James Culliford

James Culliford (8 September 1927 – 23 March 2002) was a British actor on stage, film and television.[1]

James Culliford
in Gideon's Way (1965)
Born
Albert James Culliford

(1927-09-08)8 September 1927
Died23 March 2002(2002-03-23) (aged 74)
OccupationActor
PartnerAlfred Lynch

Culliford was badly burned in a motoring accident that left the right side of his face partly disfigured. He met his life partner, the actor Alfred Lynch, at theatre acting evening classes.[2] Some of his noted roles are The Entertainer (1960), The Trygon Factor (1966), and Quatermass and the Pit (1967). He also appeared in the Doctor Who serial Frontier in Space in 1973.[3]

After suffering a stroke in 1972, he and Lynch moved from London to Brighton. They lived together until Culliford's death in 2002. Lynch died of cancer the following year.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1960The EntertainerCobber Carson
1963West 11Man on TrainUncredited
1966The Trygon FactorLuke Embarday
1967The ChampionsCharles
1967Quatermass and the PitCorporal Gibson
1972Death LinePublican

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1954 Sunday Night Theatre Servant to Troilus
1959 Crime Sheet
1959 The History of Mr. Polly Garrard
1959 The Men from Room 13 Shiner
1959-66 No Hiding Place Leo Quinn/Jimmy Smithers/Rocky Stone Three episodes
1960 Armchair Theatre Albert Klein
1960 The True Mistery of the Passion Thief
1960 Deadline Midnight Tom Douglas
1960 ITV Television Playhouse Dennis Fisher
1961 The Brink Brian Rapper
1961 The Bun House Wedding Alec
1961 ITV Play of the Week Lvov/Robert Two episodes
1961 The Jelly End Strike Jacko
1961 Choirboys Unite! Mr Stokel
1962 Corrigan Blake Feliz
1962-63 BBC Sunday-Night Play Gimlet, driver/Grubber Entwistle
1962-71 Z-Cars Ralph Rhodes/Joe Smith/Arthur
1964 Crane
1964 Love Story Private Mason
1965 Hit and Run Det. Con. Wainwright
1965 Gideon's Way Eric Little
1965 Front Page Story Johnson
1965 The Flying Swan The Anybodies - Harry
1965 Knock on Any Door Haydon
1966 Redcap Cpl. Westerby
1966 The Informer Tony
1967 Dixon of Dock Green Crowthorne
1968 ITV Playhouse Humphrey Saddler
1968 The Champions Sumner
1968-73 Thirty-Minute Theatre Gilbert/Bob Two episodes
1969 Market in Honey Lane Alf Noble
1970 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Parker
1971 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Tony
1971 Elizabeth R John Savage
1971 Seasons of the Year Syd
1972 Pretenders Sergeant
1972 Scene The Detective
1972 The Protectors Ginter
1973 Doctor Who Stewart Two episodes

References

  1. "James Culliford". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012.
  2. "Obituary: Alfred Lynch". the Guardian. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. "Frontier in Space". RadioTimes.
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