Kenneth Gilbert (actor)

Kenneth Gilbert
Gilbert as Richard Dunbar in The Seeds of Doom (1976)
Born(1931-06-24)24 June 1931
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died29 October 2015(2015-10-29) (aged 84)
OccupationActor

Kenneth Gilbert (24 June 1931 – 29 October 2015) was an English actor who appeared in many television and stage productions over a 50-year period. He often played authority figures such as doctors, colonels, detectives and police surgeons, but became best known as businessman Oliver Banks in the soap opera Crossroads.

Early life

Gilbert served in the Royal Air Force's Naval Rescue Service and trained as an actor at the Corona Academy in Chiswick.

Career

Kenneth Gilbert and John Barrie in 'As You Are' York Theatre Royal, 1967

Gilbert trained as a classical actor at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was subsequently a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared at The Old Vic. His television appearances included Doctor Who (as World Ecology Bureau official Richard Dunbar) in The Seeds of Doom (1976), House of Cards, Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987) and Softly, Softly.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1961Touch of DeathMobile policeman
1963Tomorrow at TenHospital Nurse
1969Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin HoodFriar Tuck
1971Twins of EvilPuritanUncredited
1986God's OutlawHumphrey Monmouth
1989The Lady and the HighwaymanLord Henry

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hayward, Anthony (28 January 2016). "Kenneth Gilbert: Actor who played Lear and King John but was best known as businessman Oliver Banks in Crossroads". The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Kenneth Gilbert at ATV Today Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 November 2015
  3. ↑ Kenneth Gilbert dies Retrieved 8 November 2015