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

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

1972

Frenzy as Spectator on South Bank (uncredited)
Endless Night as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Young Winston as House of Commons Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Innocent Bystanders as Club Member (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)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Military Official (uncredited)
Carry On Up the Jungle as Man at Lecture (uncredited)
The Reckoning as Man entering Lift
The Breaking of Bumbo as Party Guest (uncredited)

1969

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

1967

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

1966

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

1965

Darling as Functionary at Charity Event (uncredited)
The Ipcress File as Audience Member at Symposium (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)
Carry On Cleo as Scribe (uncredited)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Ascot Attendee (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

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

1961

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

1960

Beat Girl as Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man as Military Official
The Hands of Orlac as Nightclub Audience (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)
Upstairs and Downstairs as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Follow a Star as Diner in Club (uncredited)
Libel as Barrister (uncredited)
Expresso Bongo as Press Photographer
The Doctor's Dilemma as Passer-by (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)
Rx Murder as Guest at Hunt Ball (uncredited)
The Man Inside as Man in Madrid Hotel (uncredited)
Chain of Events as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

1957

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

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

1955

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

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)
Colonel March Investigates as Customer in Bank (uncredited)
Time Bomb
A Day to Remember as Gent on Hampton Court Trip (uncredited)
Trouble in Store as Man Asleep in Deckchair (uncredited)
Black Orchid as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
The Great Game
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

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

1949

Meet Simon Cherry as Party Guest (uncredited)

1948

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

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)