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Sam Kydd

Actor | * 02/15/1917 († 65, 03/26/1982) | Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]
Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a British actor. His best-known roles were in two major British television series of the 1960s, as the smuggler Orlando O'Connor in Crane and its sequel Orlando. He also played a recurring character in Coronation Street. Kydd's first film was The Captive Heart (1946), in which he played a POW. He made over 290 films, more than any other British actor, including 119 between 1946 and 1952. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate. ...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

NR

1959 | 3.4/5 | 1h 27min
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters which liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures. The community struggles to fight back. ...

Island of Terror

Certification unknown

1966 | 2.9/5 | 1h 29min
Horror, Science Fiction
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Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Stor ...

Eye of the Needle

R

1981 | 3.3/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, Thriller
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The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a riv ...

Scott of the Antarctic

NR

1948 | 3.6/5 | 1h 51min
Adventure, Drama, Action, History
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Orlando is a British television thriller series for young adults which ran for four series between 1965 and 1968. Made by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network, it stars Sam Kydd as Orlando O'Con ...

Orlando

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1965 | 30min per episode
 
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Movies with Sam Kydd as Actor(118)

as Lock Keeper1981 Eye of the Needle
1980 The Shillingbury Blowers
as Sam1980 Danger on Dartmoor
as Sam Turner1979 Yesterday's Hero
as Dwyer1975 Sporting Chance
as 1st Removal Man1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Scarred Convict1974 Great Expectations
1974 The Firefighters
as Claude1973 Steptoe and Son Ride Again
as Tom Brannigan1972 Carson Country
as Taximan1971 Quest for Love
as Furniture Dealer1971 10 Rillington Place
as Nazi Orderly1971 Dad's Army
as C/Sgt.1970 Too Late the Hero
as Fred1969 Till Death Us Do Part
as Len the Barman1969 Moon Zero Two
1968 The Killing of Sister George
as Pader Murphy1968 Gold Is Where You Find It
as Workman in Café1967 Smashing Time
as Constable John Harris1966 Island of Terror
as Harry Slinger1966 The Projected Man
as Hotel Waiter1964 Smokescreen
as Fred Trotter1963 The Iron Maiden
1961 Clue of the Silver Key
as Albert1961 The Treasure of Monte Cristo
as Slater1960 Suspect
as Foreman1960 There Was a Crooked Man
as Morris Lumley1960 The House in Marsh Road
as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)1960 Sink the Bismarck!
as Driver (uncredited)1959 Upstairs and Downstairs
as Perkins1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Signaller1959 Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)1959 Libel
as Robber (uncredited)1959 Make Mine a Million
as Shop Steward1959 I'm All Right Jack
as Slug1959 The Price of Silence
as Flight Sgt. Flint1958 Orders to Kill
as Shorty1958 Law and Disorder
as Go-Between1958 I Was Monty's Double
as Bates1958 Further Up the Creek
as Attendant1957 Carry on Admiral
as Taxi Driver1957 The Long Haul
as Shopkeeper1957 The Scamp
as Able Seaman Walker1957 Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Warrant Officer Blake1956 Reach for the Sky
as Albert West1956 Home and Away
as Tom Gripper1956 Tiger in the Smoke
as George1956 Circus Friends
as Ted the Poacher1956 You Can't Escape
as Tim Bowers1956 The Hide-Out
as (uncredited)1956 A Kid for Two Farthings
as Police Constable in Information Room1956 The Long Arm
as Australian Driver1956 A Town Like Alice
as George1955 The Glass Cage
as Desk Sergeant1955 Josephine and Men
as Second Cab Driver (uncredited)1955 The Ladykillers
as Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie1955 The Quatermass Xperiment
as Sheltia1955 Passage Home
as Gang Member (uncredited)1955 One Way Out
as Adelphi Barman1955 The Constant Husband
as Bill, the Telephone Engineer1955 Portrait of Alison
as Milkman (uncredited)1955 A Prize of Gold
as Joe (uncredited)1955 Storm Over the Nile
as First Postal Clerk1954 The End of the Road
as Alfred Vickery1954 Final Appointment
as uncredited1954 Impulse
as Railway Inspector1954 The Embezzler
as Marine Boyd1954 They Who Dare
as Driver, Embassy car JAK711 (uncredited)1954 The Young Lovers
as Scotland Yard sergeant1954 Father Brown
as Bruce1954 The Rainbow Jacket
as Darky1954 Devil on Horseback
as Spencer1954 Radio Cab Murder
as Army Airfield Soldier1953 Malta Story
as Sergeant Harvey (Uncredited)1953 Death Goes to School
as Ackroyd1953 Appointment in London
1953 Time Bomb
as Uncredited1953 Love in Pawn
as Barkley1953 The Saint's Return
as Airport Security Officer1953 The Runaway Bus
as Chauffeur1953 The Steel Key
as Carslake1953 The Cruel Sea
as Potman1952 Hunted
as Ambulanceman1952 Curtain Up
as Irish Police Sergeant1952 Secret People
as Harry Bunn1952 Derby Day
as Sgt. Baker1952 The Voice of Merrill
as Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown1952 The Big Frame
as Mess Waiter1952 Angels One Five
as Inspector Murch1952 Trent's Last Case
as Reporter (uncredited)1952 The Hour of 13
as Lorry Driver1952 Brandy for the Parson
as Bert1951 Assassin for Hire
as (uncredited)1951 Mr. Denning Drives North
as Worker1950 Chance of a Lifetime
as Mechanic1950 No Trace
as Waiter (uncredited)1950 Cage of Gold
as Cady1950 Treasure Island
as Customs Man (uncredited)1950 Highly Dangerous
as Postman1950 The Magnet
as Club steward1949 Obsession
as Soldier at Airport1949 Madness of the Heart
as 'Bedford' Stage Manager (uncredited)1949 Trottie True
as Sapper1949 Passport to Pimlico
as Stacy1949 Vengeance Is Mine
1949 The Small Back Room
as Joe1949 Forbidden
as Railway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)1949 Stop Press Girl
as Charlie Fox1949 The Cure for Love
as Johnny Briggs (uncredited)1949 Once a Jolly Swagman
as Driver (uncredited)1949 The Hasty Heart
as Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.1948 Scott of the Antarctic
as Sergeant1948 A Song for Tomorrow
as Bit Part (uncredited)1948 Love in Waiting
1948 Trouble in the Air
as Army Truck Driver1948 Portrait from Life
as Police Driver1948 To the Public Danger
1946 Mr Jones Takes the Air

TV Shows/Series with Sam Kydd as Actor(14)

as Sid1979 Minder
as himself1972 Rainbow
1971 The Persuaders!
1969 Curry and Chips
1968 Ooh La La!
as Harry Poole1968 The Expert
1968 Dad's Army
1967 Man in a Suitcase
1965 Orlando
1962 Z-Cars
1960 Arthur's Treasured Volumes
1959 No Hiding Place
1956 The Tony Hancock Show
as Sam Weller1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 02/15 1917 (February) in Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]
Died: Friday, 03/26 1982 (March) in London (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Dunstable Grammar School
Spouses (current/former): Pinkie Barnes
Children: Jonathan Kydd
Other names for Sam Kydd (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Samuel John Kydd"
Sam Kydd frequently works together with these people:
Geoffrey Keen (14x, Actor)
Val Guest (13x, Crew)
Robert S. Baker (13x, Crew)
Monty Berman (12x, Crew)
Michael Ripper (10x, Actor)
Eric Pohlmann (10x, Actor)
Patrick Cargill (10x, Actor)
Benjamin Frankel (10x, Crew)
Desmond Davis (9x, Crew)
John Le Mesurier (9x, Actor)
Marianne Stone (9x, Actress)
Sydney Tafler (9x, Actor)
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