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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[The Playbirds]]'' (1978) - Police Photographer
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*''A Horse Called Jester'' (1979) - Blaine
! Year
*''[[Close My Eyes (film)|Close My Eyes]]'' (1991) - Hotel Porter
! Title
*''[[Under Suspicion (1991 film)|Under Suspicion]]'' (1991) - Prison Governor
! Role
! Notes
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|1978|| ''[[The Playbirds]]'' || Police Photographer ||
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|1979|| ''A Horse Called Jester'' || Blaine ||
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|1991|| ''[[Close My Eyes (film)|Close My Eyes]]'' || Hotel Porter ||
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|1991|| ''[[Under Suspicion (1991 film)|Under Suspicion]]'' || Prison Governor ||
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==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 15:49, 14 December 2019

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.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Playbirds Police Photographer
1979 A Horse Called Jester Blaine
1991 Close My Eyes Hotel Porter
1991 Under Suspicion Prison Governor