Keith Smith (actor)

Keith Wilfred Smith (24 February 1926 30 March 2008) was an English actor who is known for his roles in The Army Game and The Beiderbecke Trilogy.[1][2] Smith also appeared in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as a manager of a Grot shop.[3]

Keith Smith
Born(1926-02-24)24 February 1926
Died30 March 2008(2008-03-30) (aged 82)
London, England
Years active1957–2008

Smith also appeared in George and Mildred in the episode My Husband Next Door, on 1 November 1976 as the TV repair man taking away the Roper's TV set, in series 1.[4]

Smith was a regular in the Q... with Spike Milligan.[5]

He died in London on 30 March 2008 at the age of 82 from motor neurone disease.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1955I Am a CameraEl Dorado PatronUncredited
1957The Army GamePrivate HatchettTV series
1959Idol on ParadePost Corporal
1959The Ugly DucklingFigures
1959I'm All Right JackCard Player
1960The Criminal (1960 film)Hanson
1960Not a Hope in HellCapt. Wotherspoon
1961Nearly a Nasty AccidentW.O.'s OrderlyUncredited
1961Dangerous AfternoonConstable Kemp
1962Hair of the DogInterviewer
1963RicochetPorter
1963The Small World of Sammy LeeJoans's ClientUncredited
1963Heavens Above!Leslie HughesUncredited
1964Ferry Cross the MerseyDawson's Chauffeur
1964Face of a StrangerTicket CollectorEdgar Wallace Mysteries
1965Strangler's WebUncredited
1968The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomShop steward
1968Headline HuntersFustwick
1971One Brief SummerGavin
1971The Magnificent Six and ½: That's All We Need
1971The Magnificent Seven Deadly SinsR.A.C. Man(segment "Pride")
1974Professor Popper's ProblemP.C. Whitby
1978What's Up Nurse!Mr. Newberry
1984Don't Open Till ChristmasExperience SantaUncredited
1985Anna of the Five TownsBank clerk1 episode
1985The Beiderbecke AffairMr Wheeler2 episodes
1985Robbery Under ArmsTrooper Spring
1987The Beiderbecke TapesMr. Wheeler2 episodes
1988The Beiderbecke Connection4 episodes
1993Splitting HeirsPhotographer
1993Body SnatchersSoldier Gas Station
1993Heaven & EarthG.I. #2
1999Captain Jack2nd Quaker Man(final film role)

References

  1. "Keith Smith". Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.
  2. "Keith Smith". familiar-unknown.blogspot.co.uk.
  3. "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin[02/11/77] (1977)". Archived from the original on September 21, 2017.
  4. "My Husband next Door (1976)". Archived from the original on September 21, 2017.
  5. "BFI Screenonline: Q5, Q6 etc. / There's a Lot of It About (1969-82) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  6. "Keith Smith". www.aveleyman.com.
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