Moray Watson
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| Born | June 25, 1928 Sunningdale, Berkshire, England |
Moray Watson is a British actor; born June 25, 1928 in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England.
Watson made his first appearance on stage, whilst still a student at the Webber-Douglas School, at a matinee performance in memory of Ellen Terry at Hythe, Kent. After appearances in repertory, he appeared on the West End stage, including The Doctor's Dilemma at the Haymarket. He played in The Rivals by Sheridan at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
In 1963, he went to New York to appear in The Private Ear and The Public Eye.
He played the part of the Art Editor in the BBC series Compact for some years.
He appeared in several films, including Operation Crossbow and The Grass is Greener, in which he played opposite Cary Grant.
He has a series of television credits to his name, most notably as Brigadier Arthur Maiford, M.C. (ret.) (but always known to the Larkins as "The General") in The Darling Buds of May {1991-1993); and George Frobisher in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978-1983).
He also appeared as Sir Robert Muir in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid; and has a small role in Yes Minister. He also appeared in the 1974 version of the Pallisers as Barrington Erle and in the Albert Campion mystery The Death of a Late Pig as the Chief Constable.
[edit] Roles
- Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) as Lord Dawson
- Midsomer Murders - Judgement Day (2000) (TV Episode) as Edward Allardice
- Kavanagh QC - Previous Convictions (1999) (TV Episode) as Sir Henry Dorrister
- "Dangerfield" - Police Brutality (1995) (TV Episode) as Brigadier Harris
- "The Vicar of Dibley" - Animals (1994) (TV Episode) as The Stranger
- "Stay Lucky" - Down to Earth (1993) (TV Episode) as Sykes
- The Darling Buds of May as Brig. Arthur Maiford, M.C. (ret.)
- Haggard - Orlando's Revenge (1992) (TV Episode) as Henry Nugent
- To Be the Best (1992) (TV) as Hunter
- The Mixer (Germany) - The Mixer's Masterpiece (?) (TV Episode) as Dr. Quinn
- The House of Eliott - Episode #1.6 (1991) (TV Episode) as The Judge
- The New Statesman - The Party's Over (1991) (TV Episode) as Professor Eugene Quail
- A Murder of Quality (1991) (TV) as Maj. Harriman
- Norbert Smith, a Life (1989) (TV) as Sir Donald Stuff (run as Sir Norbert Smith, a Life (USA))
- Campion - The Case of the Late Pig (1989) (TV Episode) as Sir Leo Pursuivant (run as Mystery!: Campion (USA))
- Rumpole of the Bailey as Judge George Frobisher (1978-1983)
- Rude Health (1987) (TV Series) as Sir Nigel Toft (1987)
- Star Cops - An Instinct for Murder (1987) (TV Episode) as Commander
- Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987) (TV) as Hubbard
- Worlds Beyond - The Haunted Garden (1987) (TV Episode)
- Who Dares Wins - Episode #3.4 (1986) (TV Episode)
- The Body in the Library (1984) (TV) as Colonel Arthur Bantry
- Minder - Goodbye Sailor (1984) (TV Episode) as Commander Hawksly
- Tales of the Unexpected - Death in the Morning (1982) (TV Episode) as Sir Ian Masterson (run as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected)
- Union Castle (1982) (TV Series) as Wordsworth
- Doctor Who - Black Orchid: Part 1 (1982) (TV Episode) as Sir Robert Muir
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981) (mini) (TV Series) as Major Desmond Morton
- The Walls of Jericho (1981) (mini) (TV Series) as Dr.George Balfour
- Rumpole's Return (1980) (TV) as George Frobisher
- The Professionals It's Only a Beautiful Picture (1980) (TV Episode) as Jeremy Sangster
- The Sea Wolves (1980) as Broone
- Nobody's Perfect (1980/II) (TV Series) as Henry Armstrong
- Pride and Prejudice (1980) (mini) (TV Series) as Mr. Bennet
- Return of the Saint, The Judas Game (or The Son of the Saint) (1978) (TV Episode) as Buckingham
- Life of Shakespeare (1978) (mini) (TV Series) as Nicholas
- The Standard, Two Birds, One Stone (1978) (TV Episode)
- Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle as Chief Constable Chubb
- Quiller (1975) (TV Series) as Angus Kinloch
- The Pallisers (1974) (TV Series) as Barrington Erle
- Upstairs, Downstairs - A Pair of Exiles (1972) (TV Episode) as Colonel Winter
- Trial - Mister X (1971) (TV Episode) as Alistair Campbell
- Waugh on Crime - The Criminal But Not the Crime (1971) (TV Episode) as Walters
- Hadleigh - Invasion (1971)(TV Episode) as Mr. Billingham
- "Catweazle" (1970) TV Series .... Lord Collingford (1970)
- "The Troubleshooters"... aka Mogul (USA) - We All Need Experts (1970) TV Episode .... Fletcher
- Every Home Should Have One (1970) .... Chandler ... aka Think Dirty
- "The Wednesday Play"
- Sovereign's Company (1970) TV Episode .... Major Hacker - Toggle (1967) TV Episode .... Nigel Selwyn
- "Paul Temple" - Games People Play (1970) TV Episode .... Alexis
- "Z Cars - A Right Cock-'N-Bull Story: Part 2 (1969) TV Episode .... Harold Thorburn
- "The Expert" - Dependence: Part 1: A Life Saved (1969) TV Episode .... Dr. Spencer
- "The Borderers" - Hero (1969) TV Episode .... Lord Boyd
- Camille 68 (1968) (TV) .... Lord Simon Bowes
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968) (TV) .... Officer
- "Thirty-Minute Theatre" - The Timekeepers (1967) TV Episode
- "The Avengers" - The Danger Makers (1966) TV Episode .... Peters
- Operation Crossbow (1965) .... Col. Kenneth Post
... aka The Great Spy Mission (UK) (USA: reissue title) ... aka Code Name: Operation Crossbow
- "The Saint" - The Imprudent Politician (1964) TV Episode .... Ken Shield
- Silas Marner (1964) (TV) .... Godfrey Cass
- "Dial RIX" - Rolling Home (1963) TV Episode .... P.C. Boot
- "Compact" (1962) TV Series .... Richard Lowe (1962-1963)
- The Valiant (1962) .... Captain Turnbull
... aka Affondamento della valiant, L' (Italy)
- The Grass Is Greener (1960) .... Trevor Sellers, the Butler
- "No Wreath for the General" (1960) TV Series .... Major Johnny Brookman
- Find the Lady (1956) .... Jimmy
- "The Quatermass Experiment" (1953) TV Series .... Peter Marsh
