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'''Gordon Salkilld''' (9 May 1927-14 May 2003) was an [[England|English]] [[supporting actor]] best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series ''[[Survivors]]''. He also gained fame in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'': Season 2, Episode 2 as Gordon - the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly - a part specially written for him by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series ''Wrinkles'' and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC Children's Series ''[[The Doombolt Chase]]''. |
'''Gordon Salkilld''' (9 May 1927-14 May 2003) was an [[England|English]] [[supporting actor]] best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series ''[[Survivors]]''. He also gained fame in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'': Season 2, Episode 2 as Gordon - the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly - a part specially written for him by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series ''Wrinkles'', and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC Children's Series ''[[The Doombolt Chase]]''. |
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He also made appearances in ''[[A Touch of Frost]]'', ''[[A Very Peculiar Practice]]'', ''[[Jeeves and Wooster]]'', ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'', ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''[[Never the Twain]]'' and ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. |
He also made appearances in ''[[A Touch of Frost]]'', ''[[A Very Peculiar Practice]]'', ''[[Jeeves and Wooster]]'', ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'', ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''[[Never the Twain]]'' and ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. |
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Gordon Salkilld (9 May 1927-14 May 2003) was an English supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors. He also gained fame in Red Dwarf: Season 2, Episode 2 as Gordon - the incredibly intelligent computer aboard the S.S. F Scott Fitzgerald, who is involved in a chess game with Holly - a part specially written for him by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, with whom he had previously worked on the Radio 4 series Wrinkles, and as Petty Officer Parker in BBC Children's Series The Doombolt Chase.
He also made appearances in A Touch of Frost, A Very Peculiar Practice, Jeeves and Wooster, Shelley, Ever Decreasing Circles, Juliet Bravo, Never the Twain and Only Fools and Horses.
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