Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith
in Double Bunk (1961)
Born
William Reginald Beckwith

(1908-11-02)2 November 1908
York, England
Died26 June 1965(1965-06-26) (aged 56)
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England
Years active1938–1965

William Reginald Beckwith (2 November 1908 – 26 June 1965) was an English film and television actor, who made over one hundred film and television appearances in his career. He died of a heart attack aged 56.

Beckwith was also a film critic and playwright before the war, and from 1941–45, was a BBC war correspondent. His play Boys in Brown was filmed in 1949, and he co-wrote the film You're Only Young Twice in 1952, based on James Bridie's play.

Selected filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1956 London Playhouse Sam Bowler Episode: "Sam and the Great Unveiling"
1956 Sunday Night Theatre Peebles / Lovelace Dashworth / Richard Lovelace 3 episodes
1956 Hancock's Half Hour Mr. Witherspoon Episode: "The Bequest"
1956–1957 Sailor of Fortune Commissaire / Police Chief 2 episodes
1957 Armchair Theatre Mr. Purvis Episode: "The Great City"
1958 Sword of Freedom Sandro Episode: "Francesca"
1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood Sir Louis Episode: "Elixir of Youth"
1958 Ivanhoe Abel Episode: "The Weavers"
1958 ITV Television Playhouse Biddle Episode: "Cornelius"
1959 Hancock's Half Hour Head of Council Tree Department Episode: "The Oak Tree"
1960 Dixon of Dock Green Anglo-Saxon Joy Episode: "Anglo-Saxon Joy"
1960 Theatre 70 Mr. Morecambe Episode: "Mr. Morecambe"
1961 BBC Sunday-Night Play Gilbert Garnish Episode: "Wet Fish"
1962 Sir Francis Drake Sir Henry Rainsford Episode: "The Fountain of Youth"
1962 Saki Septimus Brope 1 episode
1963 Hancock Jeweler Episode: "The Escort"
1963 The Sentimental Agent Truman-Jones Episode: "Not Quite Fully Covered"
1964 The Saint Enderby Episode: "The High Fence"

References

  1. ↑ "Reginald Beckwith". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Reginald Beckwith movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ↑ "Boys in Brown (1949) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ↑ "You're only Young Twice! (1952) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.