Victor Harrington

Born: 1909-08-27 in Casal Paola, Malta

Died: 1980-07-23

Known For: Acting

Biography

Extremely prolific and ubiquitous British background player Victor James Harrington was born on August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta. Harrington first began appearing in movies in uncredited minor roles in the mid-1930's. One of the most busy and tireless of British bit players, Victor could be frequently spotted in countless films and TV shows as a patron in a pub, nightclub, casino, or restaurant, a party guest, a military officer, a spectator at a sporting event, or an audience member at a play or concert. His daughter Victoria Harrington was also an actress. Harrington died at age 70 on July 23, 1980 in Brighton, East Essex, England.

Filmography

1976

The Omen as Monk (uncredited)

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Floor Show Audience (uncredited)
Brannigan as Diner at Gentlemans Club (uncredited)

1973

The MacKintosh Man as Barrister (uncredited)
No Sex Please - We're British as Man at Church Film Show (uncredited)
Carry On Girls as Audience Member (uncredited)

1972

Frenzy as Spectator on South Bank (uncredited)
Endless Night as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Innocent Bystanders as Club Member (uncredited)
Young Winston as House of Commons Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Up the Front as British Officer (uncredited)

1971

The Fourth Victim as Member of Anderson's Defence Team (uncredited)

1970

There's a Girl in My Soup as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Carry On Up the Jungle as Man at Lecture (uncredited)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Military Official (uncredited)
The Breaking of Bumbo as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Reckoning as Man entering Lift

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days as Lord (uncredited)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as Journalist (uncredited)
The Oblong Box as Sir Julian (uncredited)

1967

I'll Never Forget What's'isname as Guest at Advertising Festival (uncredited)
Mister Ten Per Cent as Theatre Audience (uncredited)
Stranger in the House as Singing Party Guest (uncredited)

1966

Eye of the Devil as Villager (uncredited)
Press for Time as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
That Riviera Touch as Casino Patron (uncredited)

1965

The Ipcress File as Audience Member at Symposium (uncredited)
Darling as Functionary at Charity Event (uncredited)
The Alphabet Murders as Police Escort (uncredited)
Life at the Top as Board Member (uncredited)

1964

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb as War Room Aide (uncredited)
A Hard Day's Night as Man at Casino (uncredited)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Ascot Attendee (uncredited)
Carry On Cleo as Scribe (uncredited)
Rattle of a Simple Man as Pub Customer (uncredited)

1963

From Russia with Love as Chess Tournament Spectator (uncredited)
Siege of the Saxons as Sir Guy

1962

Steptoe and Son as Old Vic Patron (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Only Two Can Play as Man in Pub
On the Beat as Senior Policeman (uncredited)
It's Trad, Dad! as Town Councillor
Life for Ruth as Court Clerk

1961

The Avengers as Board Member (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
No Love for Johnnie as MP (uncredited)
Carry On Regardless as Wine Taster (uncredited)
A Matter of WHO as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Very Important Person as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

1960

The Hands of Orlac as Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man as Military Official
Beat Girl as Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Doctor in Love as Haystack Club Patron (uncredited)
Cone of Silence as Court of Inquiry Member
Dead Lucky as Journalist

1959

I'm All Right Jack as Reporter (uncredited)
The Captain's Table as Passenger Entering Dining Room (uncredited)
The Doctor's Dilemma as Passer-by (Uncredited)
Upstairs and Downstairs as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Follow a Star as Diner in Club (uncredited)
Expresso Bongo as Press Photographer
Libel as Barrister (uncredited)

1958

A Night to Remember as Passenger (uncredited)
Fiend Without a Face as Villager (uncredited)
The Two-Headed Spy as German General at Party (uncredited)
The Man Inside as Man in Madrid Hotel (uncredited)
Chain of Events as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Rx Murder as Guest at Hunt Ball (uncredited)

1957

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! as Hotel Guest(uncredited)
Doctor at Large as House Surgeon (uncredited)
Carry On Admiral as Naval Officer (uncredited)
Just My Luck as Man in Cinema (uncredited)

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much as Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Wicked as They Come as Paris Party Guest (uncredited)

1955

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Party Guest (uncredited)
Above Us the Waves as RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Dark Avenger as French Soldier in Tavern (uncredited)
An Alligator Named Daisy as Man in Music Shop (uncredited)
Cast a Dark Shadow as Brighton Tea Shop Customer (Uncredited)
Simon and Laura as Customer at Mario's (uncredited)
To Paris with Love as Man Entering Hotel

1954

An Inspector Calls
The Weak and the Wicked as Shopper who bumps into Nellie
Happy Ever After as Guest at Hunt Ball
The Green Buddha as Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

1953

Roadhouse Girl as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
A Day to Remember as Gent on Hampton Court Trip (uncredited)
Trouble in Store as Man Asleep in Deckchair (uncredited)
Time Bomb
Colonel March Investigates as Customer in Bank (uncredited)
The Great Game
Black Orchid as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Murder at 3am as Jewel Box Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1952

Venetian Bird as Bystander (Uncredited)
Angels One Five as Airman in Officers Club (Uncredited)

1951

Young Wives' Tale as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Laughter in Paradise as Shopper in Swan & Edgar (uncredited)
High Treason as Police clerk (uncredited)

1949

Meet Simon Cherry as Party Guest (uncredited)

1948

Snowbound as Skier at Inn
Bond Street as Man Entering Majestic Club (uncredited)

1938

A Yank at Oxford as Student at Trackside Consoling Beaumont (uncredited)
The Ware Case as Barrister (uncredited)

1937

Storm in a Teacup as Man Outside Sheriff's Court (uncredited)