Stanley Meadows

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

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953 Three Steps to the Gallows 2nd Clerk - Travel AgentUncredited
1959 The Mummy Attendant
1960 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
1963The Desperate PeopleLuther Harris
1963 Panic Tom
1964 The Masque of the Red Death GuardUncredited
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 MorrisUncredited
1965 The Night Caller Det. Tom Grant
1966 Bat Out of Hell (TV series) Ned TallboyFive episodes
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

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.