Stanley Meadows

Stanley Meadows (born 14 July 1931 in Stepney, London, England) was a retired British film and television actor.

Meadows was the son of a shopowner in Stepney Green. He won a scholarship to Forest School, in Epping Forest, and eventually graduated from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1955. ^[1] After graduating he worked as a barman, storeman, waiter, and a shipping representative, while also performing in a variety of repertory companies. He worked with Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud and Harold Pinter and starred in a number of plays on ITV. ^[2]

As his career developed further, Meadows made frequent appearances in British films and became something of a stalwart of British television series including Public Eye , Undermind , Randall and Hopkirk and Widows (Eddie Rawlins). ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	Three Steps to the Gallows	2nd Clerk - Travel Agent	Uncredited
1959	The Mummy	Attendant
1960	Jackpot	Police Intelligence Officer on Radio	Uncredited
1961	Payroll	Bowen
1962	A Prize of Arms	Sgt. White	Uncredited
1962	Live Now, Pay Later	Second Bailiff On Doorstep	Uncredited
1963	The Desperate People	Luther Harris
1963	Panic	Tom
1964	The Masque of the Red Death	Guard	Uncredited
1964	Clash by Night	George Brett
1964	The Saint	Bob Stryker in "The High Fence"
1964	The Main Chance	Joe Hayes
1965	The Ipcress File	Inspector Pat Keightley
1965	You Must Be Joking!	Barry Morris	Uncredited
1965	The Night Caller	Det. Tom Grant
1966	Bat Out of Hell (TV series)	Ned Tallboy	Five episodes
1966	Kaleidoscope	Dominion Captain
1967	The Terrornauts	Ben Keller
1967	The Avengers	Erskine in "The Hidden Tiger"
1967	The Naked Runner	Psychiatrist	Uncredited
1968	The Fixer	Gronfein
1970	Performance	Rosebloom
1981	Prends ta rolls et va pointer	Lord Archibald Swanson
1984	La 7ème cible

References

1. "Stanley Meadows — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
2. Finch, Brian (26 January 1964). "An actor who hates shop talk – that's Stanley Meadows". TVTimes . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
3. BFI.org
4. "Stanley Meadows | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
5. "Stanley Meadows". www.aveleyman.com.

External links

• Stanley Meadows at IMDb