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Stanley Meadows (born 14 July 1931 in Stepney, London, England) is a British film and television actor. He graduated from RADA in 1955. [1] 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). [2] [3] [4]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953 Three Steps to the Gallows 2nd Clerk - Travel AgentUncredited
1959 The Mummy Attendant
1961 Jackpot Police Intelligence Officer on RadioUncredited
1961 Payroll Bowen
1962 A Prize of Arms Sgt. WhiteUncredited
1962 Live Now, Pay Later Second Bailiff On DoorstepUncredited
1963 Panic Tom
1964 The Masque of the Red Death GuardUncredited
1964 Clash by Night George Brett
1964 The Main Chance Joe Hayes
1965 The Ipcress File Inspector Pat Keightley
1965 You Must Be Joking! Barry MorrisUncredited
1965 The Night Caller Det. Tom Grant
1966 Kaleidoscope Dominion Captain
1967 The Terrornauts Ben Keller
1967 The Avengers Erskine in "The Hidden Tiger"
1967 The Naked Runner PsychiatristUncredited
1968 The Fixer Gronfein
1970 Performance Rosebloom
1981Prends ta rolls et va pointerLord Archibald Swanson
1984La 7ème cible

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References

  1. "Stanley Meadows — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  2. BFI.org
  3. "Stanley Meadows | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. "Stanley Meadows". www.aveleyman.com.