David Lodge

Born: 1921-08-19 in Rochester, Kent, England, UK

Died: 2003-10-18

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David William Frederick Lodge (19 August 1921 in Rochester, Kent - 18 October 2003 in Northwood, Middlesex) was a British character actor. Before turning to acting he worked as a circus clown. He also appeared in Gang Shows and variety before making his screen debut in The Cockleshell Heroes and going on to feature in many British films usually portraying military types, and often comedic roles. He was a close friend of Peter Sellers and appeared as part of Spike Milligan's team on his Q programmes. Amazingly, in 1958 he appeared in ten films, possibly a record. He appeared in a 1969 episode of Randall and Hopkirk Deceased ("Who Killed Cock Robin?"), and continuing with his military-type roles, appeared alongside Windsor Davies as Company Sergeant-Major Sharp in an episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum in 1976. He appeared as a policeman in the opening episode of the legal drama The Main Chance. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Lodge (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1989

Edge of Sanity as Underwood

1986

Lovejoy as Crawley

1984

Bloodbath at the House of Death as Inspector Goule

1982

There's A Lot Of It About

1979

Minder as Soldier Atkins
Worzel Gummidge as The Strong Man
Lovely Couple

1977

Target as Escott

1976

Carry On England as Captain Bull
Potter's Picture Palace

1975

The Sweeney as Pop Garret
The Return of the Pink Panther as Mac
Carry On Behind as Landlord
Carry On Laughing as Duke Boris
Larry Grayson

1974

1973

Thriller as Bradley
Ghost in the Noonday Sun as Zante
Carry On Girls as Police Inspector
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom as Assistant

1972

The Fiend as CID Inspector
Mutiny on the Buses as Safari Guard
The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Mr. Wickens
Hide and Seek as Baker
Nobody Ordered Love as Sergeant
Some Kind of Hero
Raising the Roof

1971

Blood Suckers as Colonel
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
Mr. Horatio Knibbles as Sergeant
On the Buses as Busman
Bachelor of Arts as Customs Officer

1970

Eyewitness as Local Policeman
Hoffman as Foreman (uncredited)
The Railway Children as Bandmaster
Scream and Scream Again as Detective Inspector Phil Strickland
Norman
Crime Doesn't Pay

1969

The Main Chance as Det. Chief Supt. Guthrie
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know as Richard Johnson
Oh! What a Lovely War as Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) as Beeches
What's Good for the Goose as Porter
Crooks and Coronets as Policeman
Q...

1968

Corruption as Groper
The Champions as Porth
Seven Times Seven as Police Sergeant
Only When I Larf as Captain (uncredited)
Headline Hunters

1967

Smashing Time as Caretaker
The Sky Bike as Airfield Guard

1966

The Wrong Box as Corpse Remover
Press for Time as Mr. Ross
The Sandwich Man as Charlie
After the Fox as Police Officer (uncredited)

1965

Cup Fever as Mr. Bates
Gideon's Way as Morris
United!
The Early Bird as Angry Husband (uncredited)
The Intelligence Men as Stage Manager
San Ferry Ann as Dad
The Alphabet Murders as Sergeant
Catch Us If You Can as Louis

1964

Guns at Batasi as Muscles
Saturday Night Out as Arthur
A Shot in the Dark as Georges
The Long Ships as Olla

1963

Two Left Feet as Bill

1962

The Saint as Harry Duggan
The Boys as Mr. Herne
Captain Clegg as Navy Bosun
The Pirates of Blood River as Smith
On the Beat as Inspector Cecil Hobson
Go to Blazes as Sergeant
Time to Remember as Jumbo Johnson
Kill or Cure as Richards
The Dock Brief as Frank Bateson
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys as Frank Gibbons

1961

The Avengers as Policeman
Carry On Regardless as Wine Connoisseur
Raising the Wind as Cabbie
The Hellfire Club as Timothy
No, My Darling Daughter as Flanigan
They Met in a City as Mr. Price

1960

Jazz Boat as Holy Mike
The League of Gentlemen as C.S.M.
Never Let Go as Cliff
Watch Your Stern as Security sergeant
The Bulldog Breed as Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Two-Way Stretch as Jelly Knight

1959

No Hiding Place
Bobbikins
I'm All Right Jack as Card Player
Yesterday's Enemy as Perkins
Life In Emergency Ward 10 as Mr. Phillips
The Ugly Duckling as Peewee
Idol on Parade as Shorty
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1958

Tank Force! as Patterson
Ice Cold in Alex as C.M.P Captain (Tank Trap)
I Was Monty's Double as Sergeant RAPC
The Silent Enemy as Sergeant
Further Up the Creek as Scouse
After Hours
Up the Creek as Scouse

1957

The Naked Truth as Policeman
The Counterfeit Plan as Sam Watson
These Dangerous Years as Sgt Lockwood
Theatre Night as Soldier
Strangers' Meeting as Fred

1956

The Long Arm as Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes as Marine Ruddock