Paul Whitsun-Jones (25 April 1923 – 14 January 1974) was a Welsh character actor.[1][2]
Paul Whitsun-Jones | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 25 April 1923 |
| Died | 14 January 1974 (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1974 |
| Spouse(s) |
Joyce W. Rankine
(m. 1949, divorced)Sylvia E. Horswell (m. 1962) |
| Children | 4 |
Born in Newport in Monmouthshire, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood in Middlesex. He started his acting career in 1948 with two years at York Repertory Theatre. In the West End he appeared in The Moonraker at the Saville Theatre (1952), Dangerous Curves at the Garrick Theatre (1953), and played the Wazir in Kismet at the Stoll Theatre for two years from 1955 to 1957.[3]
His early television appearances included Street Scene, The Last Tycoon, Love from Italy, Berkeley Square and Swedish Match King.[3] He played the role of Mr. Bumble in the original West End production of the musical Oliver! (1960).[4] He appeared in two Doctor Who stories: as Squire Edwards in The Smugglers (1966) and the Marshal of Solos in The Mutants (1972).[5]
Whitsun-Jones had two children by his first wife, Joyce Winifred Rankine, whom he married in 1949 and later divorced, and two from his second wife, Sylvia E. Horswell, including the actress Henrietta Whitsun-Jones.
He died of appendicitis in London in 1974 aged 50.
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Diamond | 1954 | Ballistics Technician | Uncredited |
| The Passing Stranger | 1954 | Lloyd | |
| The Constant Husband | 1955 | Welsh Farmer | Uncredited |
| Stock Car | 1955 | Turk McNeil | |
| The Moonraker | 1958 | Parfitt | |
| Next to No Time | 1958 | Lord | |
| Room at the Top | 1959 | Man at Bar | |
| Wrong Number | 1959 | Cyril | |
| The Shakedown | 1960 | Fat Drinker | |
| Let's Get Married | 1960 | Uncle Herbert | |
| Bluebeards Ten Honeymoons | 1960 | Station Master | |
| There Was a Crooked Man | 1960 | Restaurant Gentleman | |
| The Boy Who Stole a Million | 1960 | Desk Sergeant | |
| Tunes of Glory | 1960 | Major 'Dusty' Miller | |
| Candidate for Murder | 1962 | Phillips | |
| Doctor in Distress | 1963 | Grimes | |
| The Masque of the Red Death | 1964 | Scarlatti | |
| The Wild Affair | 1965 | Tiny Hearst | |
| Life at the Top | 1965 | Keatley | |
| What's Good for the Goose | 1969 | Clark | |
| Simon, Simon | 1970 | The Boss | Short |
| All the Right Noises | 1971 | Mr. Melchum | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde | 1971 | Sergeant Danvers | |
| The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | 1971 | Elsinore | (segment "Avarice") |
| Assassin | 1973 | Drunk Man | |
| Keep It Up, Jack | 1973 | Mr. Fairbrother | (final film role) |
Television
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Quatermass Experiment | 1953 | James Fullalove | 6 episodes |
| Bonehead | 1960-1962 | Boss | |
| Edgar Wallace Mysteries | 1962 | Charles Pinder | Episode: "The £20,000 Kiss" |
| Z-Cars | 1962–1963 | Donald Patterson / Stan Riley | 2 episodes |
| The Saint | 1962–1964 | Domenick Naccaro / Sebastian Ibanez / Vic Lazaroff / ... | 4 episodes |
| Edgar Wallace Mysteries | 1965 | Chef | Episode: Dead Man's Chest |
| The Avengers | 1963–1969 | Charles / Sanders / Chessman | 4 episodes |
| King of the River | 1966 | Mr. Jones | Episode: "Susanna Goes Fishing" |
| United! | 1966 | Arnold Wilson | 1 episode |
| Doctor Who | 1966, 1972 | Squire Edwards / The Marshal of Solos | The Smugglers / The Mutants |
| Wild, Wild Women | 1969 | Mr. Harcourt | 6 episodes |
| Department S | 1969 | Gresford / Martin Kyle | 2 episodes |
| Up Pompeii! | 1970 | Nefarius | Episode: "Exodus" |
| The Goodies | 1970 | Deputy Commissioner Butcher | Episode: "Love the Police" |
| The Persuaders! | 1971 | Inspector Blanchard | Episode: "Powerswitch" |
| Follyfoot | 1973 | Fat Man | Episode: "The Helping Hand" |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | 1973 |
References
edit- ^ "Paul Whitsun-Jones". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Paul Whitsun-Jones". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b Whitsun-Jones' Cast Notes in a programme for Oliver! (1960)
- ^ "Oliver! (Original London Cast) by Original London Cast on Apple Music". 1 November 1993.
- ^ John Kenneth Muir (2015). A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television. McFarland. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-4766-0454-1.
External links
edit- Paul Whitsun-Jones at IMDb
- Whitsun-Jones on the British Film Institute website
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