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| birth_name = Guy Middleton Powell
| birth_name = Guy Middleton Powell
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hove]], [[Sussex]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]]
| birth_place = [[Hove]], [[Sussex]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|07|30|1907|12|14|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|07|30|1907|12|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Moreton-in-Marsh]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| death_place = [[Moreton-in-Marsh]], [[Gloucestershire]], England
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1928–1970
| years_active = 1928–1970
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'''Guy Middleton Powell''' (14 December 1907 – 30 July 1973), better known as '''Guy Middleton''', was an [[England|English]] [[character actor|film character actor]].
'''Guy Middleton Powell''' (14 December 1907 – 30 July 1973), better known as '''Guy Middleton''', was an English [[character actor|film character actor]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Guy Middleton was born in [[Hove]], [[Sussex]], and originally worked in the [[London Stock Exchange]], before turning to acting in the 1930s. In his earlier films he often portrayed amiable idiots, scoundrels and rakish bon vivants, but many of his later roles were military officers in the British Army, RAF or Royal Navy. He died in 1973, following a [[heart attack]], aged 65.
Guy Middleton was born in [[Hove]], [[Sussex]], and originally worked in the [[London Stock Exchange]], before turning to acting in the 1930s. In his earlier films he often portrayed amiable idiots, scoundrels and rakish bon vivants, but many of his later roles were military officers in the British Army, RAF or Royal Navy. He died in 1973, following a heart attack, aged 65.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Captive Heart]]'' (1946) .... Capt. Jim Grayson
* ''[[The Captive Heart]]'' (1946) .... Capt. Jim Grayson
* ''[[Night Boat to Dublin]]'' (1946) .... Capt. Tony Hunter
* ''[[Night Boat to Dublin]]'' (1946) .... Capt. Tony Hunter
* ''[[A Man About the House (film)|A Man About the House]]'' (1947) .... Sir Benjamin "Ben" Dench
* ''[[A Man About the House]]'' (1947) .... Sir Benjamin "Ben" Dench
* ''[[The White Unicorn]]'' (1947) .... Fobey
* ''[[The White Unicorn]]'' (1947) .... Fobey
* ''[[Snowbound (1948 film)|Snowbound]]'' (1948) .... Gilbert Mayne
* ''[[Snowbound (1948 film)|Snowbound]]'' (1948) .... Gilbert Mayne
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* ''[[Laughter in Paradise]]'' (1951) .... Simon Russell
* ''[[Laughter in Paradise]]'' (1951) .... Simon Russell
* ''[[Young Wives' Tale]]'' (1951) .... Victor Manifold
* ''[[Young Wives' Tale]]'' (1951) .... Victor Manifold
* ''[[Never Look Back (1952 film)|Never Look Back]]'' (1952) .... Guy Ransome
* ''[[Never Look Back (film)|Never Look Back]]'' (1952) .... Guy Ransome
* ''[[The Fake (1953 film)|The Fake]]'' (1953) .... Smith
* ''[[The Fake (1953 film)|The Fake]]'' (1953) .... Smith
* ''[[Albert R.N.]]'' (1953, also known as ''Break to Freedom'') .... Bongo
* ''[[Albert R.N.]]'' (1953, also known as ''Break to Freedom'') .... Bongo
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* ''[[Doctor at Large (film)|Doctor at Large]]'' (1957) .... Major Porter
* ''[[Doctor at Large (film)|Doctor at Large]]'' (1957) .... Major Porter
* ''[[Let's Be Happy]]'' (1957) .... Mr. Fielding
* ''[[Let's Be Happy]]'' (1957) .... Mr. Fielding
* ''[[Passionate Summer]]'' (1958) .... Duffield
* ''[[Passionate Summer (1958 film)|Passionate Summer]]'' (1958) .... Duffield
* ''[[Escort for Hire]]'' (1960) .... Arthur Vickers
* ''[[Escort for Hire]]'' (1960) .... Arthur Vickers
* ''[[Waltz of the Toreadors (film)|Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' (1962) .... Drunken Fox Hunter (uncredited)
* ''[[Waltz of the Toreadors (film)|Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' (1962) .... Drunken Fox Hunter (uncredited)
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===Television appearances===
===Television appearances===
He appeared in a number of television series as a guest character including:
He appeared in a number of television series as a guest character including:
* ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' (broadcast November 4th., 1957) - 'The Regimental Reunion', episode - Ex-Captain - (series 3, episode 6) - (''[[Riverside Studios]]'', Studio 1, ''[[Hammersmith]])'' - (This is one of twenty-four missing Hancock television episodes, (to date).
* ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' (broadcast November 4., 1957) - 'The Regimental Reunion', episode - Ex-Captain - (series 3, episode 6) - (''[[Riverside Studios]]'', Studio 1, ''[[Hammersmith]])'' - (This is one of twenty-four missing Hancock television episodes, (to date).
* ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1959) - Fred Harper
* ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1959) - Fred Harper
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1967, Episode: "[[The Highlanders (Doctor Who)|The Highlanders]]") - Colonel Attwood
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1967, Episode: "[[The Highlanders (Doctor Who)|The Highlanders]]") - Colonel Attwood
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[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:People from Hove]]
[[Category:Male actors from Hove]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
[[Category:People from Moreton-in-Marsh]]
[[Category:People from Moreton-in-Marsh]]

Latest revision as of 13:42, 5 July 2024

For the French swimmer, see Guy Middleton (swimmer).

Guy Middleton
Born
Guy Middleton Powell

(1907-12-14)14 December 1907
Hove, Sussex, England
Died30 July 1973(1973-07-30) (aged 65)
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1928–1970

Guy Middleton Powell (14 December 1907 – 30 July 1973), better known as Guy Middleton, was an English film character actor.

Biography

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Guy Middleton was born in Hove, Sussex, and originally worked in the London Stock Exchange, before turning to acting in the 1930s. In his earlier films he often portrayed amiable idiots, scoundrels and rakish bon vivants, but many of his later roles were military officers in the British Army, RAF or Royal Navy. He died in 1973, following a heart attack, aged 65.

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television appearances

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He appeared in a number of television series as a guest character including:

References

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  • Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies; 14th ed (2001) editor John Walker - published by Harper-Collins; ISBN 0-06-093507-3
  • The Film Encyclopedia by Ephraim Katz, Collins; ISBN 978-0-06-074214-0
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