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Blackheath Blackheath may refer to: Places England *Blackheath, London, England ** Blackheath railway station **Hundred of Blackheath, Kent, an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England *Blackheath, Surrey, England ** Hundred of Blackh ...
, London, 9 March 1902 - 6 April 1968) was a British actor. He transferred from stage to screen and was a regular face in drama in the early days of television, appearing in '' Educated Evans'', ''
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''. He also appeared in over twenty feature films, including
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Chimes at Midnight ''Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight)'' (Spanish: ''Campanadas a medianoche'') is a 1966 period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles. The Spanish-Swiss co-production was released in the United States as ''Chimes at Midnight'' and in ...
'' (1965). Pyott was married to the actress
Sheila Raynor Sheila Raynor (15 March 190617 February 1998) was a British actress. She appeared in Jack Clayton's adaptation of ''Room at the Top (1959 film), Room at the Top''. One of her notable roles was that of Alex's (Malcolm McDowell) mother in ''A Clock ...
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Selected filmography

* '' Call of the Blood'' (1948) - Dr. Sabatier * '' The Spider and the Fly'' (1949) - Father Pletsier * ''
Distant Trumpet ''Distant Trumpet'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Derek Bond and Jean Patterson. A Harley Street doctor answers the call to perform medical missionary work in Africa, taking over from his indisposed brothe ...
'' (1952) - Sir Rudolph Gettins * ''
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'' (1953) - Train District Supt. (uncredited) * '' Sea Devils'' (1953) - General Latour * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1953) - Gaston, the butler * ''
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'' (1953) - Frenchman with Watches (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1954) - Rev. Samuel Weslwy * '' Twist of Fate'' (1954) - Georges * ''
The Colditz Story ''The Colditz Story'' is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz ...
'' (1955) - French Colonel * ''
Miracle in Soho ''Miracle in Soho'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Julian Amyes and starring John Gregson, Belinda Lee and Cyril Cusack. The film depicts the lives of the inhabitants of a small street in Soho and the romance between a local road-buil ...
'' (1957) - House Surgeon (uncredited) * ''
I Accuse! ''I Accuse!'' is a British 1958 CinemaScope biographical drama film directed by and starring José Ferrer. The film is based on the true story of the Dreyfus affair, in which a Jewish captain in the French Army was falsely accused of treason. ...
'' (1958) - Judge - 2nd Dreyfus trial * ''The Salvage Gang'' (1958) - Man in Telephone Box * ''
Operation Amsterdam ''Operation Amsterdam'' is a 1959 black and white British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book ''Adventure in Diamonds'', by Davi ...
'' (1959) - Diamond Merchant * ''
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons ''Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' is a 1960 British thriller film directed by W. Lee Wilder and starring George Sanders, Corinne Calvet, and Jean Kent. The story is loosely based on that of the real-life serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. It w ...
'' (1960) - Estate Agent * '' Village of the Damned'' (1960) - Dr. Carlisle * '' A Weekend with Lulu'' (1961) - Count's Butler * ''
The Pirates of Blood River ''The Pirates of Blood River'' is a 1962 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed. Plot While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standing (Kerwin Mathews) is ...
'' (1962) - Silas (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1962) - Weaver * ''
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'' (1964) - Sir Hugo Blaize * ''
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'' (1965) - Gustave * ''
Chimes at Midnight ''Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight)'' (Spanish: ''Campanadas a medianoche'') is a 1966 period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles. The Spanish-Swiss co-production was released in the United States as ''Chimes at Midnight'' and in ...
'' (1965) * ''
The Devil Rides Out ''The Devil Rides Out'' is a 1934 novel by Dennis Wheatley telling a disturbing story of black magic and the occult. The four main characters, the Duke de Richleau, Rex van Ryn, Simon Aron and Richard Eaton, appear in a series of novels by Wh ...
'' (1968) - Max (uncredited)


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* 1902 births 1968 deaths People from Blackheath, London English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Kent 20th-century English male actors {{england-actor-stub