Stanley Morgan (10 November 1929 – 24 August 2018) was an English writer and actor. He wrote fiction, in the comedy and thriller genres and had more than 40 books published between 1968 and 2006.

Biography

Originally an actor, Morgan had many jobs as a young man, including sewing machine salesman, debt collector and bank clerk. In 1951, Morgan emigrated to

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where he spent some time working in the

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. In 1955, he emigrated again, this time to

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. He resumed his acting career there and was sponsored to return to

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after winning a Best Actor award. Upon returning to London, Morgan featured mostly in voice-overs ("Mullardability" the documentary he voiced for

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was nominated for the Special Film BAFTA in 1970), although he did have a small role in the

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film '' Dr. No'' playing the Concierge in the casino who first introduces

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as James Bond. Most of his acting credits were in second-feature crime shorts filmed at

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. Whilst between acting jobs in the late 1960s, Morgan began to write seriously and his first novel ''The Sewing Machine Man'' was published in 1968. Allegedly autobiographical, the novel revolved around the character Russ Tobin and Morgan went on to write a further 18 novels in the series. The latest of the Russ Tobin novels was published in 2005 after Morgan came out of retirement, mainly due to renewed interest in his work via the internet. Along with

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and

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, Morgan was an alumnus of the

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, which he attended between 1945 and 1946. In August 2018, Morgan's webmaster announced his death on his website. Morgan died on 24 August 2018.

Bibliography

Russ Tobin series

*'' The Sewing Machine Man'' (1968) The Harcourt Press (hardback)

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(paperback) *'' The Debt Collector'' (1970)

(paperback) *'' The Courier'' (1971)

(paperback) *'' Come Again Courier'' (1972)

(paperback) *'' Tobin Takes Off'' (1973)

(paperback) *'' Tobin On Safari'' (1973)

(paperback) *'' Tobin In Paradise'' (1974)

(paperback) *'' Tobin In Trouble'' (1974)

(paperback) *'' Tobin For Hire'' (1975)

(paperback) *'' Tobin in Las Vegas'' (1975)

(paperback) *'' Tobin In Tahiti'' (1975)

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(paperback) *'' Tobin Down Under'' (1976)

(paperback) *'' Russ Tobin's Bedside Guide to Smoother Seduction'' (1976) Star Books (paperback) *'' Here Comes Tobin'' (1977)

(paperback) *'' Hard Up'' (1977) WH Allen (hardback) *'' Hard Up'' (1977) Star Books (paperback) *'' Russ Tobin Up Tight'' (1977) WH Allen (hardback) *'' Russ Tobin Up Tight'' (1978) Star Books (paperback) *'' Russ Tobin In Hollywood'' (1978) WH Allen (hardback) *'' Russ Tobin In Hollywood'' (1978) Star Books (paperback) *'' Tobin Among The Stars'' (1979) WH Allen (hardback) *'' Tobin Among The Stars'' (1979) Star Books (paperback) *'' Tobin Goes Cuckoo'' (2005
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(paperback)

Fly Boys series

*'' The Fly Boys'' (1974) Hart-Davis, MacGibbon (hardback) *'' The Fly Boys''(1974)

(paperback) *'' The Fly Boys In London'' (1975) Hart-Davis, MacGibbon (hardback) *'' The Fly Boys In London'' (1975)

(paperback) *'' Skyjacked'' (1976) WH Allen (hardback) *'' Skyjacked'' (1976) Star Books (paperback)

Michael Morgan Adventure series

*'' Octopus Hill'' (1970)

(paperback) *'' Mission To Katuma'' (1973)

(paperback)

Randy Comfort series

*'' The Rise Of Randy Comfort'' (1976)

(paperback) *'' Randy Comfort Rise Again'' (1977) Star Books (paperback)

Gabriel Horn series

Horn is a young man who has adventures of a sexual nature with young women. This is typical of most of Morgan's books of the late 1960s to late 1970
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*'' A Blow For Gabriel Horn'' (1977) W.H. Allen (hardback) *'' A Blow For Gabriel Horn'' (1977) Star Books (paperback)

Albert Shifty series

*'' Inside Albert Shifty'' (1977) Star Books (paperback)

Other novels (non-comedy)

*''

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'' (1979) USA Fawcett Gold Medal (paperback) *''

'' (1980) UK Hamlyn (hardback) *''

'' (1981) UK Hamlyn (paperback) *'' The Dark Side Of Destiny'' (1982) Fawcett Gold Medal *'' Laura Fitzgerald'' (1983) Fawcett Gold Medal (paperback) *''Raven'' (1989)

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(paperback) *''

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'' (2006
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TV and filmography

Films

*'' The Sleepwalkers'' 1959 (unreleased) *'' Gorgo'' (1960) – Sub-Lieutenant in Submarine Control (uncredited) *''

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'' (1960,

) – Sgt. Anson *'' The Clue Of The Silver Key'' (1961,

) – Sgt. Anson *'' The Silent Weapon'' (1961,

) – Sergeant Dobbs *''

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'' (1961,

) – Insp. Lawson *'' Partners In Crime'' (1961,

) – Sergeant Rutledge (uncredited) *'' The Square Mile Murder'' (1961

) – Detective Sergeant *''

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'' (1962,

) – Detective Sgt. Anson *''

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'' (1962) – Jim Lester *'' Dr No'' (1962) – Concierge in Casino (uncredited) *''

The L-Shaped Room ''The L-Shaped Room'' is a 1962 British film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Lynne Reid Banks. It tells the story of Jane Fosset ( Leslie Caron), a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves in ...

'' (1962) – Waiter in Club *'' On the Beat'' (1962) – Policeman (uncredited) *'' Doomsday At Eleven'' (1963) – Wylie *''

Séance on a Wet Afternoon ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' is a 1964 British thriller film directed by Bryan Forbes, and starring Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Mark Eden and Patrick Magee. Based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane, the film follows a ...

'' (1964) – Man in Trilby *''

Night Train To Paris ''Night Train to Paris'' is a 1964 British-American spy film starring Leslie Nielsen, Aliza Gur and Dorinda Stevens. Plot Former OSS officer Alan Holiday is visited by Catherine Carrel on New Year's Eve, Carrel says she's a close friend of Jule ...

'' (1964) – Plainclothesman *'' Troubled Waters'' (1964) – Rvd. Wilcox *''

The Return of Mr. Moto ''The Return of Mr. Moto'' (also known as ''Mr Moto and the Persian Oil Case'') is a 1965 British crime film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Henry Silva, Terence Longdon, and Suzanne Lloyd. Plot Mr. Moto is brought in by British intelli ...

'' (1965) – Inspector Jim Halliday

TV

*''

Never Back Losers ''Never Back Losers'' is a 1961 British crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Jack Hedley, Jacqueline Ellis and Patrick Magee. The film is based on '' The Green Ribbon'' (1929) by Edgar Wallace. It was one of the Edgar Wallace My ...

'' (1962,

) – Sgt. Anson / Detective Sgt. Anson / Sergeant Rutledge *''

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'' (1962) – Lieutenant *'' Crane'' (1963) *'' The Invisible Asset'' (1963,

) – Airline Clerk *''

Gideon's Way ''Gideon's Way'' is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment and broadcast by ITV in 1964–1966, based on novels by John Creasey (writing as 'J. J. Marric'). The series was made at Elstree Studios in twin production with '' ...

'' (1964–1966) – Det. Insp. Wallace / Policeman at Hospital (uncredited) (final appearance)

Voice-overs

*'' Someone Special'' (1966) – Women's British Royal Naval Service Recruitment film *'' Sugar As Energy'' (1967) – British Sugar Bureau educational film for Schools *'' Vinyl Plastics in Building Design'' (1967) – Imperial Chemical Industries documentary about the use of vinyl plastics in building *'' Men For Tomorrow'' (1968) – British Army Recruitment film *'' Looking At Paperwork'' (1968) –

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film regarding the importance of O & M in business administration *''

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'' (1969) – Central Office of Information film for architects changing over to metric units within the construction industry. *''

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film showing their wide range of products in the field of electronics

Interviews

A Comprehensive list of interviews is maintained at the Official website

James Bond interview at From Sweden with Love

References

External links

Official site

Stanley Morgan Page on Twenty First Century Publishing site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Stanley 1929 births 2018 deaths English writers English male film actors Writers from Liverpool