Keith Smith (actor)
Keith Wilfred Smith (26 February 1926 – 30 March 2008) was an English actor who is best known to for his roles in The Army Game and The Beiderbecke Trilogy.[1][2] Smith also appeared in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as a manager of a Grot shop.[3]
Keith Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1926 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 30 March 2008 (aged 82) London, England |
| Years active | 1957–2008 |
Smith also appeared in George and Mildred in the episode My Husband Next Door, on 1 November 1976 as the tv repair man taking away the Roper's TV set, in series 1.[4]
Smith was a regular in the Q... with Spike Milligan.[5]
He died in London on 30 March 2008 at the age of 82 from motor neurone disease.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | I Am a Camera | El Dorado Patron | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Army Game | Private Hatchett | TV Series |
| 1959 | Idol on Parade | Post Corporal | |
| 1959 | The Ugly Duckling | Figures | |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Card Player | |
| 1960 | The Criminal (1960 film) | Hanson | |
| 1960 | Not a Hope in Hell | Capt. Wotherspoon | |
| 1961 | Nearly a Nasty Accident | W.O.'s Orderly | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Dangerous Afternoon | Constable Kemp | |
| 1962 | Hair of the Dog | Interviewer | |
| 1963 | Ricochet | Porter | |
| 1963 | The Small World of Sammy Lee | Joans's Client | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Heavens Above! | Leslie Hughes | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Dawson's Chauffeur | |
| 1964 | Face of a Stranger | Ticket Collector | |
| 1965 | Strangler's Web | Uncredited | |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Shop steward | |
| 1968 | Headline Hunters | Fustwick | |
| 1971 | One Brief Summer | Gavin | |
| 1971 | The Magnificent Six and ½: That's All We Need | ||
| 1971 | The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | R.A.C. Man | (segment "Pride") |
| 1974 | Professor Popper's Problem | P.C. Whitby | |
| 1978 | What's Up Nurse! | Mr. Newberry | |
| 1984 | Don't Open Till Christmas | Experience Santa | Uncredited |
| 1985 | Anna of the Five Towns | Bank clerk | 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Beiderbecke Affair | Mr Wheeler | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Robbery Under Arms | Trooper Spring | |
| 1987 | The Beiderbecke Tapes | Mr. Wheeler | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | The Beiderbecke Connection | 4 episodes | |
| 1993 | Splitting Heirs | Photographer | |
| 1993 | Body Snatchers | Soldier Gas Station | |
| 1993 | Heaven & Earth | G.I. #2 | |
| 1999 | Captain Jack | 2nd Quaker Man | (final film role) |
References
- "Keith Smith".
- "Keith Smith". familiar-unknown.blogspot.co.uk.
- "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin[02/11/77] (1977)".
- "My Husband next Door (1976)".
- "BFI Screenonline: Q5, Q6 etc. / There's a Lot of It About (1969-82) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- "Keith Smith". www.aveleyman.com.
External links
- Keith Smith at IMDb
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