Man
The Net (1953) as Fisher
The Blazing Caravan (1954) as Detective
Just My Luck (1957) as Policeman
Carve Her Name With Pride (1958) as Wing Commander
Dunkirk (1958 film) as Henry
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) as Police Sergeant at Jail
The Witness (1959)
Naked Fury (1959) as Policeman
Life is a Circus (1960) as Policeman
The House in Marsh Road (1960) as Police Inspector
Crossroads to Crime (1960) as Butler
Marriage of Convenience (1960) as Uniformed Inspector
Ticket to Paradise (1961) as Baker
The Breaking Point (1961) as Debt Collector
The Snake Woman (1961) as Col. Wynborn
Three on a Spree (1961) as Counsel
Two Wives at One Wedding (1961) as Dr Delroy
Touch of Death (1961) as Baxter
A Pair of Briefs (1962) as the Court Usher
Nudes of the World (1962) as Lord Greystone
The Informers (1963) as Police Inspector Johnnoe
Clash by Night (1964) as Station Sergeant
A Dandy in Aspic (1968) as Pond
Nothing but the Night (1973) as Paul Anderson

TV Roles

Here Come the Boys (1948 TV series)
The Chronicles of Ben (1948 mini series) as Mr Smith
Big Ben (TV movie) (1949) as Sergeant-at-Arms
For the Children (1950) as Mr Morris
Sky Adventure (1956 TV movie) as Mr Bannerman
The Adventures of the Big Man (1956 TV series) as Walham
The Railway Children (1957 TV series) as train passenger
Potts and the Night Whistlers (1957 TV series) four episodes as Fairweather
The Army Game (TV series) (1957) as Brigadier Hunt
The Vise (1957/8) as Mr Harmer
The Larkins (1958 TV series) as PJ
Emergency Ward 10 (TV series) (1959) as Dr Hinchcliffe
ITV Playhouse (TV series) (1959) Detective Inspector Brummell
The Secret Garden (1960 TV series) as Col. McGrew
Sykes and a... (1960 TV series)
The Lenny the Lion Show (1960 TV series)
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960 TV series with Arthur Askey) as the Captain
Boyd Q.C. (1960 TV series) as Inspector Halpin
Theatre 70 (1960 TV series) as Warden
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series) (1960) as Uniformed Inspector
Man from Interpol (1960 TV series) as Mr Thomas
Probation Officer (TV series) 1961 as Col. Frattern
Knight Errant Limited (1961 TV series) as Trimble
The Arthur Haynes Show (1961 comedy series)
Tales of Mystery (TV series) (1961) as Henry
The Cheaters (TV series) (1961) as Charles
Three Live Wires (1961 TV series)
Family Solicitor (TV series) (1961) as Mr Lawrence
Deadline Midnight (TV series) (1961) as Col. Priestley
The Pursuers (TV series) (1961/2) as Franklyn
They Hanged My Saintly Billy (1962 TV movie) as Dr Todd
Drama 61-67 (1962) as the Traveller
Here's Harry (1962 comedy series) as a foil to Harry Worth
It Happened Like This (TV series) as Col. Seacombe
The Saint (TV series) (1963) as Sir Robert Sangore
ITV Play of the Week (1963 to 1967) various roles
Our Man at St. Mark's (1964 TV series) as Mr Barrington
The Valiant Varneys (1964 TV series)
Swizzlewick (1964) appeared in 21 out of 26 episodes as Arthur Oakes
Compact (TV series) (1965) as the Doctor
The Flying Swan (TV series) 1965 as Col. Barnby
King of the River (TV series) (1966) as Beaumont
The Troubleshooters (TV series) (1966) as Sir Richard Costello
The Newcomers (TV series) (1966) two episodes as Mr Pinkus
No Hiding Place (1967 TV series) various roles in 4 episodes
The Forsyte Saga (1967 TV series) several episodes as Mr Sharman
Z Cars (TV series) (1967) as Police Prosecutor
The White Rabbit (1967 mini series) as Air Vice Marshall
Beggar My Neighbour (TV series) (1968) as Mr Sweeney
Virgin of the Secret Service (1968 TV series) as General Cookson
Crossroads (British TV series) (1968) appeared in 11 episodes as Desmond Gough
The Root of All Evil? (1968 TV series) as Party Guest
Merry-Go-Round (TV series) (1968) as Uncle Alan
The Franchise Trial (1968 TV movie) as Board Member
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1969 TV series) as Mr Maxwell
On The Buses (TV series) (1969) as Old Man
ITV Playhouse (series) (1969) as Chairman
The Main Chance (TV series) (1969) as Chairman of the Court
Detective (TV series) (1969) as Mr Price-Jones
Softly, Softly (TV series) (1969) as Chief Superintendent Rowley
On Trial (1970 TV series) as Lt Col Boris Pash
W. Somerset Maugham (TV series) (1970) as Mr Richardson
Happy Ever After (TV series) (1970) as Prison Governor
Bel Ami (TV series) (1971) as Tourist
Public Eye (TV series) (1971) as Thompson
Justice (1971 TV series) as Habbershaw
Jason King (1972 TV series) as Chairman
And Mother Makes Three (1972 TV series) as diner in restaurant
War and Peace (1972 TV series) as Russian Senator
Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series) as Estate Agent
After Loch Lomond (1973 TV movie) as Mr Buckley

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